Greetings
from Café Island!
Dear Friends
and Family,
Been wondering what I've been up to since the fall of 2001? I
was preparing for, partaking in, and then documenting my trip
to Café Island!
Café
Island is the heart of a Floating World located in Black Rock
City, Nevada. Reaching a population of over 29,000 this year,
Black Rock City is one of the largest cities in the state of Nevada
... for the one week a year that it actually exists. The city
is the physical manifestation of a year-round global community
of artists, freaks, performers, geeks, ravers, doctors, lawyers,
teachers, rocket scientists, and other individuals who are dedicated
to conscious community, radical self expression, and the participation
and creation of artful living. As a result, I think it is the
most beautiful city in the world and beyond.
Café
Island is a bustling port and gathering place for thousands of
seafarers, sirens, mermaids, sea creatures, monsters of the deep,
and otherworldly aliens who dwell in and around its magical waters.
The main structure on Café Island is a 38,000 square foot
shade structure based on a Bedouin tent design. The beautifully
decorated space contains a music stage, a spoken word stage, numerous
art installations, seating areas, sacred spaces, and a coffee
shop. The preparation and operation of the port at Café
Island requires almost a full year of planning by a small team
of hardworking and dedicated individuals sharing a common vision,
and the help of several hundred fantastic volunteers.
A visit
to Café Island is as much about the journey as it is
the destination. Witnessing the excitement, the commitment,
and the creative connections that come with an effort of such
magnitude, then enjoying the results of so much love, can't
help but be energizing and inspirational. I hope you enjoy the
rest of the photos, postcards, videos, and more. Through them,
I hope to share with you a wonderful place where I live one
week a year, but that I visit in my heart everyday.
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