Skybar Video Tower

A 5 story tall tower at Burning Man 2019 playing full video visible for miles across the playa and acting as a navigational aid to the whole neighborhood.

When I heard some critiques of the IAMU / Skybar tower lacking art, I contacted their leadership and we hatched a plan. We met in person at Catharsis in DC and I got to hear all about the history of the camp, where our paths had cross before, and how this gift could be implemented. IAMU stands for It’s All Made Up… and that’s how we had to do this. If we didn’t know how to do it, we had to make it up.

Earlier in the journey out west, I did some back country camping in the Painted Desert. I put a blinking bike light on my backpack to make sure I wouldn’t lose it in the dark as I wandered around. I realized the importance of a beacon lighting the way “home” which guided me through the challenges of installing this in the dusty desert.

What an opportunity to do an installation among so many other amazing pieces. We were so proud being able to point it out from two miles away in a sea of other light art.