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a sculpture by Geodesic Temple at Burning Man 2018<BR>
a sculpture by Geodesic Temple at Burning Man 2018<BR>
URL for this page: http://toi.geodesictemple.com


The Temple of Incompletion is an evolution of the Temple of Forbidden Symmetry, Geodesic Temple's installation at Burning Man 2017.<BR>
[[File:Templ_of_Incompletion_BM2018.7.jpg|420px]] [[File:Temple_of_Incompletion_BM2018.2_photo_by_Jane_Metcalfe.jpg|400px]]<BR>
 
[[File:Templ_of_Incompletion_BM2018.13.jpg|823px]]
[[File:Temple_of_Incompletion_BM2018.1.jpg|420px]] [[File:Temple_of_Incompletion_BM2018.2_photo_by_Jane_Metcalfe.jpg|400px]]<BR>


====Description====
====Description====
A symmetrical structure made of 5 identical columns, each made of 5 identical octahedra, each made of 12 identical wooden studs and 24 identical "Simas" metal connectors stands in the desert simultaneously referencing sculpture and architecture.<BR>
A symmetrical structure made of 5 identical columns, each made of 5 identical octahedra, each made of 12 identical wooden studs and 24 identical "Simas" metal connectors stands in the desert simultaneously referencing sculpture and architecture. The Temple of Incompletion is an evolution of the Temple of Forbidden Symmetry, Geodesic Temple's installation at Burning Man 2017.<BR>


The only rupture in this seemingly perfect harmony is the open wedge on one side of the structure which forbids the closing of the top and bottom crowns and impacts the radial distribution of the columns. When face-connecting 5 octahedra in a circular fashion on a plane, the small wedge that remains between the 1st and 5th octahedra makes it impossible to close the loop. This wedge is a mathematical enigma that has eluded mathematicians for millennia. It is an example of forbidden symmetry.<BR>
The only rupture in this seemingly perfect harmony is the open wedge on one side of the structure which forbids the closing of the top and bottom crowns and impacts the radial distribution of the columns. When face-connecting 5 octahedra in a circular fashion on a plane, the small wedge that remains between the 1st and 5th octahedra makes it impossible to close the loop. This wedge is a mathematical enigma that has eluded mathematicians for millennia. It is an example of forbidden symmetry.<BR>


The Temple of Incompletion is an ode to unsolved problems and unanswered questions, it is a reminder that it is sometimes important for things to remain unfinished, incomplete, open, when the journey becomes the destination.<BR>
The Temple of Incompletion is an ode to unsolved problems and unanswered questions, it is a reminder that it is sometimes important for things to remain unfinished, incomplete, open, and let the journey become the destination.<BR>


It is through this opening that you can enter the Temple.<BR>
It is through this opening that you can enter the Temple.<BR>
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====Burn====
====Burn====
TOI will be burned at 1am Saturday September 1st.<BR>
TOI burned on Saturday September 1st, 2019 at 1am.<BR>


The radius of the perimeter will be 120' and will require a crew of 55, that's 1 person every 15' plus 4 quadrant leads.<BR>
The radius of the perimeter was 120' and required a crew of 55, that's 1 person every 15' plus 4 quadrant leads.<BR>


Burn plan:<BR>
[[File:GeoTem18-TimeLapse.png|800px]]
- Build 3 "log cabin" style triangle fires under corners of the structure/platforms<BR>
- Smaller burn structures on first level, inside structure:<BR>
- If we arrange some of the 2x4s raised above the base fires, either on platforms or around structural sides in a conical hourglass structures we can put smaller fuel in the vertexes to help the fire burn towards the higher platforms.<BR>
- Drilling a few holes in the plywood will allow airflow for heat/fire to travel<BR>
- Ropes will be used to help fire travel and provide additional fuel/heat at structural points (natural fiber) pending approval from FAST team<BR>
- Ropes will be fueled using diesel gas, wicked upwards into the structure<BR>
- Ropes from the top down through both platforms into the base fire to basically run the fire straight up, creating a fire chimney<BR>
- Rope will be wrapped beams to move the fire vertically<BR>
- Rope will be wrapped around intersections to add fuel and heat, ideally to weaken the structure in a targeted fashion<BR>
- To be sourced on west coast:<BR>
3-5 sawdust fireballs will ignite the burn remotely using e-matches<BR>
5 gallon plastic bucket with gunpowder charge, filled with sawdust, tamped down<BR>
Sawdust is ejected and ignited by gunpowder charge<BR>
Burns very hot/fast as sawdust is aerosolized<BR>


