Mosaic style art cars like Harrod Blank's "Oh My God" proliferate as more people glue and screw

1996
Height of Man: 50 feet
Location: Black Rock Desert
Participants: 8,000

Burning Man becomes Internet phenomenon, attracting participants worldwide. Activity begins to spread beyond event, spawning troupes and performances across U.S.

Villages, micro models of the macro whole, begin to spontaneously form.

A pyramid, designed by Dan Miller, now extends height of Man to 50 feet.

Chris Campbell becomes chief designer of Burning Man, introduces curving ribs and modified face.

Art pageant features machine art by San Francisco's "Seemen" troupe. This year's theme: the Inferno. HELCO, a supra-national conglomerate, attempts to buy out Burning Man and fails.

Pepe Ozan's lingam becomes a full-scale pageant and opera.

Larry Harvey founds committee to manage Burning Man event.

Infrastructure strained by increasing influx of attendees. Plans begin to relocate Burning Man to Hualapai Playa.

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