FUTURE DREAMS - A fundraiser for the TEMPLE OF THE 5 ELEMENTS

147 North Avenue 18,Los Angeles CA 90031

30 July, 2022

Description

Southern California Burners, friends of burners and the burner-curious, Come out on July 30 to meet members of your local Burner community and support the TEMPLE OF THE 5 ELEMENTS, a placed art project at Burning Man 2022. The fun will go from 8pm to 3am and feature local DJs (+1 from Denver) who are also seasoned burners on the decks. 100% of donations go to support the Temple of the 5 Elements! WHAT TO EXPECT: - Great Burner DJs playing until 3AM. - Nite Market with Burner-owned small businesses. - A great Burner vibe and other Burners! - Beverages (and likely a TBA food truck) available on site. - BassBoss sound ABOUT THE TEMPLE OF THE 5 ELEMENTS Inspired by The Fifth Element, this is an interactive interpretation of the altar and plinths from the temple room of the film where burners will be invited to combine the elements of Earth, Air, Water & Fire to transform themselves into the element of love & illuminate their surroundings with the power of their love. On the playa, two or more participants will ascend to the top of a short altar to stand on an inset, clear plexiglass disk, triggering hidden pressure sensors. When triggered, beams of light will shoot out from four surrounding pillars in colors representing Earth, Air, Water and Fire onto the participants on the altar, then a powerful beam of white light will illuminate the participants from below as they kiss or embrace, illuminating the surrounding area as they become the element of love until the lighting effect times out and fades to make space for other participants. The Temple of the 5 Elements is a meditation on love and the fulfilled hope of re/connection. After two years mostly apart, I wanted to create an idea that would bring friends, old and new, together to embrace, maybe kiss, and experience the joy of human connection that has been absent for too long, and for too many. My intent is for this installation to inspire people to interact with it and with each other, which will be achieved since it will take two people standing on the disk to trigger the effect. My hope is it reawakens a sense of love for each other. That love is elemental. That love is the light we need to guide us through the darkness we experience in our lives. And have fun in the process. We intend to bring the Temple of the 5 Elements to several regionals throughout the US and possibly Canada after the burn so people who can’t come to the playa can also experience it. BEQUINOX and the VENICE AFTERBURN are very high on our list. Learn more about the Temple here: https://templeofthe5elements.com/ WHAT TO BRING: - Eventbrite Ticket / QR Code: You will receive your ticket via email from Eventbrite. - Your favorite playa wear! Remember layers! - this is a mostly outdoor event. - Your smartphone to trade contact info with other Burners and to Venmo that local burner artisan for their creation you fall in love with. - Positive vibes only! IMPORTANT NOTES: – This event will proceed rain or shine. - This event is a fundraiser for the TEMPLE OF THE 5 ELEMENTS. All monies exchanged for tickets or project swag on site will be considered a donation with a thank you gift. (Nite Market booths, beverages from the venue and food trucks operate independently of TO5E, llc and monies received by them are not donations to the project.) - 100% of donations to TO5E, llc go towards the TEMPLE OF THE 5 ELEMENTS. - No Refunds will be offered or implied. - Every donation is loved and appreciated. - Ample free street parking is available around the venue. - No outside beverages. - This is a peaceful, fun event. TO5E, llc and Open the Portal reserve the right to remove or deny entry to anyone at their sole discretion. Both parties also hope this language is being included for legal reasons only and is not actually needed during the event.