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Showing posts with label nowhere. Show all posts
Saturday, October 04, 2008
More pictures from Nowhereland
I just created a new photo set on Flickr.com - enjoy these pictures of Nowhereland in May!
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Ready for Nowhere 2008?
I'm very excited by the idea of going NOWHERE 2008 this year again, after exploring and starting connecting with the Euroburners at NOWHERE 2007 last year.
Actually, I can't wait to go back to NOWHERE this year, as I already paid a visit to Nowhereland a couple of weeks ago, a field survey to check out the new, ultra-secret site, as I'm planning a land art intervention for next month's event. Want to see the new site? Check out my video here below!!!
I also shot another video with the almost step by step info on how to get there, but the NOWHERE secret services caught me and forced me to agree on their paranoia not to share those info with non ticket-owners - which I can partially understand but.... what the hell, is this still Burning Man or is a spin-off of the Glastonbury Festival?
I thought the gift economy (in this case, sharing info and helping with driving directions), not to mention the radical creative self expression should grant me (and anybody else) the freedom of expression, right?
Wrong! I have been asked/forced to take the video down from YouTube (and the other 16 video sharing sites I uploaded it to) and I did, as this is meant not to be "publicly shared" - but this is my bloody blog and I take full responsibility and publishing autonomy here - so you know what?
If Burning Man and its community focus with the radical creative self expression is all going hell, then I still can appeal to the freedom of blogging and the Blogger Manifesto which, at point 4 states that "If you don't like what you see go somewhere else", reinforced by the statements at point 11 "I share what I want to share" and point 9 "You don't have to agree with everything I say", and the final cherry on the pie with the closing point 26 "I don't have to explain myself to you"!!!
Here is the banned video "How to get to NOWHERE 2008's new site" - enjoy!
See you all at NOWHERE 2008 this year!
Just remember that, even if you now know how to get there, there will be no tickets at the gate, so please go check the NOWHERE website for tickets and other information on how to participate to NOWHERE 2008!
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Actually, I can't wait to go back to NOWHERE this year, as I already paid a visit to Nowhereland a couple of weeks ago, a field survey to check out the new, ultra-secret site, as I'm planning a land art intervention for next month's event. Want to see the new site? Check out my video here below!!!
I also shot another video with the almost step by step info on how to get there, but the NOWHERE secret services caught me and forced me to agree on their paranoia not to share those info with non ticket-owners - which I can partially understand but.... what the hell, is this still Burning Man or is a spin-off of the Glastonbury Festival?
I thought the gift economy (in this case, sharing info and helping with driving directions), not to mention the radical creative self expression should grant me (and anybody else) the freedom of expression, right?
Wrong! I have been asked/forced to take the video down from YouTube (and the other 16 video sharing sites I uploaded it to) and I did, as this is meant not to be "publicly shared" - but this is my bloody blog and I take full responsibility and publishing autonomy here - so you know what?
If Burning Man and its community focus with the radical creative self expression is all going hell, then I still can appeal to the freedom of blogging and the Blogger Manifesto which, at point 4 states that "If you don't like what you see go somewhere else", reinforced by the statements at point 11 "I share what I want to share" and point 9 "You don't have to agree with everything I say", and the final cherry on the pie with the closing point 26 "I don't have to explain myself to you"!!!
Here is the banned video "How to get to NOWHERE 2008's new site" - enjoy!
See you all at NOWHERE 2008 this year!
Just remember that, even if you now know how to get there, there will be no tickets at the gate, so please go check the NOWHERE website for tickets and other information on how to participate to NOWHERE 2008!
Read more!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
I missed London Decompression 2007 =(
Damn, I travel too much, and I end up being on the other side of the world when I want to be somewhere else. Or to be in the right place, but at the wrong moment. As for London...
I was in London on November 15, for about a week. I spent 4 days in London, then rent a car to drive all the way South-West to Stonehenge, and then South to Portsmouth. Nice trip - a lot of rain, though... and when I tried to get in touch with my London campmates from Quixote Camp, I couldn't find anybody... =(
A couple of weeks later when I'm stuck somewhere else, all of my friends from Quixote, Nowhere, and some fellas from Burning Man Italy met in London for a fab London Decompression 2007 Party!
Here are some of my Euroburners friends such as Kittykaat, Claudi, Dario, Santi e Michael, cut'n'pasted in this photo composition from the amazing shots of NK Guy, who did a photo session at the London party, with great results. The pictures below and many more from NK Guy are available online at Burningcam.com, of course in their full view.
Photo credits: PK Guy at Burningcam.com
You all look good, fellas - keep burning!
Ok guys, I'll definitely make it for Decompression Paris in May, and of course for Nowhere 2008!
In the meanwhile, my wishes for a Burning Christmas, and a Flaming New Year to all of you!!! See you in 2008!
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I was in London on November 15, for about a week. I spent 4 days in London, then rent a car to drive all the way South-West to Stonehenge, and then South to Portsmouth. Nice trip - a lot of rain, though... and when I tried to get in touch with my London campmates from Quixote Camp, I couldn't find anybody... =(
A couple of weeks later when I'm stuck somewhere else, all of my friends from Quixote, Nowhere, and some fellas from Burning Man Italy met in London for a fab London Decompression 2007 Party!
