Why art thrives at Burning Man | Nora Atkinson

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Zeeva Livshitz ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
It's like a dream.
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ื—ืœื•ื.
00:15
Imagine, in the empty desert,
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื, ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื•ืžื,
00:17
you come upon a huge wheel ringed in skeletons,
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ืืชื ื ื•ืคืœื™ื ืขืœ ื’ืœื’ืœ ืขื ืง ืขื ื•ื“ ื‘ืฉืœื“ื™ื,
00:22
and someone invites you to come pull a series of heavy ropes at its base,
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ื•ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืชื›ื ืœื‘ื•ื ื•ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืœื™ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืกื™ืกื•,
00:26
so you walk to one side, where a team is waiting,
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ืื– ืืชื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืฆื“ ืื—ื“, ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืžื—ื›ื” ืฆื•ื•ืช,
00:29
and you all throw your backs into it,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื›ื ืžืฉืœื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืชื•ื›ื•
00:31
and you pull in turn,
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ื•ืžื•ืฉื›ื™ื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืชื•ืจื•.
00:34
and eventually, the wheel roars to life,
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื’ืœื’ืœ ืฉื•ืื’ ืœื—ื™ื™ื,
00:36
lights begin to flicker, and the audience cheers,
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ืื•ืจื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื”ื‘, ื•ื”ืงื”ืœ ืžืจื™ืข,
00:40
and you've just activated Peter Hudson's "Charon,"
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ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืคืขืœืชื ืืช ื”"ื›ืืจื•ืŸ" ืฉืœ ืคื™ื˜ืจ ื”ื“ืกื•ืŸ,
00:43
one of the world's largest zoetropes.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื–ื•ืื˜ืจื•ืคื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
00:47
This is the farthest thing from marketable art.
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ื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืืžื ื•ืช ืกื—ื™ืจื”.
00:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:54
It's huge, it's dangerous,
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ื–ื” ืขื ืง, ื–ื” ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ,
00:56
it takes a dozen people to run, and it doesn't go with the sofa.
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ื–ื” ืžืฆืจื™ืš ืชืจื™ืกืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคืขื•ืœ, ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืžืชืื™ื ืœืกืคื”.
01:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:01
It's beautifully crafted and completely useless,
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ื–ื” ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ื•ื—ืกืจ ืชื•ืขืœืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ,
01:05
and it's wonderful.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ื”ื“ืจ.
01:08
You're unlikely to see works like "Charon" in the art-world headlines.
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ืœื ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉื™ื•ืคื™ืขื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื›ืžื• "ื›ืืจื•ืŸ" ื‘ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื ื•ืช.
01:12
These days, the buying and selling of artwork
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”, ื”ืงื ื™ื” ื•ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ืืžื ื•ืช
01:15
often gets more attention than the works themselves.
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ื–ื•ื›ื•ืช ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืžืืฉืจ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขืฆืžืŸ.
01:18
In the last year, a Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for 110 million dollars,
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื–'ืืŸ-ืžื™ืฉืœ ื‘ืกืงื™ื” ื ืžื›ืจื” ื‘-110 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ,
01:23
the highest price ever achieved for the work of an American artist,
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ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื•ืฉื’ ืื™ ืคืขื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืืžืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™,
01:27
and a painting by Leonardo da Vinci sold for 450 million,
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ื•ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืœืื•ื ืจื“ื• ื“ื” ื•ื™ื ืฆ'ื™ ื ืžื›ืจ ื‘- 450 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ,
01:31
setting a new auction record.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื• ืžืฆื™ื‘ ืฉื™ื ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช.
