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Jen Reed

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@compost_playground

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13 years ago

Thank you @burningman for stellar placement.
800' from the man is an honor.

Thank you Annabelle, Peter P, Not Amused, Quest, Maria, Benjamin. The Artery and Artist Support Services are my lifeline. You guys are the unsung heroes.

Thank you Zoia Amadi for being locked in for two years. Our architect is the foundation of our visual communication.

Thank you Jerry Wagley for fabricating my EXACT core pipe design. You're the reason people ask if anything was CNCd. (It wasn't. Have you seen our custom flanges?!)

Thank you Revae Huyette for structural engineering and ease of decision making. Now I can transport this piece myself with a box truck!

Thank you to the goats Dana Albany & Haideen Anderson for being my metal working mentors. For giving me a solid 7 days of uninterrupted fabrication and reminding me I'm actually good* at this. PRICELESS

Thank you Zulu Heru for clearing hurdles and workshopping the entire team. You carry the strength of ten in one.

Thank you Candace Locklear for opening your home to me as your first Artist in Residence. For teaching me how to fish, not just giving me fish. For the Clown Hole and all its wisdom.

Thank you Jen Randle for starting this conversation in 2023, getting me to the Bay, building a camp to support my crew, introducing me to Five Ton Crane and introducing me to the Boxshop! Since the moment I started working there... I met everyone I needed and finally had the space to expand.

Thank you Julia Cortell for looking me in the eyes to say I could raise $30k without a grant. That conversation in 2023 is the reason I believed it was possible.

Thank you Ariel Sutro for saving artists from ruins... time and time again. Whether a functional need or a lesson in whimsy.

Thank you Flaming Lotus Girls for Jeffrey the worm and hands on deck. Margaret, Kyana, Anya, Kathy, Kevin and Kristle. Creme de la creme.

Thank you @espressobuzz for these images that capture the spirit.

If you're ever wondering how TF is any of this possible? It's because of the Bay Area. They doula'd my dream. taken in Black Rock City by @r88d

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17 days ago

These last few days were a mountain.

How blessed am I to be exhausted from work I've always wanted.

On the road 3:37am

📸 @artby_mace taken in The Box Shop by @r88d

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2 months ago

The dust is calling 🥹

Last year from @backtothenomadic's pov by @r88d

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3 months ago

Chasing sunrise on playa
🎞️@natasha.noel_ 2024 taken in Black Rock City by @r88d

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3 months ago

🔩 First dry fit complete!

This week we laid out an end of the Apple Core for the first time. Seeing it assembled on the ground like this helps us test connections, check fit, and ensure alignment.

Because this structure is modular by design, every joint and junction has to line up so it can be transported and rebuilt with ease. Each labeled cut and corner brings us closer to a sculpture that’s not only bold and beautiful, but movable.

This kind of groundwork might not look flashy, but it’s what makes the next stages flow. The dry fit gives us clarity, confidence, and momentum.

🔥 Onward to more coping, welding and bringing the Apple Core to life.

#CompostPlayground #ModularDesign #DryFit #AppleCoreBuild #BurningMan2025 #InteractiveArt #SteelStructure #FabricationInProgress #BoxShopSF taken in The Box Shop by @r88d

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a year ago

I recently arrived to open arms in the Bay for the @compost_playground build season. At @boxshopsf, I'm immersed in a community that inspires me to stretch beyond my limits and get shit done. Before we get into the thick of it... I just wanna say... Last year was the best year

#thankslarry #blackasé taken in San Francisco, California by @r88d

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a year ago

my favorite photo on playa from 2011
rites of passage; the year I learned radical self reliance

(Idk who took this but I was camping with the abundant sugar folks) taken in Gerlach, Nevada by @r88d

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a year ago

Diego’s medicinal garden, baby forest. @tierradelsol.oaxaca taken in Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca, Mexico by @r88d

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4 years ago

I’ve been healing from a cold this weekend… thinking about the past. Eager to be productive again, but not just yet.

I think these photos are from 2011 waiting for the Temple to burn. #ritesofpassage taken in Black Rock City by @r88d

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4 years ago

everywhere you go
there you are

📷 @aphotochick
@blackburnerproject
#wakingdreams taken in Black Rock City by @r88d

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4 years ago

My Momma & her Momma taken in Busboys and Poets Shirlington by @r88d

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4 years ago