For the last 3 years, citizens have found Perennial Playground to be an oasis in the dust where they can sit, relax and enjoy a respite from the day’s adventures, or play while they wait to meet their group and other passersby.
This final year, citizens can climb rope ladders, slide down petal slides, sway in the swinging lip chairs, peer from the top of the tower gazing upon the stars above and lights visible all around them, or simply sit near a flower bed of lights, pondering what’s next.
This celebrates our resilience, turning adversity into the extraordinary. Like the flowers that bud, bloom, & eventually fade, we too experience cycles of renewal. Visitors here can sit, climb, swing, observe, reflect - adding their own soulful fertilizer to this Perennial garden.
Gloria Lamb, is part of the LA artist collective, The GASS Co, which brought “Oh, Crap!” to BRC in 2018. Gloria started Burning in 2007. Working by day as a Designer and Art Director for variety television and live events, her skills carry over as a BRC installation artist & theme camp creator. Her off-playa talents and enthusiasm for Black Rock City earned her a position as one of the Los Angeles Regional Contacts from 2013-2019. Her glowing smile & galaxy-colored hair have also been seen fire dancing in the Great Circle on many a burn night.
We will lovingly accept both monetary and appropriate material donations. Follow the DONATE MATERIALS button for a list of items. We have chosen not to utilize crowdsourcing at this time. In the meantime, direct monetary donations are always welcome via button below.
Interested in volunteering? We're always interested in enthusiastic additions to our hive! There will be future opportunities locally in Agua Dulce (40 min north of Los Angeles), at Black Rock City, as well as tasks that can be done remotely. Many of our helper bees also camp with us at our Art Support Camp, The GASS Co.
Drop us an email today at perennialplayground@gmail.com
Visitors atop the fuzzy yellow ovary at Burning Man 2023. Photo by Gloria Lamb.
Selfie by Gloria Lamb atop Perennial Playground : Germination at Burning Man 2023 (before the rain!).
A view of the playground during a cloudy sunrise just before the rain at Burning Man 2023 from atop mutant vehicle Yellow Submarine.
Work in progress shot of the the playground during 2023 build by Adam Mecalo.
GASS Co. member, Stormy Monday rides up to "Perennial Playground : Prologue" in Black Rock City at night in 2022. Photo by Anna Nguyen
Rebecca stops to smell the flowers. "Perennial Playground : Prologue" in Black Rock City during the day in 2022. Photo by Shawn Levin/SuperNovaPhota
Stunning photo of "Perennial Playground : Prologue" in Black Rock City at night in 2022. Photo by Eleanor Preger
Yoni, Gloria (Good Vibrations), and Stormy Monday gather around "Perennial Playground : Prologue" at Los Angeles Regional Burn, BEquinox, in 2023. Photo by Yoni Klein
"Perennial Playground : Prologue" at Los Angeles Regional Burn, BEquinox, in 2023. Photo by Gloria Lamb
Unpainted and not yet upholstered Flower chairs in production prior to their Black Rock City debut in 2022. Photo by Gloria Lamb
Center watering can 'fountain' of "Perennial Playground : Prologue" in Black Rock City at night in 2022. Photo by Gloria Lamb
2022 concept rendering of "Perennial Playground : Prologue" by Gloria Lamb
2023 Concept rendering of "Perennial Playground : Germination" by Gloria Lamb
As this Perennial returns each year, it will continue to bloom as it evolves. It will become a large flower that's also a playground! This early concept video from 2020 shows what it might look like several years from now, with Burners helping to pollinate it along the way.