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"Puzzles And Prayers", Artist: Gwen Derling, As Art, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

An Art Prayer Wheel
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The "Puzzles And Prayers" exhibit was composed of stacks of ceramic pieces that could be individually rotated (just like a prayer wheel). The puzzle aspect required the participant to rotate the ceramic pieces until a mural was revealed.


"Puzzles And Prayers" external link   •  Artist: Gwen Derling (The Hairy Potter) external link   •  As Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:52:43 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 17 April 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5857
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Two People
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Two people worked to solve the puzzle. The puzzle was stoutly framed with metal.


"Puzzles And Prayers" external link   •  Artist: Gwen Derling (The Hairy Potter) external link   •  As Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:56:47 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 17 April 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5864
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Later That Same Day
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Later that same day, the puzzle had been partly solved and waited for just the right person to appear and finish solving it.


"Puzzles And Prayers" external link   •  Artist: Gwen Derling (The Hairy Potter) external link   •  As Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:22:03 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 17 April 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6043
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