[[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_V1 DETAIL.jpg|280px]] [[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_v1.jpg|280px]] [[File:TOI_Burn_Perimeter_July9_2018.jpg|280px]] [[File:TOIperimeterTshirt.png|280px]] [[File:open_burn_lanyard.pdf|280px]]<BR>
BURN PLAN<BR>
The Geodesic temple design presents some unique challenges for burning as it is mostly empty space - tough to build concentrated heat.  Additionally it is an exceptionally resilient structure - hard to collapse.  We designed our burn with a couple of key goals in mind:<BR>
- It must be safe<BR>
- The structure should completely burn<BR>
- It should burn fast, certainly not take all night<BR>
- It should be an aesthetically pleasing burn, ideally with simultaneous ignitions<BR>
- It should elegantly collapse inward upon itself, not fall over and need to be thrown/pushed back onto the central fire<BR>
<BR>
As Lowroad was fond of pointing out, "fire travels up".  Looking at the structure we identified 6 vertical arcs the 2x4s of the structure made along which we would concentrate the fire.  We would additionally place a fire around the center support for the platform as well as on top of the platform as there was an ideal concentration of material for prolonged combustion.<BR>
 
[[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_v3.jpg|400px]] [[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_level 2 teepees.jpg|400px]]
[[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_V1 DETAIL.jpg|400px]] [[File:TOI_BURN PLAN_v1.jpg|400px]]<BR>
 
WOOD PLACEMENT<BR>
- The individual fires ended up being more "tee-pee"s than hourglasses and these were made out of 2x4s which were wired into place around the base and on the second level of the platform<BR>
- Ignition devices were placed inside the base of these fires, surrounded by small pieces of wood and kindling, then the entire structure was filled with firewood.<BR>
- The firewood was stacked in a similar pyramid fashion as much as space and wood shape would allow, all with the idea of driving the fire upwards.<BR>
- The top of the "tee-pees" allowed us to stack additional firewood upwards into the structure as a second concentration of fuel and heat.<BR>
<BR>
- The added fuel consisted of 1.5 cords of firewood (mad props to the PDW crew for bringing it out!)<BR>
- We used 210 2x4s to build the smaller fires<BR>
- We used plywood sheets to make a backstop on the second level where the fires could be build above the ones below<BR>
 
ADDITIONAL FUEL<BR>
The height of the structure presented some challenges.  To try for our goal of a planned collapse we hoped to place some additional combustibles in the upper portions clustered around strategic points to weaken the structure.  Additionally the vertices are joined using metal connectors (Lowroad, otherwise) which insulate and protect the wood from burning as quickly in the most structurally important points to weaken.  If we could attach long burning combustibles around these spots we might be able to burn them more effectively.<BR>
- Prior to our arrival on the playa we made wired wax and sawdust pucks which could be wired in place around the plywood, around/wrapped with a strip of burlap.
- These consisted of paper cups with a wire run through it sideways in a "u" shape, filled with sawdust, and then filled with melted wax.<BR>
- The wire was then cut at the U and the paper cup cut in half in the middle<BR>
- This essentially made "ear muffs" so the paper/wax/sawdust could be wired around the 2x4s<BR>
- We added strips of burlap to wrap around the pucks so ideally melting wax would be absorbed and heat/fire would be concentrated in these locations.<BR>
<BR>
I'm not sure how these effected the overall burn.  In the end the structure did collapse as we'd hoped and in some photos you can see the fire burning in these concentrated points.<BR>
 
