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ABOUT THE BOOK
I felt an urge to take off on a trip – to do something unscripted. To document a self-
expression that is increasingly precious in a society where we have perhaps become
imprisoned by our own material desires. Our spirits can fly far and beyond these
paradigms.
From Las Vegas through the desert to Burning Man, then on again to California,
seven of us living like cubs for eight days. Stopping when we saw a stream or to
stock up, otherwise racing through the landscape unhindered. No one expects to
tread any new paths on a road trip. Europeans have hied themselves to America for
adventure and discovery since the eighteenth century, and the Wild West has long
been conquered. That was never the point. Yet somehow, every canyon we dropped
down into seemed untouched, the light seeping into our bubble as if for the first
time.
All humans were nomads once, and even in today’s over-civilised, aspirational
world we still feel a residual need to move with our own chosen communities. Tribal
gatherings are as ancient a part of life, recently resurgent. I am curious about the
social migrations to these larger festivities, and the pace at which they continue to
gather notoriety.
The elaborate preparations, the journey to and decompression from: all give us
great insight into the value of these experiences. After living in a gift economy
for just a few days, timeless, insulated from all but our immediate reality, leaving
Burning Man was a jolt. The first unfriendly face was stranger.
We constantly seek stimulation, entertainment and learning, expecting to find it
in traditional avenues. Time with our friends and peers can offer all this, perhaps
nowhere more so than on the road, where, separated from day-to-day woes, we are
free to act and react in the moment.
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Format: 24 x 32 cm
80 pages
47 images
ISBN: 978-3-86828-254-2
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