Chaque année, pour la dernière semaine d'août, le désert du Black Rock au Nevada accueille le fameux Burning Man, festival déluré mythique. Véritable ville éphémère, le lieu du Burning Man voit défiler le temps d'une semaine des festivaliers et des artistes vêtus de tenues toutes plus originales les unes que les autres dans une ambiance brûlante. Le photographe Trey Ratcliff, professionnel de la photo haute définition, nous entraîne dans l'univers hors norme de ce festival gigantesque.

Here is "Folly," one of the most awesome art pieces at Burning Man this year, as the Monaco sailed up for a visit. It was one of the first giant works to burn. I would have taken photos of it burning, but my two crazy roommates and I decided to go dance at the Opulent Temple instead. It's hard to…

— Trey Ratcliff (@treyratcliff)

This is one of my favorite art cars: The Mayan Warrior. Thousands of people follow it across the desert on their illuminated bikes, waiting for it to come to a stop. The DJ is up on top and the sound system is enough to vibrate anyone out to the trash fence!

— Trey Ratcliff (@treyratcliff)

Here's an amazing zoetrope that depicts Charon crossing the River Styx. If people start pulling the ropes in the right syncopation, the wheel spins faster and faster until a strobe appears, showing the animated skeleton doing rowing across the river. It's just amazing... the minds that come up with…

— Trey Ratcliff (@treyratcliff)

Rendez-vous fin août pour la prochaine édition.

Source : Trey Ratcliff via Érectile