Burning Man
What I encountered at Burning Man was a drive to create things that are truly unique, that serve an artistic purpose, that are aesthetically valuable and ultimately make the world a more interesting place. These things do not necessarily have to be “functional” (although as a nation we are certainly also innovating and making impressive strides in the field of technology), duplicable or mass producible. In fact, they are largely ephemeral. Many of them will be burned or disassembled.
The whole of Black Rock City — the city made of camps and art pieces that constitutes the site of the festival — exists for only one week each year, leaving in its wake almost no trace of its existence.