Information for the Invited Artist Nominee

Whether the work is theme-related or a vision you’ve had in your head for some time, anyone making a commitment to creating art at Burn2’s Octoburn event must take responsibility for all aspects of that creation, from accepting the invited artist nomination and grant, to participating in a dialogue with us, arriving on the playa, creating your art, protecting your art from the virtual elements, and being accountable for cleanup.

Your Installation Space

2D Art: Because the art may need to be moved or resized, you can give up to 12LI of your 2D art pieces to our curator, and you can set the permissions on your artwork to no copy/mod/transfer so that you know the curator will not keep a copy when your pieces are returned to you.
Another option is for you to be assigned a panel on which to place your 2D art, up to 12LI total.

3D Art: Your plot allocation can be as small as 4m x 4m or as large as 64m x 64m. We have a limited number of the larger sizes available. Your land impact and land area will be dependent on your planned installation. Maximum height will be 28 meters. All parts of your installation must stay within the dimensions assigned for your art. Thinking what kinds of 3D art we're looking for? You can see some examples here.

Original Work

We expect that the majority of your artwork (including AI generated parts) is original, created by you.

Building Limitations and Considerations for 3D Artists

• If selected, you will be sent a Burn2 Access group invite; remember to wear your Burn2 Camp Builder tag while building. There is an automatic 2-minute return time for non-Access objects rezzed on the playa.
• Information givers on touch are encouraged; please do not include external links except those that are strictly informational, like wiki pages and Burning Man/Burn2 pages.
• Off-playa landmarks and SLURLs break the Immediacy principle. Keep visitors immersed in the here and now, to experience the magic of being fully present on the playa. We want everyone to enjoy your AMAZING art!
• Live plants are not allowed at Burning Man, nor at Burn2. Plants must appear fake - be creative! Remember, the playa is a long-gone, ancient dry lake bed. No lakes, ponds or rivers exist here - although it has been known to rain there, the water doesn't stay. Water is kept in containers and is prone to evaporation.
• Terraforming or digging on the Burn2 plot is not permitted.
• Giant boxes, domes, shipping containers, tents or camps don’t belong out on the open playa. The open playa is for hand-built and personally-designed artwork rather than prefabricated structures. There are small camping areas on the playa that you could stay in.
• A plot will be cut to the dimensions of your assigned footprint. This will enable you to request a specific EEP setting or music in your plot. Art installations on the open playa may contain ambient sound elements that are integral to the installation, but we do not allow DJs, sound systems, DJ booths, or any kind of amplified dance music in the art area.
• NO scripts or effects will be allowed to go into or cross over to the other regions. This is especially for installations that are near a region border.
• Do not use any scripts that require interacting with the region server or external servers/databases, such as scanners, sensors and the like. Keep script times to .02ms or less, where possible.
• All parts of your installation that are not intended to be walked or climbed on, should be phantom.
• BUILD-BY-DATE: 11pm Tuesday October 14th - ALL BUILDING MUST STOP BY THIS DATE. At that point we will do a final check and give you a chance to sort out any problems.

Lighting

• Artwork must be sufficiently illuminated at night, including rebar, guy wires and any other part of the installation that somebody could crash into or trip over. Light your perimeter. It may change the impact of the artwork in a good way.
  This includes lighting your build materials before you finish creating your art installation. Note that it’s a good idea to set your object permissions so they cannot be stolen or removed (in SL, make sure that you don’t have your work set as copyable or movable by anyone).
  On lighting your art:
  • We have a day/night cycle on the playa. It is YOUR responsibility to light your art. You want your AWESOME work to be SEEN!
  • Consider lighting as part of your art design, not as an afterthought.
  • Again: Light your perimeter.

Interactivity

Create something that will inspire, engage, question, puzzle, amuse, seduce and otherwise impact those who see your work at Burn2’s echo of Black Rock City. We especially encourage interactive installations. It can be transformative for those who come and experience your art.

Stages

Invited art installations are not intended to have stages - because providing a stage narrows the opportunities for participation to merely performer and spectator(s). We want to see that art remains a source of interactive discovery, rampant creativity, and radically inclusive participation.

Fire as Part of Your Art Installation

Consider the way safety considerations at BRC must be made when incorporating fire into an art installation. We ask you to emulate that at Burn2’s Octoburn.

You want to burn your build down at LNT time? Great, you are encouraged to do it! If you’ve not done this before, ask for help from the DPW department. There is a burn kit available in the DMV Sandbox, and we have some skilled scripters and builders who can give you advice and guidance on preparing your installation to burn. We suggest you try to finish scripting - and testing - your burnable build by 1 week before build period closes (7th of October). Save the burnable version of your build in your inventory, leave the unscripted version out during the event through to LNT. Swap in the burnable version when ready to burn! We ask you to do this to keep script loads down during the event.

Note: If you decide to burn down your installation, even though the virtual playa doesn’t get burn scars - emulate how the playa is protected at BRC! Check this out: burn scar prevention.

Cleanup Accountability

If you are selected as one of this year’s invited artists, you will receive an area of clean, blank canvas on the playa. At LNT time, everything you bring to live, create and burn MUST BE REMOVED. Nothing, absolutely nothing, should be left behind at your art site when you leave. Cleaning up and Leaving No Trace are paramount.

Compliance

Your installation must comply with:

• The 10 Principles of Burning Man
• Burn2's Child Avatar Policy
• The "M" (Moderate) maturity rating of Burn2's regions
• Linden Lab® Second Life Terms of Service
• Second Life® Community Standards
• These guidelines for invited art installations.