IGNITION PLAN<BR>
- I had tested an ignition method using steel wool with current run across it - this is a great experiment and produces a wild, slow burning metal fire.<BR>
- These would be placed in paper lanterns which in turn would be filled with scrap paper, lint, and other burnables collected during the burn.<BR>
- They were wired together in parallel to a single point which I connected to a rechargeable battery<BR>
- As a fail safe, we duct taped two road flares to metal poles (extra ones from the shade structures) so that it could be lit manually<BR>
<BR>
These didn't work great, probably for a number of reasons including running out of wire, poor wiring being knocked around as we added firewood, and insufficient voltage.  Two of the spots ignited and then the backup road flares were eagerly lit and the rest of the structure ignited manually.  Always have a backup...<BR>
 
FUEL<BR>
The FAST team pushed back on the amount of fuel we wanted to use as we reported it on paper but in the end the actual FAST member who supervised our fueling did not seem overly concerned.<BR>
- I believe we used 12 gallons of diesel<BR>
- We filled a number of small bottles of fuel to be placed around the structure<BR>
- The "tee pee" structure of the small fires allowed us to place fuel bottles at the base and at the top of these fires to aid in ignition<BR>
 
OTHER THOUGHTS<BR>
- We had 3-4 powder fire extinguishers available, did we get a water one?<BR>
- The 2x4s were excellently seasoned.  We should think about cycling 2x4s from projects for use as temples to be burnt so we can use playa seasoned wood as much as possible.<BR>
- The FAST team shut down the idea of sawdust fireballs as they are moopy and usually poorly executed (though maybe I've earned a little credit from them)<BR>
 
[[File:TOI_Burn_Perimeter_July9_2018.jpg|200px]] [[File:TOIperimeterTshirt.png|200px]] [[File:Open_burn_lanyard-gt-wiki.png|200px]] [[File:perimeter_logo.png|200px]]<BR>


====Home Depot List====
====Home Depot List====
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====Banner====
====Banner====
[[File:GeoTem TOI Banner 20180803 825px.jpg|800px]]<BR>
[[File:GeoTem TOI Banner 20180803 825px.jpg|800px]]<BR>
====Photos====
[[File:Temple of Incompletion photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|197px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion detail angle photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|197px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion detail wing photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|197px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion detail 2 photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|197px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion burn photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|800px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion detail photo Philippe Glade.jpeg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.4.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.5.jpg|197px]] [[File:Temple of Incompletion BM2018.1.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.8.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.9.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.10.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.11.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.13.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.14.jpg|197px]] [[File:Templ of Incompletion BM2018.12.jpg|800px]]


====Graphics====
====Graphics====

Revision as of 14:01, 25 March 2019

a sculpture by Geodesic Temple at Burning Man 2018
URL for this page: http://toi.geodesictemple.com

Templ of Incompletion BM2018.7.jpg Temple of Incompletion BM2018.2 photo by Jane Metcalfe.jpg
Templ of Incompletion BM2018.13.jpg

Description

A symmetrical structure made of 5 identical columns, each made of 5 identical octahedra, each made of 12 identical wooden studs and 24 identical "Simas" metal connectors stands in the desert simultaneously referencing sculpture and architecture. The Temple of Incompletion is an evolution of the Temple of Forbidden Symmetry, Geodesic Temple's installation at Burning Man 2017.

The only rupture in this seemingly perfect harmony is the open wedge on one side of the structure which forbids the closing of the top and bottom crowns and impacts the radial distribution of the columns. When face-connecting 5 octahedra in a circular fashion on a plane, the small wedge that remains between the 1st and 5th octahedra makes it impossible to close the loop. This wedge is a mathematical enigma that has eluded mathematicians for millennia. It is an example of forbidden symmetry.

The Temple of Incompletion is an ode to unsolved problems and unanswered questions, it is a reminder that it is sometimes important for things to remain unfinished, incomplete, open, and let the journey become the destination.

It is through this opening that you can enter the Temple.

