:: PASSAGE HOME ::

 In resonance with the profound loss of Burning Man founder Larry Harvey in 2018, I felt compelled and inspired to create this sculpture to honor his extraordinary life. 

What I loved so much about Larry was that despite his vast intellect,  Burning Man was never about him, it was about the container of possibility that he shaped and held sacred. He was a brilliant conduit of energy , and he asked us to fill it with our creativity; and that, in turn, created a evolution of culture beyond all of our wildest imaginings. Passage Home is a symbolic conduit that is filled with symbols of what Larry created. The Black Rock Desert is a tabula rasa, but together we build a city, a culture, and unlock parts of ourselves we never new existed; all because of this instigator, Chief Philosophic Officer, mentor and friend. 

Passage Home evoked a symbolic home-coming of Larry's spirit back to the Black Rock Desert.  Five white pentagonal doorways receded in space to the horizon in alignment with the sunrise.  The patterns filling each pentagon are  the radial streets of Black Rock City, with a subtle symbolism that changes with each doorway passed.

The sculptures was discovered far from the main city streets, in the quiet, contemplative open space of  Deep Playa. It was illuminated at night with 5 rings of amber light.  Each of the doorways lead the viewer towards the rising sun, and lead us to the silhouette of Larry Harvey, wearing his signature Stetson hat, walking into the sunrise.