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Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

An initiation into Future Realities. A journey into the Unknown in the Nevada desert.

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Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

Solipmission - Burning Man 2017

An initiation into Future Realities. A journey into the Unknown in the Nevada desert.

An initiation into Future Realities. A journey into the Unknown in the Nevada desert.

An initiation into Future Realities. A journey into the Unknown in the Nevada desert.

An initiation into Future Realities. A journey into the Unknown in the Nevada desert.

Dadara ™
Dadara ™
Dadara ™
Dadara ™
5 Campaigns |
Amsterdam, Netherlands
$33,272 USD $33,272 USD by 240 backers
$32,916 USD by 233 backers on May 17, 2017
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Overview
At Burning Man 2017 a small crew of artists will be locked up inside a black box for the entire week of the festival. They will create a virtual Burning Man on the inside walls without ever viewing the outside, just based on what visitors tell them.

We've reached our crowdfunding goal! YAY! We are so grateful to all those who've helped to make this possible! But we also see that people keep donating and that's great, because the more money we get the more beautiful we can print the Reality Tickets, work on details, enhance the experience etc. etc., basically just make sure this will turn out to be as good as possible. Big Hug to you all.

All realities are real, but some are more real than others.

 

 

In the 19th century we filled in the last blank spots of our planet. No more Unknown Territories to discover. Our entire planet has been mapped and documented, and moreover by 2020 even the last remote spot on our planet might be connected to the Internet. Gone are the days of heroic adventures into the Unknown.

However, in recent years a new Unknown Territory suddenly appeared again on our planet: The World of Virtual Reality. We will embark on a Mission to explore this new world, and will do so in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada during the Burning Man Festival.

A Turing Test for Reality

At Burning Man 2017 a small crew of artists will be locked up inside a black box for the entire week of the festival. They will never leave the box, and won't ever see what's happening outside.

With their art they will create a virtual Burning Man on the inside walls without ever viewing the outside, just based on what visitors tell them. Through the duration of the festival, the inside walls of the construction will be continuously filled with the collaborative Crew /Visitors’ interpretation of the outside reality.

 

The Visitors wear VR goggles, their bridge between reality and virtuality. But where does their reality end and virtuality begin? Is what they see ‘real’? And how will they know the difference?

The entire project Is captured with a professional stereoscopic 360 rig and edited into an immersive VR experience of their mission at Burning Man.

The resident Crew will stay inside the Monolith during the entire course of the event, but they will still have some form of outside presence: for each of the Crewmembers physical “Avatars” will be created. These avatars, outfitted with a mini-360-camera, will roam the Playa. They will be life-size photos mounted on wood, which will be carried around by Burners and can be interacted with in the desert. 2D and 360-degree pictures and clips taken with the Avatars will be send back to the Monolith. Their journey and experience becomes part of the overall story.

Upon leaving visitors will receive a colorful beautifully printed entrance ticket - ‘Reality - Admit One’ - to the outside world/default Reality. The back of the entrance ticket will act as a kind of ‘terms and conditions’ featuring thoughts and insights on (Virtual) Reality.

The departure for the mission and homecoming of our crew will both be special ritual moments. After all, Reality won’t be the same anymore after this transformative journey. What will be their perception of “real” reality after they land again?

 

Philosophy

The actual definition of “reality” has been a universal question for ages. In today’s world with the current generation of Virtual Reality technology the definition of Reality is stretched even more, and boundaries between realities have become even more blurred.

Solipmission asks that old universal question again: “What is Reality?” With this project we explore this question with tools that previously belonged to the realm of science fiction. We are creating a bridge allowing visitors to cross over from science fiction into reality. But then again: How real is Reality?

Realizing the value(s) of both our human, real reality and digital, technological reality might enable a smoother transition into a future world, which will see a symbiosis of both.

Physical description

The project will be located inside a 25 x 25 x 25 feet black box. A black monolith, adorned with the colorful Solipmission logo, with a small door beneath it.

Inside the box there will be an inner cylinder of 18 feet in diameter with 12 feet high walls and a smaller fenced off circle for the visitors, with a VR-camera installed in the centre of the construction. Visitors will enter and leave through a small ante chamber. The inside of the Monolith will be illuminated with both indirect natural light, as well as additional neutral lighting.

Personnel will wear special overalls with our logo. Room for storage, sleeping, portapotties etc will be placed between the outside walls of cylinder and the inner wall of the box.

In science a black box is an object, which can be viewed in terms of input/output interactions with no knowledge of its internal workings. In Islam the Kaa’bah, the most holy object, has the form of a black box. In Space Odyssey 2001 black monoliths trigger transitions in human evolution. It thus symbolically links the scientific, spiritual, and human project aspects.

Past Burning Man Projects

In 2002 we built a big wooden threemaster in Amsterdam - the Fools Ark - which was shipped to the States, and then burnt in the desert.

In 2003 one hundred and forty paper maché Greymen surrounded an altar in the desert. People could customize those Greymen during the week, and at the end of the event burn their own inner Greyman during 140 private rituals.

In 2008 we protected the border between Dreams and Reality with the Department of Dreamland Security at Checkpoint Dreamyourtopia - a border control checkpoint to enter your own Dreams. A year later we tore down the walls between Dreams and Reality in an old swimming pool in Berlin with chainsaws and sledgehammers, exactly twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell.

In 2011 people could sign a Spiritual Karma Laundering contract at the Exchanghibition Bank. That would bring their spiritual Karma debt back to Zero, and in return they'd get a Zero banknote.

