Tyson Yunkaporta is an artist and scholar of the Apalech Clan in Australia. Caveat Magister is a Burning Man philosopher. They explore ceremony, circumstance, and how art is not about the object. They talk through the power of play, mining the margins, and what indigenous peoples have known that modern people are rediscovering.
They discuss Black Rock City, Regional events, and the impact of Gifting, Radical Inclusion, and the ‘wrong’ white people. They explore ideas that are uncommon and uncomfortable:
· the ethics of creating spaces where magic is more likely to happen
· taking art back from the priestly class to restore balance to the world
· how Burning Man has maintained integrity, if it even has...
Deakin.edu.au: Dr Tyson Yunkaporta
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Harper Collins Publishing)
Beer with Bella: Tyson Yunkaporta (New York Times)
Turn Your Life Into Art by Caveat Magister (Burning Man Journal)
Excerpts from “Turn Your Life Into Art” by Caveat Magister (medium)
The Scene That Became Cities (Penguin Random House Publishing)