01:35
Still, these are big, important artists,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืืœื” ืืžื ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
01:39
but still, when you look at these works and you look at the headlines,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ื›ืฉืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืืœื” ื•ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช,
01:42
you have to ask yourself,
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื,
01:45
"Do I care about these because they move me,
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"ื”ืื ืื›ืคืช ืœื ื• ืžื”ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ืŸ ืžืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•,
01:48
or do I care about them because they're expensive
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ืื• ืฉืžื ืื™ื›ืคืช ืœื ื• ืžื”ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ืŸ ื™ืงืจื•ืช
01:51
and I think they're supposed to?"
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ื•ืืžื•ืจื•ืช ืœืจื’ืฉ ืื•ืชื ื•?"
01:53
In our contemporary world, it can be hard to separate those two things.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ืขื›ืฉื•ื•ื™, ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
01:59
But what if we tried?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื ื ืกื”?
02:02
What if we redefined art's value --
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ืžื” ืื ื ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืขืจื›ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช --
02:05
not by its price tag,
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ืœื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืชื’ ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœื”,
02:06
but by the emotional connection it creates between the artist and the audience,
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ืืœื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืืžืŸ ืœืงื”ืœ,
02:11
or the benefits it gives our society,
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ืื• ื”ืชื•ืขืœืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื‘ื™ืื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•,
02:14
or the fulfillment it gives the artists themselves?
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ืื• ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื”ื’ืฉืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืกืคืงืช ืœืืžื ื™ื ืขืฆืžื?
02:19
This is Nevada's Black Rock Desert,
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ื–ื” ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืกืœืข ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื ื‘ื“ื”.
02:22
about as far as you can get from the galleries of New York
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ืจื—ื•ืง ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื”ื’ืœืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง,
02:25
and London and Hong Kong.
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ื•ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ื•ื ื’ ืงื•ื ื’.
02:27
And here, for just about 30 years, at Burning Man,
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ื•ื›ืืŸ, ืžื–ื” ื›30 ืฉื ื™ื, ื‘"ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ"
02:31
a movement has been forming that does exactly that.
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ืžืชืคืชื—ืช ืชื ื•ืขื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืืช ื–ื”.
02:35
Since its early anarchist years, Burning Man has grown up.
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ืžืื– ืฉื ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืื ืจื›ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื•ืช "ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ" ื”ืœืš ื•ื’ื“ืœ,
02:38
Today, it's more of an experiment in collective dreaming.
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ื”ื™ื•ื ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ื‘ื—ืœื™ืžื” ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช.
02:42
It's a year-round community, and every August, for a single week,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืžืชืงื™ื™ืžืช ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜, ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ื“,
02:46
70,000 people power down their technology and pilgrimage out into the desert
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70,000 ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืขื•ืœื™ื ืœืจื’ืœ ืืœ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ
02:52
to build an anti-consumerist society
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื ื˜ื™ ืฆืจื›ื ื™ืช
02:54
outside the bounds of their everyday lives.
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ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื”ื.
02:57
The conditions are brutal.
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ื”ืชื ืื™ื ืคืจืื™ื™ื.
02:59
Strangers will hug you,
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ื–ืจื™ื ื™ื—ื‘ืงื• ืืชื›ื,
03:01
and every year, you will swear it was better the last,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ืืชื ื ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืฉื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
03:05
but it's still ridiculous and freeing and alive,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ื•ืžืฉื—ืจืจ ื•ืžืœื ื—ื™ื™ื,
03:09
and the art is one thing that thrives here.
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ื•ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉืžืฉื’ืฉื’ ื›ืืŸ.
03:14
So this is me on the desert playa last year
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ืื– ื–ื• ืื ื™, ื‘ืคืœืื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”
03:18
with my brother, obviously hard at work.
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ืขื ืื—ื™, ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ ืงืฉื” ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
03:20
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:22
I'd been studying the art of Burning Man for several years,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื,
03:24
for an exhibition I curated at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery,
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ืœืงืจืืช ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” ืฉืืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ื’ืœืจื™ื™ืช ืจื ื•ื•ื™ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืกืžื™ืชืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ,
03:29
and what fascinates me the most isn't the quality of the work here,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืจืชืง ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืื™ื ื• ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ,
03:33
which is actually rather high,
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืœืžื“ื™,
03:35
it's why people come out here into the desert again and again
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ืืœื, ืœืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœื›ืืŸ ืืœ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘
03:39
to get their hands dirty and make in our increasingly digital age.
