Description
Burning Man’s in-your-face, counterculture vibe has meant that the festival has always been something of a media darling. But when the event sold out for the first time in 2011, there was a marked increase in the commentary about its history, current status and future. When, in 2012, a new random lottery system for tickets left so many long-time attendees ticketless, that commentary deepened. Questions about the evolution, meaning and value of Burning Man as an experiment in community, self-sufficiency and anti-capitalism are being raised, and Playa Dust seeks to answer them.
Playa Dust: Collected Stories From Burning Man is a compilation of essays on the Burning Man festival by a broad cross-section of artists, writers, sociologists, and others who take part in the festival or document and study it.
