Charon
6 months. 6 thousand man hours. A core team of 20, and an expanded team of over 80 volunteers working tirelessly to complete a 34 foot tall kinetic sculpture consisting of 20 animated skeletons. Built from steel, aluminum, and wood, and weighing in at over 7 tons. This is Charon, …
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Tantalus
Video by JT. In 2008 Peter continued to pursue the task of bringing large scale kinetic art to the desert. The result was Tantalus which took on a much more political flavor than his previous works, and fit into the year’s theme the American Dream. The piece featured a human …
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Homouroboros
Recently named as one of “Coolest Art Installations in the History of Burning Man” in an article by Robyn Johnson, Homouroboros lies deep in the hearts and minds of all who have had a chance to interact with it as one of the most beloved pieces of art to ever …
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Sisyphish
2002 ushered in the large scale, stroboscopic zoetropes for which Peter has become known. Sisyphish mesmerized festival participants and was featured in the Bill Breithaupt film Aqua Burn, putting Peter on the radar of the international art festival scene. In addition to Burning Man, Sisyphish, which depicts strobe-lighted swimmers in …
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Deeper
Image Copyright Dust to Ashes: dusttoashes.net. At Burning Man 2004, under extremely grueling conditions, Peter unveiled his third major installation, Deeper, which was featured in Breithaupt’s film AstroBlaze.
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Playa Swimmers
In 2000, Peter debuted his first major installation, Playa Swimmers at Burning Man, the world-renown week long annual art festival in the Nevada desert. The Swimmers engaged festival participants to interact and experience the art on a variety of personal levels. In addition to being featured in a Time Magazine …
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