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ืœืœื›ืœืš ืืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
03:45
Because it seems like this gets to something that's essentially human.
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ื›ื™ ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื” ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืื ื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืžื”ื•ืชื•.
03:50
Really, the entire encampment of Burning Man
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ืžืื”ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ ื›ื•ืœื•
03:52
could be thought of as one giant interactive art installation
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ื›ืžืชืงืŸ ืืžื ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืขื ืง ื•ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™
03:56
driven by the participation of everyone in it.
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ืฉืžื•ื ืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื.
03:59
One thing that sets this work aside from the commercial art world
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉืžื‘ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ืžืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ืžืกื—ืจื™
04:03
is that anyone who makes work can show it.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ืœ ื™ื•ืฆืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื•.
04:06
These days, around 300 art installations and countless artistic gestures
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื›-300 ืžืชืงื ื™ื ืืžื ื•ืชื™ื™ื ื•ืื™ื ืกืคื•ืจ ืžื—ื•ื•ืช ืืžื ื•ืชื™ื•ืช
04:10
go to the playa.
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ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืคืœื™ื™ืื”.
04:12
None of them are sold there.
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ืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ืœื ื ืžื›ืจืช ืฉื.
04:14
At the end of the week, if the works aren't burned,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ืื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืื™ื ืŸ ื ืฉืจืคื•ืช,
04:17
artists have to cart them back out and store them.
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ื”ืืžื ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืกื™ืข ืื•ืชืŸ ืžืฉื ื•ืœืื—ืกืŸ ืื•ืชืŸ.
04:20
It's a tremendous labor of love.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื”.
04:24
Though there is certainly a Burning Man aesthetic,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืืกืชื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ,
04:27
pioneered by artists like Kate Raudenbush and Michael Christian,
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ืฉื”ื—ืœื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืœื” ื”ื ืืžื ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืจืื•ื“ื ื‘ื•ืฉ ื•ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืืŸ,
04:30
much of the distinctive character of the work here
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ืคื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ
04:33
comes from the desert itself.
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ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืฆืžื•.
04:35
For a work to succeed,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืชืฆืœื™ื—,
04:36
it has to be portable enough to make the journey,
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ืขืœื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกืคื™ืง ื ื™ื™ื“ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืกืข,
04:39
rugged enough to withstand the wind and weather and participants,
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ืงืฉื•ื—ื” ื“ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืœื—ืฆื™ ื”ืจื•ื—, ืžื–ื’ ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ, ื•ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื,
04:44
stimulating in daylight and darkness,
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ืžื•ืฉื›ืช, ื”ืŸ ื‘ืื•ืจ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื•ื‘ื—ืฉื›ื”,
04:46
and engaging without interpretation.
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ื•ืžืจืชืงืช ืœืœื ื›ืœ ืคืจืฉื ื•ืช.
04:50
Encounters with monumental and intimate works here feel surreal.
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ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ืขื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืžื•ื ื•ืžื ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ, ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืกื•ืจืืœื™ืกื˜ื™ื™ื.
04:54
Scale has a tendency to fool the eyes.
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ืœืงื ื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื” ื™ืฉ ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืœืจืžื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื
04:57
What looked enormous in an artist's studio could get lost on the playa,
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ืžื” ืฉื ืจืื” ืขื ืง ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืืžืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืคืœืื™ื™ื”,
05:01
but there are virtually no spatial limits,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื™ื,
05:04
so artists can dream as big as they can build.
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ืื– ืืžื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช.
05:08
Some pieces bowl you over by their grace
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ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืื—ื“ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืžื ืืชื›ื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื—ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื
05:11
and others by the sheer audacity it took to bring them here.
