Do Baskets Dream of Shores or Sea
Luke Lin, Auroborium
Location
12:18 4500', Open Playa
12:18 4500', Open Playa · open full map →
Directions
1.81 mi · 39 min walk · 15 min bike
From
6:00 & H
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- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Head across the open playa to Do Baskets Dream of Shores or Sea, straight toward the Man (bearing 51°) · 1.32 mi
- ●Arrive: Do Baskets Dream of Shores or Sea · 12:20, open playa
1.81 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About
Seven Vietnamese basket boats drift across a sea of lanterns on the ancient seabed of the Black Rock Desert. Back when fishermen wove bamboo into vessels, the boats float between what they were and what they're becoming. The lanterns draw from longheld Asian traditions where light holds space for what we cannot yet reach. Together, boats and lanterns hold both sides of being lost: what we're letting go of and what hasn't taken shape yet. A dock marks the shore with a bustling soundscape and a trilingual poem. Beyond, caustic light ripples like shallow water. The lanterns thicken, the sound softens, the shore fades. At the far edge, a single boat and a single lantern sit in near silence. The crossing doesn't resolve. It holds.
- From
- Oakland, CA, United States
- Category
- Open Playa
- Program
- Honorarium