Workshop
With the grand success of The Handcar Regatta 2008 and the expanding participatory art-scape surrounding Burning Man, we've been energized with a blossoming local community of sub-radar artists and oddball builders taking art toward our own devices and venues.
Here are a few ideas we're currently kicking around in our workshop:
Collaborations
Recently, Krank-Boom-Clank and Fou Fou Ha! have been actively planning a large-scale project that combines the Fous’ “Buffoon Burlesque” performing technicolor outrageousness with K-B-C’s whimsical engineering design.
Tentatively known as “Cup-Cake Mobile”, we are planning a venture to create a mobile stage platform as a revolving cup-cake carousel. This Cup-Cake Mobile will serve as a mobile stage platform for Fou Fou Ha! and other performance troupes to perform their show upon, while also beckoning participants to join them for a ride on this delicious carousel while stationery on the playa.
It represents an evolution of bicycle-powered transportation created through artistic collaboration, offering performers a place to show their talents while engaging the Playa's population with a chance to smile and play.
Upcoming and Community Projects
Additionally, we're in the process of expanding our shop to build bigger and more ridiculous contraptions and to increase our community involvement. Some projects in the tubes are:
Big Trike: David is ready to refashion his single-rider mono-wheel into a large, multi-rider trike, using the mono-wheel itself as both the pinnacle wheel of the trike and as one of the seats for a rider.- Mini-High-Wheels: Cliff is obsessed with creating what he calls “A Gaggle of Mini-High-Wheels”. These are small-scale Penny Farthing style bikes made from conventional scavenged bike parts and lent to the public on promise of rallying en masse on the streets to befuddle the public and inspire happiness.
- Youth Engagement: Ultimately, we hope to work with children to teach and galvanize youth toward independent and creative building. This intent to aid the community extends to helping kids rebuild working conventional bikes for themselves and underprivileged youth.