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ื•ืื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื”ืขื–ื” ืฉื”ื•ืคื’ื ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ืืชืŸ ืœื›ืืŸ.
05:18
Burning Man's irreverent humor comes out in pieces
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ื”ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ื”ืžื–ืœื–ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ ืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช.
05:21
like Rebekah Waites' "Church Trap,"
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ื›ืžื• "ืžืœื›ื•ื“ืช ื”ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื”" ืฉืœ ืจื‘ืงื” ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืก.
05:23
a tiny country chapel set precariously on a wooden beam, like a mousetrap,
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ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื” ื›ืคืจื™ืช ื–ืขื™ืจื” ืฉื ืงื‘ืขื” ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ืงื•ืจืช ืขืฅ, ื›ืžื• ืžืœื›ื•ื“ืช ืขื›ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:28
that lured participants in to find religion --
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ืฉืžืฉื›ื” ืคื ื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ืฉืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ืช --
05:31
it was built and burned in 2013 ...
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ื”ื™ื ื ื‘ื ืชื” ื•ื ืฉืจืคื” ื‘ืฉื ืช 2013 ...
05:37
while other works, like Christopher Schardt's "Firmament,"
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื›ืžื• "ืคื™ืจืžืžื ื˜" ืฉืœ ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื•ืคืจ ืฉืจื“ื˜,
05:40
aim for the sublime.
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ืฉื•ืืคื•ืช ืืœ ื”ื ืฉื’ื‘.
05:41
Here, under a canopy of dancing lights set to classical music,
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ื›ืืŸ, ืžืชื—ืช ืœื—ื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืจื•ืช ืžืจืฆื“ื™ื ืœืฆืœื™ืœื™ ืžื•ืกื™ืงื” ืงืœืืกื™ืช,
05:45
participants could escape the thumping rave beats
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ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื™ืžืœื˜ ืžืคืขื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืจื•ืขืžื•ืช
05:48
and chaos all around.
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ื•ื”ื›ืื•ืก ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘.
05:53
At night, the city swarms with mutant vehicles,
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ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ื”ืขื™ืจ ืจื•ื—ืฉืช ื›ืœื™ ืจื›ื‘ ืžื•ื˜ื ื˜ื™ื™ื,
05:56
the only cars allowed to roam the playa.
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ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืจืฉื• ืœืฉื•ื˜ื˜ ื‘ืคืœืื™ื™ื”.
05:59
And if necessity is the mother of invention,
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ื•ืื ื”ื›ืจื— ื”ื•ื ืื ื”ื”ืžืฆืื”,
06:02
here, absurdity is its father.
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ื›ืืŸ, ื”ืื‘ืกื•ืจื“ ื”ื•ื ืื‘ื™ื”.
06:04
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:05
They zigzag from artwork to artwork
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ื”ื ืžื–ื’ื–ื’ื™ื ืžื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืืžื ื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืืžื ื•ืช
06:07
like some bizarre, random public transportation system,
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ื›ืžื• ืื™ื–ื• ืžืขืจื›ืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ืžื•ื–ืจื”, ืืงืจืื™ืช,
06:10
pulsing with light and sound.
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ืฉืคื•ืขืžืช ื‘ืื•ืจ ื•ืงื•ืœ.
06:13
When artists stop worrying about critics and collectors
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืืžื ื™ื ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืœื“ืื•ื’ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ื•ืืกืคื ื™ื
06:16
and start making work for themselves,
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ื•ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืœืžืขืŸ ืขืฆืžื,
06:19
these are the kinds of marvelous toys they create.
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ืืœื” ื”ื ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ื ื”ื ืคืœืื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื.
06:23
And what's amazing is that, by and large, when people first come to Burning Man,
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ื•ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื, ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ
06:27
they don't know how to make this stuff.
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ื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ืš.
