Cover image by Scarlett Hayes, shayestudios, Mosaic 2015
The time to reveal the theme for this year's Mosaic Experiment is upon us!
We tallied all of your votes from the ranked choice voting and are proud to present to you,
*drum roll*
Much more to come soon, so keep your eyes and ears open for info on art grants, effigy, tickets, and more!
Hey there folks, have we got good news for you! We've narrowed down the many theme suggestions you've sent in to us to five finalists and now it's time for you, the community, to cast your vote for Mosaic Experiment 2023's theme!
The choices for this year's theme and their descriptions are:
1. Mosaic Experiment: Things Atoms Do
“These are some of the things that hydrogen atoms do, given fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution.” - Carl Sagan
The quote above is one of many quotes by Sagan that embodies a cosmic perspective. The cosmic perspective rises above the human sense of self to show that humanity is only one facet of the universe. It humbles the ego and gives validation to creativity and love.
2. Mosaic Experiment: Suspend Reality
Mosaic's "Suspend Reality" theme encourages participants to step outside of their comfort zones and explore new perspectives, whether through art, music, performance, or other forms of expression.
This theme encourages participants to let go of their preconceptions and to fully immerse themselves in the moment, to be present and open to the endless possibilities of the Mosaic Experiment, where participants can discover new dimensions of themselves and the world around them.
3. Mosaic Experiment: Dancing With Shadows
Everyone has a shadow. Some may try to run from their shadow, denying its existence only to be forever chased by it. Some may be consumed entirely by their shadow, dimming their inner flame and falling into the void that now surrounds them.
But there is another path. The path that allows you to meet your shadow with compassion and forgiveness. The path of integration and acceptance.
This is an invitation to dance with your shadows along this seldom tread path, for without the darkness, there can be no light.
4. Mosaic Experiment: Synaptic Connection
Synaptic connection is a fundamental mechanism of the central nervous system. It is how communication in the brain occurs to manifest in subjective thoughts as well as objective action. Signaling or electrical impulses transmit across the collective of individual neuronal units via synaptic connections. These connections may be mediated by electrical signals or even chemical messengers- across long distances to achieve their goals and to bring life to humans they reside in. We participants at Mosaic are these brain cells, interacting and connecting via synaptic connection to bring about art, growth, and transformation. We make up the grand organism together via our intricate communications and contributions.
Observe images of neurons, pyramidal cells, synapses, and purkinje cells via a Google search.
You will see that the nervous system contains beautiful opportunity for art- an eye, a brain, or neural trees as statues, pyrotechnics, effigy, or temple. Notice the parallels between neuronal branches and those of trees and lightning arbors. The depth of the system is ornate and inspiring for a community of diverse individuals that come together to comprise a functioning system of awe and beauty.
5. Mosaic Experiment: Celestial Chaos
Description - We have awoken in the night to find that the celestial skies have been reborn into new beautiful chaos. Nothing is familiar and those who find their way by the stars have awoke to find new worlds and paths to explore... Strange new patterns emerge amongst this metamorphosis. Forget Mars in retrograde - all celestial bodies have found new orbits to dance in as the stars burn brighter and brighter in their intensity, falling & rising/dying and being reborn amongst the music and the moments. New constellations are created, the gods & goddesses & deities of old are transformed amongst this chaotic celestial rebirth.
What will this Celestial Chaos bring?
Voting is open until Wednesday, April 5th at 8:00 pm EST
Cast your vote now at https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/2023-theme-voting
Thank you to everyone that submitted their suggestion for Mosaic Experiment's 2023 theme.
We had some of the best theme ideas in the history of the event, making narrowing them down particularly difficult. In the end, we will be choosing the top five themes, selected by the MOrg through ranked choice voting, for all of you in the community to vote on.
Stay tuned folks, all the things Mosaic are about to start happening.
We're back with our first full length podcast video since we last saw you at Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off And On Again and we're cooking up something a little different this year...
