Documented artwork / interactive propane-propelled kinetic sculpture
Pyroticulation
Pyroticulation combines one large rotor with smaller rotors at both ends. Aimable propane burners propel the assembly, making compound flame paths that resemble a spirograph; it was one component of Garden of Rockets.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2011
- Materials
- propane
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 10-foot pivoting arm with two 6-foot pivoting rotors
- Dimensions apply to
- Component dimensions in the Burning Man 2011 description; excludes flame envelope and required exclusion area.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2011
Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada
- Site
- Black Rock City open playa
- Event
- Burning Man
- Start year
- 2011
- Date meaning
- listing
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
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- history.burningman.org ↗ · Checked 2026-09-21
- history.burningman.org ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- pbase.com ↗ · Checked 2026-09-21