Project Story

Hearth Interactive | 2024 Burning Man Honoraria Project

HEARTH is an immersive ART installation that invites participants to explore the depths of human emotions and their connection to our planet EARTH.

Suspended within a metal cage, a wooden HEART symbolizes the interplay between EARTH, HEART, and ART. Black Rock Citizens can enter the cage as well as the suspended HEART to discover an inner chamber that can facilitate personal healing, reflection, and connection to EARTH.  

HEARTH's visual impact is heightened by illuminated metal continents and pulsating lights synchronizing with the HEART's rhythm, creating a mesmerizing atmosphere. HEARTH draws on the interplay between liberation, confinement, individual, and collective. 

 

THE ARTIST, McKENZIE GENIN

HEARTH is McKenzie Genin's first large public art sculpture, which encourages a shift in perspective from the individual human experience to a broader, collective, and planetary viewpoint. It is within the embrace of community where her art finds its true resonance, a shared journey of healing and empowerment, enriching lives beyond the confines of solitude.

 

2024 BURNING MAN HONORARIA 

We are so grateful to have been selected for this grant, which will fund a large portion of our project! However, it will only cover about half of the cost, and we still need help from our community to raise an additional $25k.

The additional money raised will go to:
•⁠ ⁠Purchasing metal to fabricate the cage (steel tubing)
•⁠ ⁠Sheet metal for the continents
•⁠ ⁠Tools & hardware
•⁠ ⁠Lighting, audio & power equipment (data and programming fixtures, generators/solar panels)
•⁠ ⁠Project Transportation to and from Black Rock City
Your generous donations will only go to the identified needs and not be spent on other expenses.

Be part of the change, the collective healing of HEARTH, and the shift to the intricate relationship of the collective with the planet, acknowledging the ambiguity and tensions that arise as we grapple with these complex emotions and challenges.

The HEARTH crew is thrilled to bring this project to Playa this year. Your support means the world to us, and we are incredibly excited and dedicated to making this vision a reality. It's an incredible journey, and we are deeply grateful for every contribution. Together, we're igniting something truly special.

Tax Deductible Donations

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation you can do so  thanks to our fiscal sponsor. Email mrauchbauer2022@gmail.com to donate and for your donor acknowledgment letter.

 

Thank you with all our HEARTS…
McKenzie Genin & the HEARTH Crew

@hearthinteractive | greenbucketlab@gmail.com