Burning Man LIVE A People's History of Burning Man
Jan 10, 2024
Join Steve Mobia, founder of the Lamplighters and cacophonist, as he recounts wild tales from the San Francisco Suicide Club. Kimric Smythe shares the iconic story of the year the Man turned into a fiery disaster. Denzil Meyers offers a nostalgic look at the origins of SantaCon, while Stuart Harvey, Larry Harvey's brother, narrates the journey of building a temple in Northern Ireland to promote unity. Their anecdotes capture the spirit of community, chaos, and creativity that defines Burning Man.
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Saving A Living Cultural Archive
- The Legacy Oral History Project aims to collect thousands of Burning Man stories to preserve memory and culture for scholars and participants.
- Andie Grace frames the archive as a historical repository to hold diverse origins, teams, and personal memories for future study.
Model Oral History Methods First
- The project studied established oral-history models like StoryCorps, The Moth, ACT UP archives, and oralhistory.org before designing its method.
- Consult proven archives and academic how-tos to ensure interviews are preserved and ethically collected.
Record Multiple Media Types
- Record both audio and video and use a mix of field and remote recordings to capture different participants and contexts.
- Preserve raw full-length footage plus curated clips to maximize archival usefulness and accessibility.