Eduardo Castillo - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2016

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"As I listened to this set once again, back home, I was transported back to a place where everything feels like a dream and where time seizes to exist. This is the power of music. I once again felt the sun on my face, I saw the smiles of joy below and around me, was almost brought to tears by that moment on the playa, surrounded by limitless love and affection. We are affected by each other in such profound ways and this should never be underestimated. It is because of this that this set exists. As you listen, I ask that you allow the introduction by Alan Watts to fill you with intention and allow the music to become the soundtrack for your actions after the music has stopped. We are all in this together, and I thank the Robot Heart family for facilitating these pivotal moments in all of our lives." Art: Identity Reorganization Portal - Michael Emery Identity Reorganization Portal is a steel gazebo-like structure. The portal’s footprint is narrow and circular with a diameter of 48″. Its total height is 11′. The entire structure, covered with thousands of small irregularly-cut mirrors, shines from a distance. Unable to avoid shiny objects, myriads of Black Rock citizens will be drawn closer only to find their own reflections scattered, reorganized and blended with the reflection of others nearby. This installation endeavors to raise important questions in the group mind about the nature of Identity. Passing through the center of the portal reveals one’s reflection now compressed by the inner concave nature of these mirrored walls. Two lighted buttons inside the portal activate a random set of verbal instructions for successful identity reorganization. Identity Reorganization Portal is designed to be a gauntlet thrown down before the apparent solidity of the assumed “I”. http://michaelemeryartworks.blogspot.com/ Photo by: John Dill