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2024

Understory Collective.

Nevada, USA.

Burning Man.

Completed.

Interactive / Temporary Public Sculpture.

Nebula Shroom Grove is an immersive art installation created for Burning Man Festival 2024, inspired by the festival theme Curiouser & Curiouser. The installation was built as a site-specific, durational experience where art and architecture collide, evolving throughout the festival and engaging participants directly. On site, we documented the construction, activation, and unfolding narrative of the work, capturing how the structure transformed in response to light, movement, and interaction. The installation was later presented at the London Design Festival at Porcelanosa London, highlighting its spatial and experiential qualities.

Understory Collective.

Nebula Shroom Groove.

The Artwork.

Contemporary art installation with stacked circular wooden structures with red and orange lighting inside, set in a vast open landscape with mountains and partly cloudy sky in the background.
Architectural structures made of stacked wooden planks in the shape of abstract towers, set against a sunset or sunrise in a desert-like landscape.
Sculpture of stacked wooden slats resembling elephants in a desert with mountains in the background.
A vast flat landscape with a group of people riding bicycles, silhouetted against a foggy horizon with a large, bright sun and mountains in the distance, viewed from a wooden structure.
Stacked wooden chairs on a sandy beach at sunset.
Nighttime view of futuristic, sculptural structures resembling stacked horizontal bands illuminated with colored lights, set against a dark sky filled with stars and a distant city skyline.
Nighttime view of a modern circular sculpture made of stacked wooden slats with internal orange lighting, under dark cloudy sky.
Colorful illuminated wooden structures with stacked circular layers, creating a modern art installation with purple, yellow, green, and pink lighting.

The Build.

People working together outdoors on a sunny day, setting up a large white tent in a desert landscape with mountains in the background
Group of four people holding ropes for a tent or canopy on a sandy desert with salt formations in the background.
People riding bicycles on a desert at sunset with mountains and a crowd in the background.
Bicycles parked on a dusty desert terrain with tents and vehicles in the background during sunset, mountains are visible in the distance under a colorful sky with scattered clouds.
Two construction workers are building a wooden spiral staircase, viewed from above.
A person's leg wearing a beige high-top boot standing on a wooden surface with a curved design, with another wooden object and an open sky in the background.
A group of four people standing on a salt flat with bicycles and a drone flying in the background. The man in front is extending his arm, pointing at the drone, wearing sunglasses, a white t-shirt, and a backpack. The women are gathered around, with
Silhouettes of people sitting on a modern, elevated bench structure in a foggy outdoor setting at dawn or dusk, with bicycles nearby and mountains in the background.

The Activation.

Three people dressed in summer clothing and hats on a rounded wooden structure against a clear blue sky.
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing hats, are outdoors on a wooden platform with a desert landscape in the background. The man is holding the woman as she leans back, smiling.
Two people wearing hats and sunglasses taking photos at a desert event, with a woman on a decorated tricycle in the background.
A woman with a large wide-brimmed hat, necklaces, and a sheer skirt with lobster print, standing outdoors at sunset with closed eyes and a peaceful expression.
Group of people with bicycles standing on a dusty desert landscape, with an airplane flying overhead and a hazy, mountainous background.
People sitting atop an artistic wooden structure during a hazy sunset, with bicycles parked nearby and distant mountains in the background.
Two women with colorful hair and accessories posing with their bikes at a desert festival.
A group of people posing on a large wooden art installation shaped like the word 'LOVE' in a desert setting. Some are sitting, some standing, with a clear blue sky in the background.
A woman with curly hair wearing sunglasses, headphones, and colorful clothing, smiling with her arms outstretched near a yellow inflatable structure at a beach.
People dancing and socializing at a party with a neon dinosaur sculpture illuminated in blue, under a ceiling decorated with string lights.
Night scene at Burning Man with illuminated art installations, bicycles, and people gathered around a colorful, glowing structure labeled 'Blockhaus Steamboom' with string lights overhead.

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Testimonial

“ I had an amazing time of working with Kristina, she captured our art installation Nebula Shroom Grove, and the results went far beyond what I imagined. Her eye for detail and her ability to capture both the atmosphere and architecture of the installation was remarkable.

Not only did she deliver stunning images, but she also made the whole process feel effortless. She integrated seamlessly with our team, understanding the spirit of the project and translating through her lenses.

Kristina is perfect if you are looking for someone who can capture not just an image but the soul of a project. Her work is true artistry.”

— Lina Castineda Cardenas, Understory Collective.