Measurements

Overall dimensions: 35' (Width) x 35' (Length) x 32' (Height)
Components: (25) octahedra
Weight: 6520 lbs (25 OH (kiln-dried 2x4x8 plus Simas connectors) x 160lbs = 4000 lbs) + (30 5/8” plywood x 84lbs = 2520 lbs)

Templars

Director/Exec. Producer: The Eye of Disorient
Producers: Ria R., Lowroad
BM Artery Liaison: Ria R.
Engineer Liaison: Lowroad
Assembly Leads: Ria R., Markus H. (Pinky)
Platform: Lowroad

Lights plan A (Solpix): The Eye, Matt M.
Lights plan A install Lead: Gabe
Lights plan B (LED pars): Vadim

Burn Leads: Yahel B.D., Johnny B.
Perimeter Leads: Rion F. , Rachel C. , Naim B.
Fire Safety Liaison: Sasha Kakasha
LNT Lead: Ivan F.

Tight Crew: Canaan F.R. (Nitro) , Simas B. , Marcus S. (Moses) , Randy P. (Thumper) , Yarrow D. , Anya O. (Aniutka) , Bobby. (Jizzy) , Brandon. (Bshullz) , Ian S. (Epic) , Pat S. , Asaf N. , Ray B. , Arwen B. , Nali S. , Sam M. (Crazybaby) , Marco L. , Deva. (Devastation) , Andre R. , Artem P. , Ahmad S. , John S. , you.

Platform

TOI has one quasi-pentagonal central platform made of plywood onto which burners are invited to recline. This platform makes a great stage for different kinds of performance (dance, theater, fire spinning, etc.). Squares of sand-colored material above provide some shade.

TempleOfIncompletion20180722.3.jpg TOI PLATFORM PACKING.jpg TOI column plate DETAIL.jpg TOI column plate.jpg TOI COLUMN PLATE OVERVIEW.jpg TOI COLUMN PLATE location.jpg Leg to sculpture connection.jpeg

Lights

At night one hundred and fifty individual white solar lights (Solpix) located near the nodes on the structure create a scintillating effect. Each Solpix is equipped with solar panel, battery, light sensor and 6 LEDs pointing in 2 directions. Each Solpix works independently. There is no physical connection between Solpixes and no external power is required to run the lights.

Burn

TOI burned on Saturday September 1st, 2019 at 1am.

The radius of the perimeter was 120' and required a crew of 55, that's 1 person every 15' plus 4 quadrant leads.

GeoTem18-TimeLapse.png

BURN PLAN
The Geodesic temple design presents some unique challenges for burning as it is mostly empty space - tough to build concentrated heat. Additionally it is an exceptionally resilient structure - hard to collapse. We designed our burn with a couple of key goals in mind:
- It must be safe
- The structure should completely burn
- It should burn fast, certainly not take all night
- It should be an aesthetically pleasing burn, ideally with simultaneous ignitions
- It should elegantly collapse inward upon itself, not fall over and need to be thrown/pushed back onto the central fire

As Lowroad was fond of pointing out, "fire travels up". Looking at the structure we identified 6 vertical arcs the 2x4s of the structure made along which we would concentrate the fire. We would additionally place a fire around the center support for the platform as well as on top of the platform as there was an ideal concentration of material for prolonged combustion.

TOI BURN PLAN v3.jpg TOI BURN PLAN level 2 teepees.jpg TOI BURN PLAN V1 DETAIL.jpg TOI BURN PLAN v1.jpg

WOOD PLACEMENT
- The individual fires ended up being more "tee-pee"s than hourglasses and these were made out of 2x4s which were wired into place around the base and on the second level of the platform
- Ignition devices were placed inside the base of these fires, surrounded by small pieces of wood and kindling, then the entire structure was filled with firewood.
- The firewood was stacked in a similar pyramid fashion as much as space and wood shape would allow, all with the idea of driving the fire upwards.
- The top of the "tee-pees" allowed us to stack additional firewood upwards into the structure as a second concentration of fuel and heat.

