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A festival inspired by the famous Burning Man ([http://www.burningman.com/]) festival in the Nevada desert that attracts around 50 000 people, '''AfrikaBurn''' ([http://www.africaburn.com]) takes place in the Karoo desert, with nothing much around. A village of tents (Tankwa Town) springs up around art installations and sculptures for the six-day event.
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A festival inspired by the famous Burning Man ([http://www.burningman.com/]) festival in the Nevada desert that attracts around 50 000 people, '''AfrikaBurn''' ([http://www.afric
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kaburn.com]) takes place in the Karoo desert, with nothing much around. A village of tents (Tankwa Town) springs up around art installations and sculptures for the six-day event.
  
 
It is described as "a participant-created movement, an experiment in inclusive community building, decommodification, creativity, self-reliance and radical self-expression. It is a chance to invent the world anew."  
 
It is described as "a participant-created movement, an experiment in inclusive community building, decommodification, creativity, self-reliance and radical self-expression. It is a chance to invent the world anew."  

Revision as of 10:14, 17 November 2012

A festival inspired by the famous Burning Man ([1]) festival in the Nevada desert that attracts around 50 000 people, AfrikaBurn ([http://www.afric kaburn.com]) takes place in the Karoo desert, with nothing much around. A village of tents (Tankwa Town) springs up around art installations and sculptures for the six-day event.

It is described as "a participant-created movement, an experiment in inclusive community building, decommodification, creativity, self-reliance and radical self-expression. It is a chance to invent the world anew."

Sources

http://www.afrikaburn.com/

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