Lake Lahontan Point overlooking “Birmingham” at Burning Man, 2011
Inspired by the 1950s car culture, Lake Lahontan Point was a tribute to an American rite of passage, visiting a make-out spot on the edge of a quaint city suburb. Set out in deep playa overlooking “Birmingham” at Burning Man in 2011, Lake Lahontan Point was an interactive recreation of “Lovers Lane.”
There were three prop cars built from plywood at about a 3/4 scale. A classic El Camino, a friendly neighborhood ice cream truck, and a pink Cadillac. The outside of the cars was illuminated with LEDs and the insides with mood enhancing LEDs and El-wire. Each car had a radio that could be tuned to BRC pirate stations, or to the programmed custom Moonrock show.
The content was broadcast on a custom-built radio transmitter, which consisted of four low power radio transmitters (500 milliwatts) broadcasting on standard frequencies. Anyone within 50 feet with a radio could receive the broadcast.
Lake Lahontan Point was built for Burning Man in 2011 by the Moonrock Collective and was partially funded by a grant from Ignition Northwest.
El-Wire illuminated the lamps
The lamps lit up at the 2011 Critical Massive, WA
Burn Night at Burning Man, 2011
The City of Birmingham was built with plywood cutouts and free-standing plywood buildings with windows that lit up at night.
The friendly neighborhood ice cream truck.