In 2012 the Exchanghibition Banknotes were hanging as leaves from the branches of the Transformoney Tree. People could draw and paint on real banknotes, turning their Money into Art, and then glue those banknotes onto the tree.

In 2013 we guided people on their Spiritual Path to Enlikement with Like4Real.

 

Epilogue

Reality still has more pixels than the screen of your iPhone. But even if in the future Virtual Reality will have more pixels than Reality itself, will that make VR more realistic than Reality?

 

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Support our Mission

Currency Conversion $1 USD
€1 EUR
Support our Mission with a 1 to 9 euro donation and receive our Virtual Love. We Love You!
Included Items
  • Support our Mission
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
7 claimed

Stuck in Reality

Currency Conversion $10 USD
€10 EUR
A set of three Solipmission Logo stickers, designed by Dadara.
Included Items
  • Stuck in reality
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
16 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Reality Tag

Currency Conversion $21 USD
€20 EUR
One of our Artists will “tag” your name to the panoramic artwork. Your name will become part of the Art! Your name will also be listed on the website, with our everlasting gratitude.
Included Items
  • Reality Tag
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
18 claimed

Downloading Reality

Currency Conversion $26 USD
€25 EUR
You receive a digital download of the Solipmission-documentary a week before the public release.
Included Items
  • Downloading Reality
Estimated Shipping
November 2017
6 claimed

Mini Monolith

Currency Conversion $37 USD
€35 EUR
A small 4x4x4 (10x10x10cm) inch Black Box. Made from the actual Monolith-materials. This simple iconic souvenir will be your everlasting link between the Virtual and the Real.
Included Items
  • Mini Monolith
Estimated Shipping
October 2017
7 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Dream Reality

Currency Conversion $37 USD
€35 EUR
A Dream Passport and Dream Dollar from Checkpoint Dreamyourtopia - a border control checkpoint to enter your own Dreams. Built in 2008 at Burning Man and destroyed in Berlin in 2009. People had to wait in line for hours in line, fill out immigration forms, and go through interrogation in order to obtain this passport. But you can get it here ;-)
Included Items
  • DreamPassport and DreamDollar
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
11 out of 25 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Art as Money Reality

Currency Conversion $47 USD
€45 EUR
The whole collection of Exchanghibition Banknotes from Dadara's previous Art as Money project! All banknotes are beautifully printed in full-colour with details in holographic foil. All banknotes are also uniquely numbered. The entire set consists of a Million, Infinite, Zero, 011000010111001001110100, 2012, Like, and Love banknote.
Included Items
  • Art as Money Banknotes
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
21 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Cotton Reality

Currency Conversion $52 USD
€50 EUR
Solipmission T-Shirt. Support our Mission with pride. Wear the Solipmission close to you heart.
Included Items
  • Cotton Reality
Estimated Shipping
June 2017
19 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Be Part(icipant) of the Art

Currency Conversion $52 USD
€50 EUR
Become a part of the art-installation. Email us a photo. We will print it at maximum A4 size and make it part of the Panoramic Artwork inside the Monolith. This way you can travel to Burning Man without moving, or visit your Virtual Alter Ego while being in the desert!
Included Items
  • Be Part(icipant) of the Art
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
6 out of 50 of claimed

Limited Solipmission Art Print

Currency Conversion $157 USD
€150 EUR
A 40x40cm art print of the Solopmission logo. Limited edition of 100, Numbered and signed by Dadara.
Included Items
  • Limited Solipmission Art Print
Estimated Shipping
June 2017
18 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Large Part(icipant) of the Art

Currency Conversion $367 USD
€350 EUR
Become a part of the art-installation. Email us a photo. We will print it at maximum A1 size and make it part of the Panoramic Artwork inside the Monolith. This way you can travel to Burning Man without moving, or visit your Virtual Alter Ego while being in the desert! You’ll receive an A3 size print from your section of the panoramic artwork.
Included Items
  • Sticker - Solipmission
  • Ticket to Reality
  • Downloading Reality
  • Large Part(icipant) of the Art
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
2 out of 40 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Camp Art Support

Currency Conversion $524 USD
€500 EUR
Join us!
Included Items
  • Camp Art Support
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
5 out of 30 of claimed

Private Monolith Experience

Currency Conversion $1,047 USD
€1,000 EUR
During a private one-hour VIP experience inside the Monolith, you and your special guest get to create art, engage with the Crew, and totally immerse yourself in a highly personal unique experience. Please note: you’ll need to arrange and pay for your own travel, accommodation and ticket to Burning Man.
Included Items
  • Ticket to Reality
  • Stick to Reality
  • Downloading Reality
  • Be Part(icipant) of the Art
  • Private Monolith Experience
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
1 out of 5 of claimed

VIP Monolith Group Experience

Currency Conversion $2,619 USD
€2,500 EUR
During a private one-hour VIP experience inside the Monolith, you and up to four additional guests get to create art, engage with the Crew, and totally immerse yourself in a highly personal unique experience. Please note: you’ll need to arrange and pay for your own travel, accommodation and ticket to Burning Man.
Included Items
  • Sticker - Solipmission
  • Ticket to Reality
  • Stick to Reality
  • Downloading Reality
  • Large Part(icipant) of the Art
  • VIP Monolith Group Experience
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
0 out of 2 of claimed
sold out

Georgie's Reality

Currency Conversion $52 USD
€50 EUR
Estimated Shipping
April 2017
10 out of 10 of claimed
sold out

Dance Sensation Reality

Currency Conversion $262 USD
€250 EUR
Estimated Shipping
May 2017
2 out of 2 of claimed
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