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Dan Barnes

Dan Barnes, also credited as Tinker, develops interactive outdoor installations with The Tinkers Knot. Burning Man’s archive traces an interest in participant-made sound, reused materials and moving forms: The Music Box is a human-powered metal-and-recycled-material instrument, while CHILL suspends five playable gongs in an illuminated X-frame. Fintastic School of Art uses wind to animate a school of fish forms, and The Question is described as an 18-foot question mark. The organizer’s 2026 listing adds Center of the Universe, a metal disc paired with a 26-foot arrow. These are documented event projects; the latest listing’s final installation and the works’ current whereabouts remain unconfirmed.

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interactive sculpture, kinetic sculpture, sound installation, outdoor installation
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Documented disciplines include interactive sculpture, kinetic sculpture, sound installation, outdoor installation.

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