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The End of Time

Music/Party

When

  • Sunday, Sep 66:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where

The Gothic Folly

11:15 5300', Open Playa

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11:15 5300', Open Playa · open full map →

Directions

1.94 mi · 42 min walk · 16 min bike

From

6:00 & H

No fix yet — showing from home

  1. 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
  2. 2Head across the open playa to The End of Time, straight toward the Man (bearing 30°) · 1.45 mi
  3. ●Arrive: The End of Time · 11:15, open playa
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1.93 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →

About

The Closing of the Folly as we disappear back into the dust from whence we came.

About The Gothic Folly

Alex Noerpel & Hunter Keene · New York, NY, United States

The Gothic Folly

A monumental open-air cathedral rises from the playa as a skeletal framework of towers, arches, and luminous panels. The structure evokes both a gothic ruin and a futuristic folly, blending sacred architecture with raw industrial materials. By day, sunlight passes through colorful translucent panels that resemble stained glass, casting shifting color across the desert floor. By night, integrated lighting transforms the framework into a radiant beacon of light and geometry visible across the playa. The installation represents a temporary cathedral for Black Rock City: a place where monumental architecture, light, and the desert landscape combine to create a shared space for collective presence and interactivity.

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