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50-foot high, combustible sculpture for Burning Man 2012

ANUBIS is a 50' high wooden combustible sculpture for Burning Man 2012.  We are raising money to build, ship and reassemble at Black Rock City for the Burning Man Festival 2012.  We will build the piece at NIMBY in Oakland, CA with a team volunteers.  This money is to be used solely for construction materials, shipping, construction space leasing, pyrotechnical and burning displays, insurance and equipment rental.  No individual compensation for labor or expertise is being levied or paid through this project.

Construction Materials - $9,000.00

  • 4 x 4s & dimensional lumber
  • plywood 
  • clips, brackets, holdowns
  •  nails, screws, bolts
  • LED lighting

Non Construction and logistical requirements - $16,000.00

  • Insurance on and off playa
  • Trucking
  • Pyrotechnical supplies
  • Fuel
  • Heavy Equipment rental
  • Lighting rental
  • Carbon Offsets

Sample of the Hand-made Amulet

Sample of the Burn-fired Hieroglyph

Sample of Barry Kulmann's Dagger

Sample of Eve Kulmann's Art

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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on May 21, 2012.

Funding period
Mar 22, 2012 - May 21, 2012

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  • Pledge $3 or more

    6 backers

    Our heartfelt thank you and a four-panel postcard of the build, on the playa and the burn.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    70 backers

    ONE Amulet hand-forged by the artist and crew and Reward #1.

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    35 backers Limited (65 of 100 left)

    ONE 2-inch by 2-inch hand-made by the crew and artist ceramic hieroglyph fired in the flames of ANUBIS on burn night, and Reward #1 & #2

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $100 or more

    8 backers Limited (12 of 20 left)

    ONE signed 8" x 10" print of original art by Eve Kulmann, TWO Amulets and Reward #1.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $280 or more

    0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)

    FOUR signed 8" x 10" prints of original art by Eve Kulmann, FOUR Amulets and Reward #1.

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)

    One original painting by Eve Kulmann, signed with her mortician's license inscribed,TWO Amulets and Reward #1. (Not available to person's living outside of the continental United States.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $750 or more

    0 backers Limited (6 of 6 left)

    A hand-forged dagger letter opener with ANUBIS by Barry Kulmann, FOUR Amulets and Reward #1. (Not available to person's living outside of the continental United States.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)

    ONE hand-forged dagger letter opener by Barry Kulmann, one original painting by Eve Kulmann, signed with her mortician's license inscribed, FOUR Amulets and Reward #1. (Not available to person's living outside of the continental United States.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    YOU and your GUEST will BE APART OF OUR ASSEMBLY SUPPORT TEAM, watch the sculpture arise on the playa, and see the city build itself out of the emptiness of the Black Rock Desert, ONE hand-forged dagger letter opener by Barry Kulmann, TWO Amulets and Reward #1. Everything but Reward #1 will be awarded on-playa unless otherwise requested.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012