. I was asked by Danish online magazine Kforum (Kommunikationsforum) to write an article about Burning Man and what it's like to take part in the famous/infamous frenzy in the deep Nevada desert. Check it out here (in Danish): Hippier, hipstere og hedgefonds i hedonismeland Big thanks to my camp-mate Michael Filippoff for letting me […] Read More…
. Once again I had the pleasure of attending Burning Man, an annual event with 70,000 people in the desert north of Reno in Nevada, US. This time I was representing Danish Design Centre, and did a write-up on our blog about how design is one of the pillars making the phenomenon what it is. […] Read More…
. . With a group of friends I've been working these past months to conceptualize a project for this years Burning Man Festival in August. We've now finished our idea, The Tree of Knowledge, and submitted an application for funding from the festival - fingers crossed they'll like the idea. The Tree of Knowledge project is […] Read More…
. . As described previously here on the blog, I had the fortunate opportunity to go to the magnificent Burning Man Festival this past summer (of which I have these thoughts). A tv-crew followed us and have now edited the footage into a series of programs that have aired through November 2012 - see them […] Read More…
By Christian Villum
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Posted in Aalborg, Aalborg University, Art, Culture, Platform4, Travel
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Also tagged Aalborg University, art, Platform4, tv, TV2, TV2-Nord
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. . I hardly know where to begin when prompted to explain what the journey to the Burning Man festival has given me in terms of new thoughts, new perspectives and new energies. Still, I would like to try to capture my thoughts at this point right after the experience - for future reference and […] Read More…
By Christian Villum
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Posted in Art, Creativity, Open culture, Sharing, Travel
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Also tagged #bm12, art, Black Rock City, Black Rock Desert, collectiveness, Nevada, radical self-expression, radical self-reliance, Reno, technology, USA
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. After having spent the last days in Berlin to attend the Campus Party conference, it is now time to move on and jump on the plane towards New York. After a two day stop-over there I'll continue to Reno in Nevada to meet up with a 9-people group of people affiliated with Aalborg University […] Read More…