06:30
It's the active collaborative maker community there
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ื–ื” ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืฉื
06:32
that makes this possible.
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ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ืืคืฉืจื™.
06:35
Collectives like Five Ton Crane come together to share skills
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ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื ื›ืžื• Five Ton Crane ื‘ืื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช
06:39
and take on complex projects a single artist would never even attempt,
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ื•ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืืžืŸ ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื ืกื”,
06:43
from a Gothic rocket ship that appears ready to take off at any moment
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžืกืคื™ื ืช ื˜ื™ืœื™ื ื’ื•ืชื™ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ื ื” ืœื”ืžืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข
06:47
to a fairytale home inside a giant boot
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ืขื“ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืื’ื“ื” ืฉื‘ืชื•ืš ืžื’ืฃ ืขื ืง
06:50
complete with shelves full of artist-made books,
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ืขื ืžื“ืคื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื ืžืขืฉื” ื™ื“ื™ ืืžืŸ,
06:53
a blackbird pie in the oven
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ืคืฉื˜ื™ื“ืช ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื‘ืชื ื•ืจ
06:55
and a climbable beanstalk.
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ื•ื’ื‘ืขื•ืœ ืฉืขื•ืขื™ืช ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื˜ืคืก ืขืœื™ื•.
06:59
Skilled or unskilled, all are welcome.
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ืžื™ื•ืžื ื™ื ืื• ืœื ืžื™ื•ืžื ื™ื, ื›ื•ืœื ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื.
07:02
In fact, part of the charm and the innovation of the work here
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงืกื ื•ื”ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืืŸ
07:06
is that so many makers aren't artists at all,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืื™ื ื ืืžื ื™ื ื›ืœืœ,
07:09
but scientists or engineers
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ืืœื ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืื• ืžื”ื ื“ืกื™ื
07:11
or welders or garbage collectors,
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ืื• ืจืชื›ื™ื ืื• ืืกืคื ื™ ืืฉืคื”,
07:14
and their works cross disciplinary boundaries,
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ืืช ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืžืขืชื™,
07:17
from a grove of origami mushrooms
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ืžื—ื•ืจืฉื” ืฉืœ ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ืช ืื•ืจื™ื’ืžื™
07:19
that developed out of the design for a yurt
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ืฉื”ืชืคืชื—ื” ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืื•ื”ืœ ื™ื•ืจื˜
07:22
to a tree that responds to the voices and biorhythms
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ืœืขืฅ ืฉืžื’ื™ื‘ ืœืงื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืœืžืงืฆื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ื•ืจื™ืชืžื™
07:25
of all those around it
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื•
07:27
through 175,000 LEDs embedded in its leaves.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช 175,000 ื ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื™ื ืฉืœื•.
07:32
In museums, a typical visitor spends less than 30 seconds with a work of art,
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ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื, ืžื‘ืงืจ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ ืžื‘ืœื” ืคื—ื•ืช ืž -30 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืืžื ื•ืช,
07:38
and I often watch people wander from label to label,
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ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื•ื˜ื˜ื™ื ืžืชื•ื•ื™ืช ืœืชื•ื•ื™ืช,
07:41
searching for information,
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ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ืžื™ื“ืข,
07:42
as though the entire story of a work of art
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืืžื ื•ืช
07:45
could be contained in that one 80-word text.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื˜ืงืกื˜ ื‘ืŸ 80 ืžื™ืœื™ื.
07:49
But in the desert, there are no gatekeepers
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ, ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืžืจื™ ืกืฃ
07:52
and no placards explaining the art, just natural curiosity.
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ื•ืœื ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ื”ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืืžื ื•ืช, ืจืง ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช.
07:57
You see a work on the horizon, and you ride towards it.
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ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืง, ื•ืืชื ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืœืงืจืืชื”.
08:01
When you arrive, you walk all around it,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื, ืืชื ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”,
08:03
you touch it, you test it.
