Kia ora Burner whānau, Wow, that was a different general sale! This year, after KB21 tickets sold out in 10 minutes flat, we consulted with the community and implemented a new lottery system. The lottery is now live, the first round of tickets has been...
Kiwiburn Blog
Surprise! YOU are the Event: Participation as a Principle
Photo Credit: You Are the Key by Ralitsa Ivanova, 2013 (Photo by Setareh Vatan) “Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply...
Call for Participation in Virtual Burn
You know what the best thing about Virtual Burn is? Everyone can participate - no matter where you are in the world. Check out this tantalizing teaser video of the experience that awaits us all when we create it together,...
A Glitch in the Art Grants
Last year, I received an Art Grant to build Reality Glitch, the little bit of mystical living room corner which appeared in the new forest section at Kiwiburn 2021. You may be thinking of applying for an Art Grant this year (or thinking that you wish you could apply...
Ticketing Survey Results
Overview We put out a survey to the Burner community to see their reaction to a proposed ticketing change (survey and details of proposal available to view here: https://forms.gle/7bmsZK7LxFj5gRhp6). From this survey we received 304 responses from the community. The...
Survey of Photography at Kiwiburn 2021
Summary The survey was answered by 161 respondents, 37% of whom did not take any photos at this Burn and the rest largely followed the principles of consent. Nearly all were private people (one official photographer responded) and those taking photos mostly used cell...
Adjusting to the Default World
It’s been a week now since the Paddock emptied its population of tired, sunburnt and burned-out yet blissful Burners into the rest of the land. Many of us have returned to our urban jungles and office jobs wondering, how do I adjust to the default world? Never fear,...
To Commodify or Not to Commodify? That is the Question.
Decommodification. It’s the Third Principle. Hey Fam, Navigator here. I’d like to share a personal story with you. At my first ever Burn, Kiwiburn Twisted Reality in 2011, there was a second Effigy built. Back in those days, we were in a cow paddock (as opposed to a...
Danger Cliff!
Saga three, help a girl out….. Can we have a chat about cliffs? You can fall off ‘em, they can fall on you. They are generally more hazardous than expected and in the context of Kiwiburn create way more controversy than you would give a geographic feature credit...
Burning Relationships
How Not to Get Dumped at Kiwiburn Your relationship(s) may have survived many festivals over the years but believe us when we say that this event is very different. Attending a Burn is not like your standard music festival. It takes much more preparation, packing,...