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Creator of interactive sculptures | Building community through art since 2019

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Tune in as the Burning Man LIVE podcast dives into mathematics, interactive art, ArtBuilds, and the power of community to bring ambitious ideas to life. Full conversation in bio. by @art_builds

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@art_builds has brought Lamp to the Playa - a mystical, magical creation invites you to come and play. Drop by, take a load off and enjoy its wonderous light. You can find Lamp at 157 1700 ❤️🔥

#artbuilds #lamp #burningman #burningman2026 #buringmanart #brc by @art_builds

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2 months ago

Introducing #Bloom , coming to #YOUtopia in October! by @art_builds

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2 months ago

Sign upgrade for #LAMP #burningman2026 #thanks by @art_builds

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3 months ago

Stepping out of the infinite and back onto the dusty playa... 🌀✨
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of exiting “Unfolding Humanity” @unfolding_humanity . It genuinely feels like stepping out of a geometric spacecraft or a portal to another dimension.
This video captures that surreal, liminal moment of leaving the infinite, mirrored depths of this masterpiece and returning to the reality of #BlackRockCity at #BurningMan2023
📐 The Minds Behind the Magic: @art_builds
This mind-bending installation wasn’t just built; it was mathematically engineered into existence by the incredible ArtBuilds collective. Born out of a collaboration between faculty, students, and community volunteers at the University of San Diego, this team bridges the gap between complex STEM concepts and jaw-dropping participatory art.
🛠️ The Breakdown of a Masterpiece
What looks like pure desert magic from the outside is actually a triumph of collaborative engineering and heavy lifting:
🕋 The Structure: A massive, two-ton steel dodecahedron.
💡 The Glow: Adorned with over 17,000 individually programmed LEDs that illuminate the playa and challenge the night sky.
🛝 The Interaction: The giant pentagonal walls unfold entirely under human power. You don’t just look at this art, you physically manipulate it to step inside.
💠 The Interior: Once the walls close behind you, you’re enveloped in a matrix of infinite reflections, prompting you to contemplate the tension and harmony between technology and humanity.
🧠 A 500-Year-Old Mystery
The design is a brilliant nod to a centuries-old math puzzle. It references Albrecht Dürer’s unsolved 500-year-old conjecture on unfolding polyhedra, while simultaneously gesturing toward a possible shape of our universe. Leave it to a crew of brilliant creators to turn high-level geometry into the most profound interactive sanctuary on the playa!
#interactiveart #sciart #usd taken in Black Rock City by @art_builds

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4 months ago

Had a great time creating ReKindle for FernBurn!!! Looking forward to a lot more farm time. 🐓🐑🐄🤠🔥🌲 by @art_builds

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5 months ago

Thrilled to announce Threshold Five is finally finished! Very proud of our first permanent installation. A huge thanks to @escondido_community_foundation for funding the project and @cityofescondido for hosting it in Kit Carson Park. taken in Kit Carson Park by @art_builds

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THANK YOU!
Dispatches from the vault of our April 18 event // ArtBuilds presents: Oasis - Resonance of Sanctuary

Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer to raise this vortex // thank you to SD CoLab for hosting us // huge gratitude to the artists who came to share work:
@itsjohnfoster @glass.house.arts @mikaelaholmes @paintingmysyns @thegraced @iluinnovations @sarakali.nyc @awilsonnnnn @lucaschen.studio @beetleseuss @ai_amsd @christopherdarrow @davidseal @nova.orison @quesadilla_armadilla @drdianeomite @jacobjoaquin @rebeccanuvoletta @art_builds
Lighting by pHrenetik
Photos by Frank Guthrie
Video John Foster

Sound by @bighugssd
Full Art lineup at https://artbuilds.org/events/

DJ Lineup
// extended sets //
Big Hugs
D’Arcey
Timothy Bee

See you at our next OASIS event

#industwetrust #artbuilds #sandiegounderground taken in San Diego, California by @art_builds

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6 months ago

Come checkout #LAMP at #wowfestsd this weekend! Located just outside UCSDs price center. Lights look best after 8pm. @lajollaplayhouse by @art_builds

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6 months ago

Amazing build day for #LAMP with our @art_builds crew. Excited for the @lajollaplayhouse #wowfestival Come see LAMP this Thursday to Sunday outside UCSD’s Price Center. by @art_builds

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6 months ago

Mothership landing tonight in San Diego
ArtBuilds presents: Oasis - Resonance of Sanctuary

Need a night off-planet? ArtBuilds presents: Oasis - Resonance of Sanctuary // April 18 - CoLab San Diego // indoor/outdoor two story voyage to another dimension// 9:30 pm- 3:00 am //details in links //

A lounge heavy night for recharge in a transformed warehouse with features artists, lay flat lounges, art car, tea and ramen bar, laser art, vjs, djs, tarot and other off-planet side quests 👽

Featuring art by @itsjohnfoster @glass.house.arts @mikaelaholmes @paintingmysyns @thegraced @iluinnovations @sarakali.nyc @awilsonnnnn @lucaschen.studio @beetleseuss @ai_amsd @christopherdarrow @davidseal @nova.orison @quesadilla_armadilla @drdianeomite @jacobjoaquin @rebeccanuvoletta @art_builds Lighting by pHrenetik

Sound by @bighugssd
Full Art lineup at https://artbuilds.org/events/

DJ Lineup
// extended sets //
Big Hugs
D’Arcey
Timothy Bee

All love // all community // non commercial

This is a 100% volunteer community event hosted by @art_builds for Burning Man bound art Axion Seed.
#industwetrust #sandiegounderground #sdunderground by @art_builds

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6 months ago

Tomorrow we do it!

ArtBuilds presents: Oasis - Resonance of Sanctuary
Tickets $21.50
Drinks $6.00
A lounge heavy night for recharge in a transformed warehouse with features artists, lay flat lounges, art car, tea and ramen bar, laser art, vjs, djs, tarot and other off-planet side quests

Featuring art by @itsjohnfoster @glass.house.arts @mikaelaholmes @paintingmysyns @thegraced @iluinnovations @sarakali.nyc @awilsonnnnn @lucaschen.studio @beetleseuss @ai_amsd @christopherdarrow @davidseal @nova.orison @quesadilla_armadilla @drdianeomite @rebeccanuvoletta @art_builds Lighting by pHrenetik Sound by @bighugssd

Full Art lineup at https://artbuilds.org/events/

DJ Lineup
// 3 hour extended sets //
Big Hugs
D’Arcey
Timothy Bee
SATURDAY APRIL 18 // 9:30 PM- 3:00 AM
LOCATION: SD CoLab 4667 Mission Gorge Pl # A, San Diego, CA
This is a 100% volunteer community event hosted by @art_builds for Burning Man bound art Axion Seed.

TICKETS: https://givebutter.com/axion-seed-oasis-event-10w1hw
MORE DETAILS: https://artbuilds.org/events/
VOLUNTEER: https://forms.gle/Dj3nimHoAa7z4GVL9
SUBMIT ART: https://forms.gle/6Vcu3xR28QZJjhCEA
THEME CAMP SUBMISSION: https://forms.gle/krkKj1V16pugKZDb7
PARTIFUL: https://partiful.com/e/uL2J3xRUXHHE3EXCYfEP
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://shorturl.at/POxxo
#industwetrust #artcar #burnerlife taken in SD CoLab: An arts collaborative workspace by @art_builds

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