David Koren — Burning Man, FIGMENT & the Regionals: Inside, Outside & Out There

Figment 2018 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fEyHke1zMg

Abstract:

Burning Man is at the center of a global network of creative communities in cities around the world. In each community, a creative ecosystem forms through the events that local creators and organizations produce. A small number of these events are directly related to Burning Man, and are official “regional” events. The vast majority of events in each local ecosystem are not related to or affiliated with Burning Man. These may include art and music festivals, gatherings, celebrations, etc. The greatest impact of our global creative network is in the people we engage and empower through these unaffiliated events. One example of an unaffiliated but conceptually related organization is FIGMENT, which creates free local participatory arts events in cities around the world, inviting the people in our cities to engage, create, and share. FIGMENT has taken place 69 times in 20 cities in 5 countries over the past 12 years.