We'd like our second season of the show to focus more on stories from the burn, either ours or others you've been to, as a way to better connect with the community, and in turn give you the opportunity to create your own new connections.
We'll still be giving you all the dirty details on what you need to know about the burn as we get closer to the event, but that will mostly be shared in our shorter Minute in the Mud videos.
In this episode, we talk a bit about Burning Man Proper and its art, recall our favorite moments from last year's Mosaic, and extend an invitation to all of you to join us in making this year's experiment (and podcast), one that we'll never forget.
Over the last two years, you might have noticed that our theme selection process may have been a bit different than what you’re used to, and you’re right. In 2021, time constraints pushed us to pick a theme midsummer, and with the in person event having to cancel due to health concerns that year, we carried it into 2022.
This year we’re putting you, the community, back in charge of picking our theme and submissions are open now!
Enter your submission for Mosaic Experiment 2023 here
Act fast to enter your submission though, because we’re only accepting them until March 15th, 2023. After that, we’ll be moving on to Round 2 in order to vote on this year’s theme for your Mosaic Experiment
Not long after we all returned to Defaultia following our event in 2022, we asked you in the community to submit some of your photos and videos from OFF AND ON AGAIN to be used in a video collage.
It's been quite awhile but you know how rough decomp can be, especially with winter soon following. We're happy to finally be able to present to you a collage of our first in-person event in 3 years, told from your perspectives.
We can't wait for all that Mosaic 2023 will bring.
We're back with another Minute in the Mud to let you know about the open lead positions we currently have. So many of you got in touch with us after the fantastic volunteer shifts you did this past year to ask if there were openings in the Mosaic Organization (MOrg) that you could fill, so here they are.
Visit https://www.mosaicexperiment.com/lead-positions today to get more details about these openings and to fill out a lead application.
New full length Out of the Mud episodes soon, so follow our podcast here
And don't forget to check out our Discord where you can make your way through the cyber gate and get your digital theme camp on the server: Mosaic Experiment Discord
It's official, folks!
Mosaic Experiment 2023 will take place on Thursday, September 28th through Sunday, October 1st. That’s 09/28/2023 - 10/01/2023 so start making plans now to join us this year.
Theme submissions will be opening up soon, as well as art grants and effigy applications, so keep an eye out for those here and through our socials.
Our official podcast, Out of the Mud, will be returning with new full-length episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHoG6F5ijYn8zBLsXmKVx2zqS9Xo8S_Fc
And don’t forget to join our Discord Server to burn all year round: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ
The What When Where for Mosaic Experiment 2022: Off and On Again has been published!
If you want to know What is going on, When it is happening or Where it will be, this is the document for you!
The map is interactive. Zoom in and click on icons and camps to read their titles and descriptions. Icons stay the same size regardless of your zoom setting, so zooming in will make it clearer where the icons fall.
In the side bar you can toggle on and off what parts of the map are showing. Camping areas, departments, art, mobility motor co. stops, and bathrooms are all visible in the default view. Food/beverage, sound, and fire icons can be toggled on and off. All sound shares the same icon but the description will indicate the level of the sound (low, moderate, high).
*Note on Food and Beverages: If your camp plans to gift non-alcoholic beverages (mocktails, tea, coffee, etc). Please email placement and ASAP for to be added to the map. This option did not get added to the registration form so this information was not collected.
Theme Camps: You will receive an email with your space's measurements in the coming days.
Mobility and Accessibility: Some requested spots were at neighboring camps, so those camps will share a shuttle stop. If you need a stop and there is not one close enough to you on the map, please email mobility@mosaicexperiment.com.
Accessible portos are spread throughout the event. If you need one moved closer to your camp, please email placement@mosaicexperiment.com.
Updates/Changes: The map will be printed tomorrow. No changes will be able to be made to the printed map after that.
The map is subject to change if on-site conditions require. In the event of last minute map changes, the online version will be updated and the changes will be announced.
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