2022 was the year that Afrofuturism arrived at Burning Man in the shape of  architect Antwane Lee's "The Solar Shrine" - a piece inspired by his interest in Egyptology, African history and community.

Though conceived prior to the launch of Burning Man Organisation's R.I.D.E. initiative -  to attract more people of colour to the event,  the project was one of several created by Black artists attending the week long gathering for the first time.

We caught up with Antwane to find out more about his first Playa burn.

In the world of Burning Man what should a museum represent? How should it entice the audience into experience the art, and how different will it be from other museums? 

One project that will answer some of these questions is the Museum of No Spectators. It started as a virtual project, and will be one of a few pieces from the virtual burn that will be built for Burning Man 2022.

We chat with Absinthia, co-lead of the project to find out how the experience will offer participants a chance to take centre stage at the museum.

In WAFDust podcast #23 we chat with Kirsten Berg about  her third Burning Man honoraria award to create Drishti , which will be unveiled at the 2022 event.

Her work has  graced the hallowed rooms of the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Singapore, the San Francisco Exploratorium and of course Black Rock Desert.

Kirsten says her art is influenced by her yoga practice, and Drishti is the physical manifestation of a vision.