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酷热、干旱、难以生存;忘我、狂欢、活在当下。美国内华达州的「火人祭」(Burning Man Festival) 是全球数一数二最疯狂的艺术祭。 「火人祭」选址在内华达州的黑石沙漠(Black Rock Desert) ,时间为每年的八月底至九月,为期八天的艺术祭鼓励参加者撇开过去,感受当下,尽情狂欢并展示真我。
1986年开始的火人祭,理念是表现最真实的自己。火人祭有十大原则, 包括绝对的包容(radical inclusion)、互相送赠所需(gifting)、去商品化(de-commodification)、彻底得自力更生(radical self-reliance)、尽力表达自己(radical self-expression)、共同努力(communal effort)、公民责任(civic responsibility)、不留痕迹(leaving no trace)、参与(participation)及活在当下(immediacy)。
活在当下
火人祭由莱利‧夏维(Larry Harvey) 与数名朋友在1986年的夏至创立。当年他设计了一个高两米半高的人型雕塑,尽情狂欢后便把雕塑烧毁净尽。两年后,莱利建造了一个高12米的巨型雕塑。火人祭每年都会举行,其后选址黑石沙漠。莱利‧夏维把火人祭推展得更疯狂,更大型。火人祭每年吸引大批参加者。 2011年大会限定参加人数不多于五万人,至去年已有逾六万人参加。
火人祭每年八月开始前都只是一片荒芜的沙漠。八月底,抢得入场券的参加者从四面八方涌至。他们都靠自己驾驶的越野车生活。要在天气极端的黑石沙漠生存,参加者都带备了水和食物,还有各式各样奇特的装置艺术。但在火人祭的国度,一切都不算奇怪,所以参与者可尽情表现最真实的自己。八天过后,各人把所有带来的物品完全带走,同时也带走所有疯狂的回忆,让荒漠回归平静