Registered Art – 2024

Below is the Art registered for Kiwiburn 2024.

You’ll get a copy of this listing in your Event Guide when you arrive at Kiwiburn.

As always, Art is subject to change up until the start of the event.

Want to Register an Artwork?

Head on over to our Art Registration page!

20 tetrahedrons / 80 triangles

A group of five towers with each tower composed of four tetrahedrons stacked as a tensegrity structure with each tetrahedron floating above the one below. Paint a pennant and we will hang it from the structure...

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

2004 Effigy

2004 Kiwiburn Effigy, by Yonderman, Kiwiburn founder.

The first Kiwiburn effigy was simply called “the man”, and was a 2-dimensional representation of the Burningman effigies of the time. It was constructed from building offcuts. Unfortunately the wood was laced with fire retardant, so it took a great deal of accelerant to get it burning. The location of the first burn was in Pakawau, Golden Bay, and the artist was Yonderman Mark, Kiwiburn founder.

2005 Kiwiburn Effigy

2005 Kiwiburn Effigy, by Yonderman, Kiwiburn founder.

The second Kiwiburn effigy was called “Tribal Pagan Man”, and was a 2-dimensional structure. It was constructed as a meld of Grateful Dead and Paganism cultures. The location of the second burn was on Rainbow Community land near Takaka, Golden Bay, and the artists were Tribalman Grant Knowles and Vicki, a visiting Woofer from the UK.

2006 Kiwiburn Effigy

2006 Kiwiburn Effigy, by Yonderman, Kiwiburn founder.

A scaled down and simplified representation of the third and final South Island Kiwiburn effigy was called “Dancing Man”, and was a 3-dimensional structure. It was based on Aboriginal boomerang art, and symbolised the power of the dream world. The location of the third burn was on Rainbow Community land near Takaka, Golden Bay, and the artist was Tribalman Grant Knowles.

A Dingle Hopper Doobie

Curious objects, curiously created, for curious creatures.

What do they make? What does it mean? What will it do?

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

A slice of privacy and some god damn time to yourself

It can be hard to find a place for yourself to be calm and chill in the Paddock …. Come and find me near the forest and river and you’ll find a private spot for burners to take time out to be with themselves undisturbed.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

An Eye (I don't normally name things but this will do 🙂

It's just a big eye, innit?

Ancestral trance dance

A monument to the origins of Trance. Celebrating Shamanic traditions around the connection between people and nature. Altering states with movement, music and the spirit of nature

gather your friends and bring the fire to life and participate in the trance dance

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Burn After Reading: A Kiwiburn Health and Safety Zine

Burn After Reading is a short zine letting you know about how to stay safe at the Burn. This is a light overview, not a handbook. Kiwiburn encourages you to adhere to the guiding principles, but we are hoping this zine will help you out if you need.

Some were randomly distributed by greeters and gate. You can also find the paper version at the Depot and the Zine Zone. Plus the Sodden Velvet crew will be distributing them across the paddock.

Please give it a read, follow advice to the letter, so your burn is real good, and your return even better.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Club Club

Sweating, dancing laugng yelling the full experience of a night out boogieing with sweaty strangers without moving your body. one person audio experience close your eyes and press play

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

CNC Media Inc presents…The New Zealand Gerald

Our reporters “in the field” (that’s you) source content for “The New Zealand Gerald” - Camp Nipple Clamps expansion into print media. Print your own headlines, air your dirty laundry, share your secrets ….on our fancy letterhead. Deliver it to CNC’s letterbox directly, or try your luck and see if Pups Paddock Post gets it there in time for the 7.35ish o’clock news - where it may be read LIVE ON AIR! Or heck, just post to a friend, what do we care - it all helps us expand our empire and get our brand out there - but don’t make it moop!

CNC's state of the art technicolored TV!

Sick of talking to people, just wanna zone out and watch some TV? Come swing by The Camp Nipple Clamp state-of-the-art technicolour TV (stage). Featuring a star-studded lineup (you?) and edge-of-your-seat-programming (stuff we make up on the spot/jokes we shamelessly steal). Whenever the ‘no signal’ curtain is pulled back and the lights are on - then you better believe it - art is happening. Pull up a bean bag, settle in but BYO popcorn.

