Oneirotica
Burning Man 2023 and 2025
Oneirotica reflects a merging of two forces that move us, and through us.
Oneiros: that mysterious space from which dreams arise into our awareness, deified/personified in Greek Mythology as Oneiros, the spirit of dreams
Eros: personified as a god of love and desire, but in the broader sense referring to the force which inspires creativity, the urge to bring something to life,
Oneirotica is envisioned as a cross-pollination space, where the merging of desire and dreams combine into the powerful force that is the creative spirit itself: the Imagination, whispering to us from a future time.
Part shrine, part signal from the future, its mirrored petals define a sanctum from a time yet to come—a framework of reflection. Inspired by Nature on all scales—from orchids luring pollinators to stars lifting our gaze to the pulse of the cosmos.
Axolotl wedding, day before the rains. Photo by Duncan Rawlinson
Photo by Duncan Rawlinson
photo by Scott London