The 2017 theme for Burning Man was "Radical Ritual" with the Man housed inside a magnificent temple.

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It was deemed that this needed a set of appropriately imposing doors but the problem was that these needed to be burned along with the Man.

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I was given the job to help design and build 4 sets (8 doors) that although made of wood were coated with a copper metal 

paint that was reactive to a mild acid that caused an immediate patina.  Each door was 4' x 10'  and were dressed with huge draw bars and faux hinges that paid homage to the city design.

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70,000 people passed through these doors totally convinced that they were tons of cast bronze. A practical application of the power of trompe l'oeil.