Category: BM Projects

Kwalq

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The Kwalq Bus is a giant neon frog celebrating transformation, carrying people to new adventures across water and land. For Burning Man 2026 our plan is to transform the Thataway Bus into a giant neon frog, renamed “Kwalq” because that is the international sound of the frog. Not ribbit, not croak — but kwalq like a duck. It will be the same crew, same bus, same armature, same lights, etc., as the Thataway Bus, but now in the shape of a giant frog. The “Kwalq” project is simple yet stunning image in design — we convert a 30 foot metro…

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Kwalq Camp

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For Burning Man 2026 we are changing our interactivity under our new name Kwalq Camp (formerly Clamp Camp). As a mock cult we will be helping tadpoles and polywogs reach their next level of amphibious enlightenment. Our camp will look like a Lily Pad pond, and be home to our god frog “Kwalq” mutant vehicle. Our camp is home to polywogs seeking to ascend to the next level as amphibians (with a humorous tongue in cheek ascension ritual). Why Kwalq? That’s the international sound of the frog — not ribbit, not croak, but kwalq like a duck. Our crew of froggie monks will help participants earn merit badges…

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Thataway

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Check out our photos of the Thataway Bus from Burning Man 2022! It was a great success so we are hoping to bring it back in 2023. Below is our mutant vehicle proposal for Burning Man 2022 & 2023. Short description: In the chaos of all the art and interactivity at Burning Man, the best experiences often come from just going with the flow. “Thataway” helps point the way with a simple, giant, neon arrow redirecting you to new adventures. What makes this a mutant vehicle? This vehicle lives only for Burning Man projects, and has been to Burning Man…

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Loco Motive Plans for Burning Man 2018

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Check out the Loco Motive, our 2018 Burning Man project — The LOCO Motive! Imagine a loco motive driving backwards, in circles, and with dizzying lights.  It looks like an old school steam train from a distance, but up close it’s full of dizzy, spinning, optical illusions. Visual Concept The first image shows our visual concept of the Loco Motive with night lighting — spiral lighting in front, pulsing LEDs along the side and on the roof, glowing lighting underneath. The second image is a to scale sketch of the loco motive, showing how it will fit around the bus. …

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