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While the Way Place was sitting in a garden in Carmel Valley, there was an opportunity to watch the sun move around the structure. The impression that it gave to one of the observers, “There are so many beautiful individual images on the canvas panels it is amazing. It is like hundreds of paintings stretched over the 3-d frame creating a totally encompassing visual experience.”

Right There, our designer, movie auteur and carpenter extraordinaire has built 2 pyramids to house the exterior lights.

The final addition to the Way Place is the flooring. A circle (10′ in diameter) made of burlap has been painted black. On to the burlap, an assortment of random-shaped, cream-colored carpet pieces are laid out to look like a sandstone terrace.

The Way Place was dismantled yesterday and is packed up and ready to be placed on the truck. On Friday, August 27th, it will start its journey to Black Rock City. We don’t know where are are going to be placed on the Playa. But when you find us, we’ll be happy to see you.

This video does not do justice to the intensity and beauty of the interior of the Way Place. I just wanted to share it. I’m so excited for everyone to see it in person.

As the late afternoon sun filtered through the trees in a garden deep in Carmel Valley, energetic members of the Unintelligent Design Society made the first full test build of the Way Place. Since that evening in late November when Mark pulled out a scale drawing of a pyramid from his back pocket to Ellen’s focused vision of the painted panels, this build surprised us all. To stand or sit inside the Way Place, to wander around the exterior and see the flow of the symbols, the depth of the colors, the substantial feel of the space sent a ripple of excitement through us all.

The Pyramid Builder transforms his inspiration into 3-dimensional reality.
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