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ืืชื ื ื•ื’ืขื™ื ื‘ื”, ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ืื•ืชื”
08:05
Is it sturdy enough to climb on? Will I be impaled by it?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื ื—ื–ืงื” ื“ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื˜ืคืก ืขืœื™ื”? ื”ืื ืœื ื ืฉืชืคื“ ืžืžื ื”?
08:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:11
Art becomes a place for extended interaction,
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ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœืžืงื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงืฆื™ื” ืžื•ืจื—ื‘ืช,
08:14
and although the display might be short-lived,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆืจืช ืžื•ืขื“,
08:17
the experience stays with you.
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื ืฉืืจืช ืื™ืชื›ื.
08:21
Nowhere is that truer at Burning Man than at the Temple.
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ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื•ืขืจ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ.
08:25
In 2000, David Best and Jack Haye built the first Temple,
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2000, ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ืกื˜ ื•ื’'ืง ื”ื™ื™ ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ,
08:29
and after a member of their team was killed tragically in an accident
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื ื”ืจื’ ื‘ืชืื•ื ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ืจื’ื™
08:32
shortly before the event,
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ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข,
08:34
the building became a makeshift memorial.
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ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืคืš ืœืื ื“ืจื˜ื” ืžืื•ืœืชืจืช.
08:38
By itself, it's a magnificent piece of architecture,
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ื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื•, ื”ื•ื ืคื™ืกืช ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื•ืช ืžืคื•ืืจืช,
08:42
but the structure is only a shell until it disappears
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืงืœื™ืคื” ืขื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืขืœื,
08:45
under a thick blanket of messages.
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ืชื—ืช ืฉืžื™ื›ื” ืขื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช
08:48
"I miss you."
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"ืื ื™ ืžืชื’ืขื’ืข ืืœื™ืš."
08:50
"Please forgive me."
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"ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืชืกืœื— ืœื™."
08:52
"Even a broken crayon still colors."
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"ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืคืจื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆื•ื‘ืข".
08:55
Intimate testaments to the most universal of human experiences,
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ืขื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœื™ืช,
08:59
the experience of loss.
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ.
09:03
The collective emotion in this place is overpowering and indescribable,
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ื”ืจื’ืฉ ื”ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื”ืžื ื•ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืชื™ืื•ืจ,
09:09
before it's set afire on the last night of the event.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื•ืขืœื” ื‘ืืฉ, ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข,
09:17
Every year, something compels people from all different walks of life,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืืœืฅ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
09:22
from all over the world,
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ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
09:24
to go out into the desert and make art
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ืœืฆืืช ืืœ ื”ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืžื ื•ืช
09:27
when there is no money in it.
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ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื” ื›ืกืฃ.
09:30
The work's not always refined,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืขื•ื“ื ืช,
09:33
it's not always viable,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืจืช ืงื™ื™ืžื,
09:34
it's not even always good,
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ื•ืœื ืืคื™ืœื• ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืชืžื™ื“.
09:37
but it's authentic and optimistic in a way we rarely see anywhere else.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ืช ื•ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื›ืžืขื˜ ื•ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ.
09:43
In these cynical times,
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ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื ืืœื”,
09:46
it's comforting to know that we're still capable of great feats of imagination,
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ื–ื” ืžื ื—ื ืœื“ืขืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ,
09:51
and that when we search for connection,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
09:54
we come together and build cathedrals in the dust.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื›ื ืกื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื•ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืงืชื“ืจืœื•ืช ื‘ืื‘ืง.
09:58
Forget the price tags.
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ืฉื™ื›ื—ื• ืืช ืชื’ื™ ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ.
10:00
Forget the big names.
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ืฉื™ื›ื—ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื.
10:02
What is art for in our contemporary world if not this?
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ืœืฉื ืžื” ืœื ื• ืืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ืขื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ ืื ืœื ืœื–ื”?
10:08
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
10:09
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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