Here are some of my Euroburners friends such as Kittykaat, Claudi, Dario, Santi e Michael, cut'n'pasted in this photo composition from the amazing shots of NK Guy, who did a photo session at the London party, with great results. The pictures below and many more from NK Guy are available online at Burningcam.com, of course in their full view.
Photo credits: PK Guy at Burningcam.comYou all look good, fellas - keep burning!
Ok guys, I'll definitely make it for Decompression Paris in May, and of course for Nowhere 2008!
In the meanwhile, my wishes for a Burning Christmas, and a Flaming New Year to all of you!!! See you in 2008!
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
NOWHERE 2007 pictures and videos!!!
Well, actually video, not videos - just one video, as I accidentally deleted other videos and pictures by using an old, corrupted smart card for my camera. Shit happens....
Anyway, I'm pretty happy that this silly video survived - this was one of the nicest moments, with an impromptu small Jamon party threw by a group of cool Euroburners from Madrid, that immediately grew with many people, silly dances, photo sessions, and of course a lot of fun! After this I loaded a group of half a dozen people on my truck, and we all headed to the river!!!
I have saved from the bad smart card also some pictures, I though I was going to lose more.
The 200+ surviving NOWHERE 2007 pictures are now all in a safe place, a Flickr.com album of course!
Click this link or the picture above to browse them all!
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Anyway, I'm pretty happy that this silly video survived - this was one of the nicest moments, with an impromptu small Jamon party threw by a group of cool Euroburners from Madrid, that immediately grew with many people, silly dances, photo sessions, and of course a lot of fun! After this I loaded a group of half a dozen people on my truck, and we all headed to the river!!!
I have saved from the bad smart card also some pictures, I though I was going to lose more. The 200+ surviving NOWHERE 2007 pictures are now all in a safe place, a Flickr.com album of course!
Click this link or the picture above to browse them all!
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Friday, July 20, 2007
NOWHERE 2007 Google Maps!
After several summers spent in California, this year I finally managed to spend a beautiful European summer, hanging out in Italy, France and Spain - and of course, since I was around, I couldn't miss NOWHERE, the European Burning Man event managed by the crazy posse of the Euroburners, with which I finally hooked up after many BM connections in California and United States.
NOWHERE rocks. There are a lot of rocks, too... NO WHERE, NOW HERE, NOWHERE. The place really is in the middle of nowhere, check out the Google Map here below...
OK, that was a joke, but to an extend... as a matter of fact, this other map here below is exactly the same map, only that I switched from "satellite view" to "map view" using the tab on the map - try on your own, you'll see...
Still looks like in the middle of nowhere? Of course, what were you expecting? The difference with the US nowhereness of Black Rock City is that while the European burn camp really is isolated, you can drive just 12 km (less then 10 miles) to get to small villages with pretty much everything you need. Yes, at Nowhere decommodification still is up, and still there are dust storms, but how about diving in the river nearby during the peek heat hours?
I really loved NOWHERE, and also the people that I've met, coming from all over Europe, some of them also from the US, including Burning Man Vip celebrity $teven Ra$pa! Of course I will return to Nowhere in 2008...
If you look at the map below, you will realize how central Nowhere is in Europe - North of Zaragoza, easy access and driving distance from Spain, France, Switzerland - and cheap flights from Italy, Germany, Netherlands, UK and all over, I flew Ryanair to Zaragoza from Rome with just 48 Euro total (60 bucks)!
Click for a larger map on Google Maps
Now that you know where Nowhere and Nowhereland are there are no more excuses - get your Nowhere 2008 tickets at www.goingnowhere.org and stay tuned with the Euroburners site!
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NOWHERE rocks. There are a lot of rocks, too... NO WHERE, NOW HERE, NOWHERE. The place really is in the middle of nowhere, check out the Google Map here below...
OK, that was a joke, but to an extend... as a matter of fact, this other map here below is exactly the same map, only that I switched from "satellite view" to "map view" using the tab on the map - try on your own, you'll see...
Still looks like in the middle of nowhere? Of course, what were you expecting? The difference with the US nowhereness of Black Rock City is that while the European burn camp really is isolated, you can drive just 12 km (less then 10 miles) to get to small villages with pretty much everything you need. Yes, at Nowhere decommodification still is up, and still there are dust storms, but how about diving in the river nearby during the peek heat hours?
I really loved NOWHERE, and also the people that I've met, coming from all over Europe, some of them also from the US, including Burning Man Vip celebrity $teven Ra$pa! Of course I will return to Nowhere in 2008...
If you look at the map below, you will realize how central Nowhere is in Europe - North of Zaragoza, easy access and driving distance from Spain, France, Switzerland - and cheap flights from Italy, Germany, Netherlands, UK and all over, I flew Ryanair to Zaragoza from Rome with just 48 Euro total (60 bucks)!
Click for a larger map on Google Maps
Now that you know where Nowhere and Nowhereland are there are no more excuses - get your Nowhere 2008 tickets at www.goingnowhere.org and stay tuned with the Euroburners site!
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