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Santa's Slay
A full-scale illuminated sleigh transformed into a mobile Burning Man art vehicle through fabrication, lighting, power, and theatrical detailing.
- Category
- Art + Experience
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- Completed
- Medium
- Modified vehicle · LEDs · sound
Summary
A full-scale illuminated sleigh transformed into a mobile art vehicle for Burning Man. The project combines found-object restoration, structural modification, hundreds of individually mounted lights, onboard power, and playful theatrical detailing to turn a familiar holiday object into something strange, mobile, and unmistakable on playa.
Project record
01 / Overview
A mobile illuminated art project built around a heavily modified vehicle with thousands of synchronized LEDs and a high-power sound system.
02 / The idea
Treat a vehicle less as transport and more as a roaming platform for collective spectacle.
03 / What I did
Concept development, physical modification, lighting integration, fabrication, and system coordination.
04 / How it works
Addressable light patterns, power distribution, sound, and structural additions operate as one mobile installation.
Artifacts / working material
05 recordsStatus & links
Completed
This archive entry documents the work in its current state. Additional photographs, process material, and links will be added as the record develops.