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Fire In Balance

Fire, captured against the steel ceiling roils across the
surface in search of oxygen like molecule thin gossamer.

 

Fire In Balance

A crowd funded art installation at the 2014 Burning Man festival.

 

Fire In Balance

doubled as a comfortable shade structure on those hot high-desert days.

 

Fire In Balance

is an installation made up of an inverted fire box suspended within a pagoda-like structural frame.

 

A comfortable, unique
environment inside for
people to gather and
experience the extraordinary
beauty of inverted fire.

 

Fire In Balance

Pulled upwards by it’s own heat rising while the oxygen it needs is below causes the fire to move in ways we never get to experience.

 

Fire In Balance

Displayed safely in an all steel structure this piece is an educational opportunity to learn about the scientific nature of fire.

 

Fire In Balance

Intimate and warm, the elevated deck is a perfect stage for impromptu performances.

 

Forming a passionate community around a shared creative project is how Poetic Kinetics was kindled.
  The tradition lives on today with collaboration, participation and learning on projects.

 

Fire In Balance

The entire structure is clad in a laser cut steel facade, creating a mysterious engaging aesthetic.

 

Fire In Balance

A warm gathering place at night, the elevated deck with a recessed seating area, perfect for reclining and cuddling while watching the mesmerizing flame effects.

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FIRE IN BALANCE

by: Poetic Kinetics & the Fire In Balance Burning Man Crew

Fire in Balance, a 2014 Burning Man art piece.  Expanding on the success of the Burning Man honorarium piece ‘Holding Flame‘, Fire in Balance is an installation made up of an inverted firebox suspended within a pagoda-like steel structural frame surrounded by a series of fire dishes and fire towers. The entire structure is clad in laser-cut facade creating a mysterious and engaging aesthetic with a comfortable, unique environment inside for people to gather and experience the extraordinary beauty of inverted fire.

Fire has been an intrinsic part of the human experience since the dawn of man. Control of fire is what separated us from the animals. Fire in Balance takes that control and literally turns it upside down. Our desire is to create an immersive experience for large numbers of participants to witness and interact with the unique phenomenon of inverted fire.

Fire like you’ve

never seen it before…