Come Colour

Let your creativity flow at this interactive art space. Help colour in our large festival colouring page and leave your mark. Come Colour! 😛

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Cross stitch bingo

See new camps, contemplate the absurdity of existence, and win prizes! Cross stitch embroidery with motivational messages of joy have been placed around theme camps in Temple, Lower, and Upper Paddocks. Find all of them to win a prize. Grab a bingo sheet with the details from Center Camp or The Pheasant, and start your search there. Once you've found them all, come to The Pheasant to claim your prize

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Dance Dance Noodle

Whoah, what is that fun, freaky, vibrant, booty-shakin' creature dancing next to me? You just met Dance Dance Noodle! Boogy with me, I love company!

To find out when you can meet me … check the Artery !

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Decadanceute

Decadanceute will be available for all to hop on and off safety of course.

Be decorated decadantly with gold silk and ornate fittings.

If attendees would like to bring things to add to the decadanceute then please do we can have fun attaching said items.

Think gold and Silver with all the decadant fittings.

Decedence

Evoke your inner wordsmith and rearrange some poetry in rock form. There might even be some auditory inspiration to help you along. Best enjoyed during daylight hours.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Dynamic Cymatic

See how a sine wave makes a non-newtonian fluid bubble and bounce - you control the knobs and the levers. Best viewed at night.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Effigy's through the Ages Quilt

Not your Grandma's average Quilt!

This beauty of textile delight is returning to the paddock for another year!

Showcasing six of the previous Kiwiburn Effigy's in a patchwork quilt that can be enjoyed by all. Feel free to touch and feel the different textures sewn into this piece.

Galactic manta ray

Come and witness the ethereal beauty of the galactic manta ray. Gliding through the air currents, this celestial ray will mesmerize you during the day, but visit her at night to see her true beauty revealed.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Glow Dome

By day, it’s a dome of trash. By night, it’s a dome of glowing trash. Come marvel at the geodesic disaster and dazzle two of your senses at the same time. If the lights are off and nobody’s home, make the place your own. The louder you are, the brighter it’ll shine.

Events: Glow Dome Jam Session

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Luminal Space

Get active and interactive! Grab 5 of your friends or soon to be friends and play a game of croquet night or day! Be sure to check it out at night-time as it becomes a fun lit up luminal space!

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Mad max returns

Mad max returns

Mega Shwing Ball

It’s big. It has a ball. You can shmack it. Best shmacked at another person who shmacks it back the opposite way.

Events: Inaugural Intergalactic Shwing Ball Tournament

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

more mobility

Are you in a moonboot? is getting around the paddock hard for you? come book some time using our all terrain mobility vehicle! The scooter is based at The Hub which has a charging station for it.

AccessabALL You is our camp and we are all about assisting participants who have issues with accessing the many wonders to be found on our Paddock, as part of our master plan to change the world we have a mobility scooter that is available for participants to borrow.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Musical Tesla Coils

Introducing the Tesla Coil Keytar Experience: a unique, interactive installation where you're the artist! Step up and make music with actual Tesla Coils, all controlled by a specially designed Keytar. See electricity dance and hear it sing in this one-of-a-kind, multi-sensory spectacle that fuses science, technology, and art. Come for the sparks; stay for the symphony!

Nom-Nom Nook at Littles' Playhouse

A safe and private place for breastfeeding/bottle feeding parents to take a load off and feed their bubs. We have comfortable seats, relaxing music, snacks and water for parents while they feed their little critters. Proudly sponsored, in part, by a Kiwiburn Innovation Grant.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Once upon a Paddock.

A collaborative story book project based on the childhood game of write one sentence & pass it on… the idea being that when you find the book you continue the story. Come back as many times as you like and art supplies will be provided

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

PsycheLEDic

This installation will make you wonder if you're crazy, are those just normal LED strips? Oh wait! What did I just see???

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Room of Doom

The Room of Doom, where dreams go to die. Everything you think you know about this project is wrong, part art project, part performance art, part budget amusement park ride. It's big Kiwiburn debut last time was a bit damp, So we've done absolutely nothing to it, hoping it'll still spin. Do you dare enter the Room of Doom?

Room of Doom

The Room of Doom, where dreams go to die. Everything you think you know about this project is wrong, part art project, part performance art, part budget amusement park ride. It's big Kiwiburn debut last time was a bit damp, So we've done absolutely nothing to it, hoping it'll still spin. Do you dare enter the Room of Doom?

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

See Me On The Dance Floor!

Sparkles, secrets, a hidden stage to unleash your inner diva, privately. This is an opportunity for you to sing and dance like nobody's watching, but you can let them watch if you want...

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Shark Fins of the Ocean

Fishy Fins for fishy fingers. Look out what's coming at you? They're under the surface!

Crafted for Kiwiburn 2018, returning to the paddock for the celebration of 20 years burning.

