Burnable Arts – Temple and Effigy

These amazing pieces over the years have surprised, stunned, and enchanted those that have attended Kiwiburn, and this is your chance to turn your thoughts into reality for us all to enjoy.

If you have never designed for a Burn before, we suggest you have a read about the significance of the Temple and Effigy. These are both very special pieces of art and you will definitely get bonus points for embracing all that they mean to our community.

2027 TEMPLE PROJECT SUBMISSIONS

The theme for Kiwiburn should guide your creative juices in taking on this exceptional opportunity to amaze the burner community!
When Temple project submissions open, we don’t expect you to know allllll the details yet. We want to see you have a solid concept which we can get excited about, because we know you’ve had the idea in your head since the last Burn and have put lots of thought into the details. Your initial project submission will be reviewed and you will be contacted by the Burnable Arts team if your project will be selected to submit a detailed proposal.

Your concept should cover how it would:

• relate to the Kiwiburn event theme
• provide a shared experience for the community to engage with
• be experienced at day and at night
• be as accessible as possible to all the community
• surprise and delight people!
• fit within the budget and time available
• be delivered in reality, bearing in mind we’re looking for a great Temple experience, not the most complex engineering or innovative aesthetic

If selected to submit a detailed proposal, you and your team will have another six weeks to finalise your budget, timeline and detailed plans. Start by downloading and reading the Info Pack. This explains the process, the information needed at different stages of the process, as well as outlining a timeline, material guidelines, example applications and budgets, along with other useful bits and bobs.

Important points to note:

• project must be safe for the crew to build, and the community to enjoy
• projects of this type come with a large management and administration overhead (recruiting and managing volunteers through Kiwiburn processes, ticketing, early entry, accounting, cashflow management, reporting, meetings and much more!)
• use recycled materials where possible (refer to Info Pack about preferred material types)
• build crews typically consist of 12 core members (we strongly recommend that at least one of your core crew is an administration whiz)
• you will be working closely with many other Kiwiburn volunteers across MPW, Arts, Health & Safety, FAST, Comms, Services, Site Management, Crew Support, Kitchen – it’s a big undertaking!
• build can start offsite pre-event and once onsite the team will have meals supplied (access on site is typically 14 days prior to gate opening)
• projects should target primary completion at least two days prior to gate opening
• onsite build plans should factor in loss time due to weather, other unexpected disruptions and rest days. For example, if there 14 days before gate opening, less 2 days for final completion, less 5 days for rest/weather/disruption, this leaves 7 full productive days),
• work at heights increases complexity, requires more experienced crew, equipment and expense
• post burn, extensive work is required to leave no trace which includes burn embers and scar restoration, packdown and all project people and equipment exited off site
• passion and creativity for Big Art is truly valued

2027 EFFIGY DESIGN CONCEPT SUBMISSIONS

The theme for Kiwiburn should guide your creative juices in taking on this exceptional opportunity to amaze the burner community!
When Effigy concept submissions open, we are only seeking design concepts. If you have a great design, you will not be expected to deliver the full Effigy project. This means that anyone can be part of creating the Effigy!

However, if you are keen to see the project through to completion, you are welcome to be part of our Effigy Build team.

Your Design Concept should include a good visual sketch* and cover how it would:

• relate to the Kiwiburn event theme
• provide a shared experience for the community to engage with
• be experienced at day and at night
• be as accessible as possible to all the community
• surprise and delight people!
• leave no trace
• fit within the budget and time available
• be delivered in reality, bearing in mind we’re looking for a great Temple experience, not the most complex engineering or innovative aesthetic

* your sketch should be sufficient to convey the aesthetic and visual appeal

Indicative example only of what a design sketch might look like:

Once the final design is selected, our volunteer Effigy Build team will take the design from concept to detailed plans and build onsite.

If you have the time available and necessary skills, you are welcome to apply to be part of the team!

Need Support?

Please email the team at – burnablearts@kiwiburn.com or artsfacilitator@kiwiburn.com