After attending the first Burning Man movie three years ago, San Francisco photographer Jin Ho was still thinking about her experience after returning from the Black Rock Desert.
“I’m definitely still being treated,” Hu said. “It usually takes a few weeks for me to fully understand what happened.” “But I think first impressions would be, it just felt oddly similar to previous years. It was almost like no time had passed somehow.”
She noted that a lot of people will refer to her more often 2019 Burning Man As happened last year.
She added, “I think this missed time gap felt like it didn’t happen. Someone mentioned that it almost felt like she was getting into a time capsule.”
Some artwork at Burning Man 2022. (Jin Ho) Some artwork at Burning Man 2022. (Jin Ho)
Despite feeling a return to familiarity with frequent festival-goers, the realities and emotions of living through the COVID-19 pandemic were also evident.
“I have piece on [Burning Man] temple Before. The temple felt especially emotional this year, there are so many people who died, that people were trying to let go and find closure for this year,” she said.
Hu Jintao has attended “Burning Man” for more than a decade. She is part of the festival’s team of documentaries, who capture everything and everyone that makes the interactive art event special and unique. It gave her a new perspective on life, contributed to her development as a photographer, and was even the impetus for her decision to marry her husband.
“It’s so much fun to go there and then be able to project these images into the public eye, and make people understand that Burning Man is more than just a crazy party,” Hu explained.
burning man This year’s topic It was “Daydreaming: Past, Present, and Future Visions of Our Hypnotic Reality.”
“The Burning Man feels like a dream any year,” Hu said. “But I think after he was just gone for so many years, it seemed like a more intense version of a dream because it was such a vivid memory.”
Hu noted that this year has seen a greater variety of artworks, many of which are smaller in size, allowing festival-goers to interact on a more personal level.
“I’ve always been very inspired by what people want to show there, whether it’s in fashion or art,” she added. “It always blows my mind what people can accomplish.”
This year, Burning Man also saw some of the harshest weather Hu Jintao has seen in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, which included sweltering temperatures and dust storms that lasted all day. The weather created all-white conditions, which made navigating anywhere difficult.
Jin Ho Jin Ho
But she noted that extreme weather is part of the Burning Man experience.
“In limited amounts, I really enjoy the dusting, because it feels kind of clearing. … There’s a lot of stimulation, isn’t it? It’s like a hyper-stimulating environment that really limits your focus, slows you down. It helps you enjoy where you are, and it helps you get to know people.” Renew and react to what’s going on around you instead of feeling scared.”