- The added fuel consisted of 1.5 cords of firewood (mad props to the PDW crew for bringing it out!)
- We used 210 2x4s to build the smaller fires
- We used plywood sheets to make a backstop on the second level where the fires could be build above the ones below

ADDITIONAL FUEL
The height of the structure presented some challenges. To try for our goal of a planned collapse we hoped to place some additional combustibles in the upper portions clustered around strategic points to weaken the structure. Additionally the vertices are joined using metal connectors (Lowroad, otherwise) which insulate and protect the wood from burning as quickly in the most structurally important points to weaken. If we could attach long burning combustibles around these spots we might be able to burn them more effectively.
- Prior to our arrival on the playa we made wired wax and sawdust pucks which could be wired in place around the plywood, around/wrapped with a strip of burlap. - These consisted of paper cups with a wire run through it sideways in a "u" shape, filled with sawdust, and then filled with melted wax.
- The wire was then cut at the U and the paper cup cut in half in the middle
- This essentially made "ear muffs" so the paper/wax/sawdust could be wired around the 2x4s
- We added strips of burlap to wrap around the pucks so ideally melting wax would be absorbed and heat/fire would be concentrated in these locations.

I'm not sure how these effected the overall burn. In the end the structure did collapse as we'd hoped and in some photos you can see the fire burning in these concentrated points.

IGNITION PLAN
- I had tested an ignition method using steel wool with current run across it - this is a great experiment and produces a wild, slow burning metal fire.
- These would be placed in paper lanterns which in turn would be filled with scrap paper, lint, and other burnables collected during the burn.
- They were wired together in parallel to a single point which I connected to a rechargeable battery
- As a fail safe, we duct taped two road flares to metal poles (extra ones from the shade structures) so that it could be lit manually

These didn't work great, probably for a number of reasons including running out of wire, poor wiring being knocked around as we added firewood, and insufficient voltage. Two of the spots ignited and then the backup road flares were eagerly lit and the rest of the structure ignited manually. Always have a backup...

FUEL
The FAST team pushed back on the amount of fuel we wanted to use as we reported it on paper but in the end the actual FAST member who supervised our fueling did not seem overly concerned.
- I believe we used 12 gallons of diesel
- We filled a number of small bottles of fuel to be placed around the structure
- The "tee pee" structure of the small fires allowed us to place fuel bottles at the base and at the top of these fires to aid in ignition

OTHER THOUGHTS
- We had 3-4 powder fire extinguishers available, did we get a water one?
- The 2x4s were excellently seasoned. We should think about cycling 2x4s from projects for use as temples to be burnt so we can use playa seasoned wood as much as possible.
- The FAST team shut down the idea of sawdust fireballs as they are moopy and usually poorly executed (though maybe I've earned a little credit from them)

TOI Burn Perimeter July9 2018.jpg TOIperimeterTshirt.png Open burn lanyard-gt-wiki.png Perimeter logo.png

Home Depot List

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/198lZvL9-O-Mqpl9za4XReo2zbbfhjPJNcbOT-fOT0rc/edit#gid=0

Notes

Assembly sequence: Top-down (similar to geodesic dome) using crane (see assembly sequence drawing)
3D model: TempleOfIncompletion20180119.skp
Animation: TBA
Reference: Forbidden crystal symmetry in mathematics and architecture

Additional Drawings

TOI 20180802.1.jpg TempleOfIncompletion20180722.1.jpg TempleOfIncompletion20180722.2.jpg

GeoTem TOI Banner 20180803 825px.jpg

Photos

Temple of Incompletion photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Temple of Incompletion detail angle photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Temple of Incompletion detail wing photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Temple of Incompletion detail 2 photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Temple of Incompletion burn photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Temple of Incompletion detail photo Philippe Glade.jpeg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.4.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.5.jpg Temple of Incompletion BM2018.1.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.8.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.9.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.10.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.11.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.13.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.14.jpg Templ of Incompletion BM2018.12.jpg

Graphics

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