Steamy

Steampunk upcycled private jet. Huge. Amazing. you can't miss it

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Suture

Imagine a giant zipper zipping open the very ground of the paddock so that one can peer into the earth, as if looking into another dimension.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Taking Flight

Whispers are Circulating about the reappearance of a grand feathered creature near the hear of the forest

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Taniwha Tunnel 3.0

Enter the Taniwha, and experience its realm - a quiet, reflective, fun, engaging and joyous liminal space for exploring and understanding land, place, and myth - come and linger, meditate and share in this immersive experience.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The A*t Gallery

The smallest gallery in the Southern hemisphere, immerse yourself in the work of a selection of artists from the community and beyond. Art wankers welcome, someone will be there to nod at your insightful comments 24/7.

The Garden of Eden

Based around the eponymous centerpiece (AI generated image by @AI.Torah, framed with locally sourced river-wood, by the talented Fletch, aka @Salt4Lifee), The Garden of Eden transports you to Paradise before the fall. Relax in it's comforts, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Here, you are without sin. Be not Ashamed.

The Grotto

The grotto is an area that acts as a painting you can walk into.

Multiple artworks are installed at a clever perspective to blend into the forest.

stepping into the scene creates the illusion of being inside a cartoon.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The Hand that Feeds You

The Hand that Feeds You

A sculpture featuring hands in a mandala-like fashion, with a singular arm blooming at its centre. Each limb is decorated with various finishes and will be laden with decadent treats daily. Bite at your own risk.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The Horny Arrow

Are you Horny? declare it here! Press the button!!

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The Lucky Dip

The Lucky Dip is a roaming interactive art piece that occurs consistently spontaneously throughout Kiwiburn. Participants will be given the opportunity to blindly select a gift from within The Lucky Dip.

Receiving a gift is unconditional and does not require you to donate or do anything. Anyone can donate a gift if they want to. Everyone gets a second chance to pick a different gift.

You're also free to return your gift when you're bored of it or donate a gift for the lucky Dip at the drop in box by the hub.

Look for The Lucky Dip trolley being pushed by a Bunny.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The Nanglerfish

The Nanglerfish floats, drawing you to it's trap!

This piece was constructed for AquariuAUM using about 1200 littered Nang canisters from the previous years ImaginariAUM. The 2000+ other Nangs were picked up as litter in Auckland or donated by burners who held onto to them, waiting for them to become art!

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

The Nanglerfish

The Nanglerfish is a sculpture made entirely of used nang canisters that was constructed for AUM this season under the theme AquariAUM.

It is made up of over 1000 nang canisters that were littered at AUM on new years eve 2023 and a few hundred picked up off the streets of Auckland. The remaining several thousand nangs were donated by conscious burners who stored their nang waste from kiwiburns past so that they could become art!

The piece is a remark on AUMs execution of a leave no trace culture and is a Nanglerfish for the pun of it!

Travelers Like Us

A meteorite has landed on the Paddock! A peek inside reveals that this is no ordinary space rock, containing an innovative and vibrant world. But where have the creators of this civilization gone?

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Underscope

What's that sticking up out of the ground....? Perhaps you should go investigate

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Ungrabbable

Ungrabbable is a meditation on the fleeting nature of object permanence and desire. A mystery of science and illusion awaits you- just out of reach.

Suitable for adults.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Watching Woods

The dream is for people to follow a mysterious sound and stumble into a hidden, secret world — step into a clearing and suddenly into the court of a supernatural presence. The faces are "magic", following the visitor in an unbroken gaze. The scout returns to their village with stories of the forest folk — otherworldly faces in the woods.

And perhaps a few restless souls will be led away by a strange tune to join the mischievous ranks of the forest spirits...

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

We don't need no water...

Ever stood underneath a fire????

Fire Water Burn by Blood Hound Gang every sunset with marsh mellows.

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

WE NEED YOUR NEWS : Content Generator

Have you got hot goss? In-jokes? Baseless Accusations? Have you always dreamed of being a roving reporter? A whistleblower? A regular John Campbell? Our CNC news anchors need your content! So grab a pen to contribute news stories of the day. 7.35PMish every night @ CNC - you can laugh at your own jokes as we read them live on TV!

When the sun goes down

"When the sun loses its shape, the animals come out to play."

'At night I come alive, who can you spot through the decades in my magical mind's delight.'

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

Zine Zone

Read some zines, make some zines, read some zines about making zines. Come to the Zine Zone and have an ama-zine time. The Zine Zone is open during daylight hours.

Events: Making Zines

This Artwork was supported by a KAC Grant.

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