Omphalos Lantern and Temple Oracle

With the support of the variously talented members of Opera Camp,
Annie actually managed to make it happen...
Oracular encounters on the playa.

3-D shots were only taken during the day. We have three pages of those, and courtesy of a friend of Aramina's some painterly night shots of the culminating Oracle ritual Friday night.

Omphalos 3D
Omphalos Oracle Ritual
People of Opera Camp 3D
Other Playa Sculptures 3D

Pre-playa preparations

A professional welder, Robin was Annie's primary collaborator in building the Omphalos. Here he sits on the spot where, at night, the fire flamed.

BM Org requires that an experienced fire marshal be involved in any playa art project involving elaborate fire. The Omphalos project was fortunate to be gifted with Balou.

Here Jennie plays with the flags created by Annalisa and Alison this year for the 'torchiers' Pepe Ozan created years ago for another Opera.

Balou again in the foreground. Here we are preparing the long stretch of fabric that encircled the Omphlalos Lantern space.

By Sunday night, the Omphalos had lost its encircling veil. A neighboring Dreamcatcher sculpture can be seen in the distance.

In the foreground, another Dreamcatcher, which had spent the week as the roof of Mahout's "Spirit Lair" space within Opera Camp, awaits transportation to the Temple of Honor. It was placed against the Temple and burned with it Sunday night.