In resonance with the profound loss of Burning Man founder Larry Harvey in 2018, I felt compelled and inspired to create this sculpture to honor his extraordinary life.
Passage Home evoked a symbolic home-coming of Larry's spirit back to the Black Rock Desert. Five white pentagonal doorways receded in space to the horizon in alignment with the sunrise. The patterns filling each pentagon are the radial streets of Black Rock City, with a subtle symbolism that changes with each doorway passed.
The sculptures was discovered far from the main city streets, in the quiet, contemplative open space of Deep Playa. It was illuminated at night with 5 rings of amber light. Each of the doorways lead the viewer towards the rising sun, and lead us to the silhouette of Larry Harvey, wearing his signature Stetson hat, walking into the sunrise.
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