Here is a sequence of images showing the construction and destruction of the giant wood sculpture designed by Arne Quinze of Quinze & Milan at the Burning Man festival in Death Valley, USA in September last year.
The sculpture is a larger version of the timber installations Quinze has built at design shows in London, Cologne and Miami and required 150km of wooden laths.
It took 25 people over three weeks to build the structure, which measured 60m x 30m x 15m high.
The structure was destroyed as the “final burn” of the week-long festival.
The project was a collaboration between Quinze and radiator brand Jaga, for whom Quinze has also designed a customised truck.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
May 1st, 2007 at 3:06 pm
the planet is suffering, and this artist is burnig wood for a reason he calls “art”….
bad bad taste!
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May 2nd, 2007 at 9:55 am
like a child playing fire…big fire
structure looks nice
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:15 am
It was also part of a promotional tour Quinze produced for the launch of Lexus’s new flagship sedan, and as such, it was an insult to the non-commercial, non-corporate ethos which is the Burning Man Festival’s foundation.
Also, Burning Man takes place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, approximately 2 hours north of Reno, not in Death Valley, which is in southern California, closer to Las Vegas.
May 29th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
I like the structure, pitty it was burnt…
Funny enough the shape in general looks like the Dubai Metro station
June 22nd, 2007 at 12:11 am
Nice structure and about the burning: at least if you are going to release CO2 to the atmosphere, don’t drive the car for a year and burn a gigant wood structure!!
July 19th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
…welcome to BRUSSELS this summer 2007
August 6th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
estupido trabajo, como es posible que se despedicie tanta madera, hay tantas personas sin hogar, se necesitan reconstrucciones por desatres y este “artista” hecha a la basura tanto recuso natural y contamina la atmosfera. Lastima diseño, lastima creatividad
August 7th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
This is a magnificent piece. I don’t care why it was made or by whom or that it burned wood or any of that concern that your viewers have expressed. I am simply pleased to have been witness to this project and wonderful piece of art. Thanks for the visual joy!
September 4th, 2007 at 2:16 am
good, nice design, aspecially at night view
but why sould be burnin’
that not good for the world issues today,,
childist dream,
sometimes creative,, hyperactive
sometimes doin’ bad habbit
think again not just for art and design
but for this mother nature,,
October 11th, 2007 at 2:18 am
A most magnificent conceptual sculpture. Arne is one of the great ones. And don’t worry about adding to the suffering of the planet by burning the sculpture because with over 6 billion people it just doesn’t matter anymore.
October 15th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
I like the shiny lights. I think it’s destroying our planet. You should have left it standing.
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:49 pm
I don’t know, it looks alright. it’s pretty cool to look at. but as far as making statements goes i have to agree with those of you who feel some kind of inherent compassion for the earth rather than those who say let’s keep doing wrong ’cause that’s all that’s happenin’ anyways. there’s a future for this planet, but which is it? at some point we have to decide not to follow mass trend. not a good idea to follow leaders (or entrepeneurs of modern art) and support them if what they do is overuse and abuse the planet. ANYTHING mass produced compiled together “abstractly” becomes “wonderfully imaginitive modern art” but theres no talent, no soul in that. nothing but having access to resources and excess time and space.
June 18th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
A captivating piece. It grabs the attention and leads imagination by the hand. Props for burning it at the end of the week, keeping with the “take out everything you brought in,” rule of the wilderness. Better you dispose of it as you see fit than have someone desecrate it for the joy of vandalism. Fantastic piece.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:16 am
mer30
March 4th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Get a life you knuckleheads. Burning this eyesore will do nothing to the atmosphere…we get giant forest fires out west (many set naturally believe it or not) that release so much freekin carbon into the air that this would be just a light snack in the greater scheme of things. What ticks me off is a bunch of dumbass hippies coming to my backyard, setting up stupid communes, acting like 15 yrs olds, and then leaving. Go back to San Fran…you leftists…