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36 Hours on The Playa highlights my first (yet short) time at Burning Man. For years, I had only heard stories and seen photos that I thought could justify the feeling of the festival's presence. Oh, how I was so very wrong. This magical land known as Black Rock City, comprised of community, creativity, self reliance and dust (lots of dust!) is the best city on Planet Earth. Beginning with the chaotic "Man Burn" and ending with the liberating "Temple Burn," this short film showcases the central theme of Burning Man, to leave no trace. We are here today and gone tomorrow. So please, make sure you are here, right now. This video is an introduction to the photo series, you can see here: http://shaynabatya.com/burning-man A SPECIAL THANKS TO: We Love Colors Craig Holmberg Jose Mertz Melissa Marie Giancarlo Loffredo
When We Love Colors brought artist, Txemy, from Spain to paint in Wynwood, I knew it would be an awesome chance to catch up with him while he was painting. Txemy uses vibrant colors and lots of tiny dots that come together to create electric murals. He invented the “Txemy machine,” which is a tube that attaches to a spray can in order to give a detailed spray effect. Txemy painted the front of 212 Gallery and also painted a 3 panel portrait piece for the We Love Colors warehouse. Check out my blog to see photos from my documentation: http://blog.shaynabatya.com/txemy/ Thank you We Love Colors & 212 Gallery. Music by Flying Lotus, featuring songs "mmmhmm" and "Do the Astral Plane."