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Solar Santa Goes to Quaggafontein 2022

Posted by on 11th July 2022

Story and Pics by Ronnie Jack   The long wait is over. After three painful years AfrikaBurn is back.   As nearly a thousand miles lie behind me the dreaded R355 shakes my car to pieces and covers me in …More »

Temple 2020 Callout

Posted by on 7th August 2019

The Temple has developed as a part of AfrikaBurn’s physical and emotional landscape as a space of contemplation and reflection. The temple is intended as an area of sanctuary, a site of calm on the edge of the chaos and …More »

Temple & Timing

Posted by on 18th April 2019

To explain the thinking behind the timing of our Temple burn this year, project lead on the Temple of Stars, Walter Bohmer, has provided some insight into his reasons for requesting a Sunday silent burn of the structure.   Words: …More »

The Gift Of Life

Posted by on 25th July 2014
photo by Sergey

They ignite the temple, it catches fire, and an orange light is cast on the playa … and in that light, if you look around you, you see something you’ll never see anywhere else: 40,000 people crying.More »

The Offering

Posted by on 26th February 2014
Photo by Simon Max Bannister

Ahead of his third build, Simon Max Bannister shares his thoughts on his experiences and learnings of planning, building and holding the Temple space. More »

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