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The Bicycle as Art

August 15, 2019 at 11:43 am5 min reading

I think that most of us, when we think about it, find our bikes – maybe even all bikes – to be beautiful. There is something aesthetically very pleasing about the relationship between the straight lines of the frame, the circular wheels and the projecting…

Without a Bike, You’re Done at the Burning Man Festival

May 16, 2018 at 9:23 am

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Every August, about 70,000 people travel to the Nevada desert, to take part in the Burning Man festival. Over the years, the event became legendary. Czech photographer Marek Musil explains why a bicycle is a must when you want to survive.

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Over 5,000 Bicycles Left Abandoned After Burning Man Festival

September 25, 2017 at 2:28 pm

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If you’ve never in your life heard about the Burning Man festival, you’re either Amish or a luddite so you probably aren’t even reading this article right now. But theories aside, the Burning Man festival evolved from an installation of a single artist, who decided…

Marek Musil: I Was a Bike Repairman at the Burning Man

May 25, 2017 at 7:26 am

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I wanted to shoot a photo report at the Burning Man festival in Nevada Desert. Through some friends, I contacted the people who run the Biker Repair camp. They got me a ticket to the festival but under one condition – every day from noon…

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Cyklomatofon: The Crazy Cycling Machine Designed for the Burning Man

May 4, 2017 at 7:58 am

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We already know that cycling-related projects don’t have to involve Lycra attire and Peter Sagan. The cycling world is so vast and diverse that bikes even become parts of art installations, performances, and sometimes, their aesthetic function is simply valued over the transportation one.