- A large wooden Trojan Horse with hidden rooms inside stands ready to be towed across the desert as part of Burning Man's 2011 theme "Rites of Passage."
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Reunion at Burning Man 2012!
Burners who participated in Trojan Horse 2011 and fans of the piece are invited to a reunion and celebration of the Horse at 8 PM, Thursday, Aug. 30. The event at Shift Camp, 9:45 and A, will feature several core … Continue reading
From Horse to Phoenix via Harly
‘Phoenix Risen’ from the ashes of the Trojan Horse The Horse lives on! And not just in people’s hearts. Last September, two days after the Trojan Horse burned, Norm Tucker, a virgin Burner from Auburn, California, went to the remnants … Continue reading
Thank You!
Looking back over 2011, it goes without saying that it was a long road to the desert and an even longer road home. Now, more than six months after our majestic beast burnt to the ground, trying to genuinely express … Continue reading
Sale: LEDs, PSU, wire
Hello all, the Trojan Horse crew is still struggling to pay last year’s bills and you would help us out a lot if you would take some of these leftovers off our hands: UPDATE: 1x AC/DC 600W Power Supply Mean Well … Continue reading
Black Rock Horse
Todd Darling’s film “Black Rock Horse” is in the final stages of production! A team of artists at Burning Man ask volunteers to pull a 50 foot high Trojan Horse across a dry lake bed. The procession becomes a stampede … Continue reading
In The Dust
Check out this beautiful short film featuring our girl the horse, among other beautiful occurrences in the 2011 desert by our friend Jason Mongue.
The view from above
A great shot showing the assembly of Greeks, Trojans, Slaves, Gods, Goddesses and Burners, shortly before the second pull. And mind, that you only see the last third of our rows and rows of slaves. The image is a screenshot … Continue reading
Call for Photos/Videos of the Horse
In the moment of action we all had our hands full – pulling ropes, waving flags, securing a safety perimeter – and were not able to do as much documentation of the Horse’s Procession and Burn as we would have … Continue reading
564 Slaves pulling the Horse!
To set the record straight on the total number of pullers: From the video of the first pull, we counted 94 individual pullers on the first line. Assuming the other 5 lines had the same density of slaves – which … Continue reading
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