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Burning Man 2012: Photos of Food + Art + Fire

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My decompression from Burning Man Fertility 2.0 (aka Dustpocalypse) has involved a slow editing process reliving the visual experiences I encountered on the playa. My journey consisted of a vague agenda to search out food-related imagery to share on Bay Area Bites but I was quickly swept into a vortex of art, fire and fun that subverted my linear efforts. I submitted to the fluidity of life at Burning Man and accepted that wherever I ended up was clearly the place I was supposed to be for that moment. And, of course, I took photos of those moments. Here are some of the things I experienced…

All Photos by Wendy Goodfriend

Food & Drink

SpamTanic by Karen Weir. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
VICE - vietnamese iced coffee. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendVoodoo Soup. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendKevin at Voodoo Soup. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Raven slicing up pork shoulder at Illumination Village. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendHug Deli. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendEggs. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Dragon Smoker-Nina Carter, Mark Hogenson. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendHead of Dragon Smoker-Nina Carter, Mark Hogenson. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendLemonade trailer. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Ofosho Ramen. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendWonder Why. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendDrinkies. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Mcshit shirt on Media tour. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendSeahorse made from metal kitchen items  El Pulpo Mechanico. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendMartini Village. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

Fire Art

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The Temple of Juno by David Best Petaluma, CA
The Temple of Juno by David Best Petaluma, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
The Temple of Juno by David Best Petaluma, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe Temple of Juno by David Best Petaluma, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe Temple of Juno by David Best Petaluma, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

The EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington, Fairfax, CA
The EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
The EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
The EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe EGO Project by Laura Kimpton and Michael Garlington Fairfax, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

momafire by Eric Rebollo Aka Big E & mike tedeschi
momafire pre-burn. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
momafire burn. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

The Man: Pavilion design by Rod Garrett and Andrew Johnstone
The Man at Burning Man. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
The Man at Burning Man. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe Man at Burning Man. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThe Man at Burning Man. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

zoa by Flux Foundation, Berkeley, CA
zoa by Flux Foundation Berkeley, CA Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Zoa - first burn Photo: Wendy Goodfriendzoa post-burn. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendJess Hobbs - Flux - zoa Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

Burn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger, Oakland, CA
Burn Wall Street-by Otto Von Danger Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Burn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBurn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBurn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger, Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Burn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger, Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBurn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger, Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBurn Wall Street by Otto Von Danger, Oakland, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

Art on the Playa
Sunflowers by Raffaela P Vergata. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Fisherman by Tony Zorich. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendHeartfullness by Katy Boynton. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendReno Star Cosmic Thistle by Mark Szulgit. Sebastopol, CA. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
ReinCOWnation by Houston CORE. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendTiming is Everything / 24-7 Timestar by Charlie Smith. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBreast Stop by Deborah Colotti. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Before I Die by Candy Chang. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendStar Seed by Kate Raudenbush New York, NY Photo: Wendy GoodfriendPier 2 by The Pier Group Reno, NV - La Llorona. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Alien Nativity by LoveExpansion. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendRainbow light. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendBaby Bon Temps Brulee - New Orleans CORE by Brennan Steele. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

Art Cars
El Pulpo Mechanico. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Dragons of Eden - Lucy Hosking. Photo: Wendy Goodfriendtongue-face artcar. Photo: Wendy Goodfriendhorsehead artcar. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

People
Fractal Nation dance party. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
deejay at Fractal Nation. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendCenter Camp acrobatics. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendThunderdome. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend
Lamplighters. Photo: Wendy GoodfriendLove Is All You Need. Photo: Wendy Goodfriendwoman emerging from Heartfullness. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend

To see more of my photos from Burning Man 2012 go to look2remember.com

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