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  [About the installation][Logbook 2005][Logbook 2004][Credits] 

                            Pictures: 
  [Burning Man 2005: ufo people][Burning Man 2004: ufo people]
      [Nowhere 2005: ufo people][UFO Party 2004: people]

About the Installation & Background I had the inflatible UFO installation at the last two burns (2005, 2004), this page gives you some background about this project. Initial vision, Motivation, Inspiration, Challenges during the Construction, how the inflatible thingy works and timeline of the construction - it's all in the: [Official UFO documentation].

Current status (September 2005)
I might set the UFO installations up here and there (Decompression London is one plan), but I want to do something new! I already have plans for a new installation for next year's Burning Man, it will be something totally different. It is time for something new!

Logbooks
The logbooks of the visitors are super interesting - read some genuine UFO poetry!
[UFO Logbook 2005]
[UFO Logbook 2004]

"...such is the life of 
trans global power party hippies..."
   - DrunkenNurse, 2005 

"Inflate.       
  Inflate. 
   Inflate. 
 Elite Bubble Club. 
 Orgy Requested."
  - Annonymous, 2004 

Credits I did this project under the name BubbleBoy, I designed and built the UFO by myself. However, quite a number of people helped me with this crazy endavour.

Past Exhibits
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29 Aug 2005   Burning Man 2005                        UFO Pictures
              Black Rock City, NV, USA                People Pictures
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21 Juli 2005  Nowhere 2005 (European Regional burn)   UFO Pictures
              Zaragoza, Spain                         People Pictures
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20 Nov 2004   UFO Party in BubbleBoy's appartment     Pictures by BubbleBoy 
              Zürich, Switzerland                     Pictures by Bryant
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23 Oct 2004   Seminarhaus Schöppingen, Chillout       Pictures
              Schöppingen, Germany
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29 Aug 2004   Burning Man 2004                        UFO Pictures
              Black Rock City, NV, USA                People Pictures
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29 Aug 2004   First outside setup                     Pictures
              on Lake Zürich, Switzerland             
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Some of my other Projects (project pages under construction) - Burning Man 2006 Installation, 2006 (concept phase) - XYZ Project, 2005 (in progress) - Intelligent Glow Wall, 2004 - UFO, 2004-2005 (this page) - Interactive Jacket, Burning Man 2003 - Man inside inflatible Bubble, Burning Man 2003 - Moveable Light for project table, 2003 - FabeWorx lamp: 2 Axis rotating lamp, 2002 - Internet Radio Appliances, 1999 - 2004

Burning Man I have been four times at Burning Man so far, the first time in 2001. Ever since my first visit my creative juices have been flowing like crazy. Burning Man - the art, the creativity and the people have inspired me a lot. The last three times I stayed with the Astral Headwash Camp.The following Spiegel article (German magazine) gives you a good idea about Burning Man (well, it's in German), and the following webpage in comic book style gives you a great visual impression of the event. Here is an overview comparing power generators, as a result of finding the appropriate generator for my installation. Black Rock City (BRC) is really big, I only realized this when I compared the BRC city map with maps/satelite photos from other cities. - UFO seen from a satelite

Other fascinating projects & people
Links to interesting and fascinating projects, done by people that inspire me.
- Miniman Project, same as Mini Me to the man, cool Burning Man 2005 art piece. Nevada, US.
- Anakin Koenig Airways, New York, US, - Anakin builds the coolest inflatible art pieces
- Luft und Laune GmbH, Zürich, Switzerland, Urs Meier - my brother builds inflatibles for a living
- Tranceflute - beautiful Ambient/Electronica/Techno music with the flute. Zurich, Switzerland.
- Inner Mind, by Gary Stadler & crew, huge inflatible cone at Burning Man 2005, coolest installation this year! San Diego, US.
- ARUA Racketbasis, Martin Lerjen's Projects, Bern, Switzerland.
- Lightsuit.com, super cool LED art, hard to see on their site, but he does some of the coolest LED art at Burning Man
- Mardi Storm's sculpures at Burning Man, US.
- Michelle Reader, Scenographer and Artist, based in London, UK.

Burning Man Resources (under construction)
- Inflatibles: Luft und Laune,
- AVR
- El Wire
- LED's
- Generators
- Costumes: Piedmont Boutique in SF, Wasteland in SF, Buffalo Exchange in SF, Denver,