Burning Man Project + Burners Without Borders
Michael joined the Burning Man community in 2001 and began collaborating with the organization in 2006. He was a featured participant on the 2010 Arts and Community panel at Burning Man’s Global Leadership Conference in San Francisco. Additionally, he co-presented "The Design Science Decade: Design for Impact" panel with the Buckminster Fuller Institute at the 2020 Burners Without Borders Spring Summit. His art and design have been showcased in multiple exhibitions for Burning Man.
2025 Tomorrow Today Man Base Design Participant
2024: depARTures: Beyond Blackrock - Reno International Airport, Nevada
2023: A Dream Made Real - Reno International Airport, Nevada
2019: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Oakland Museum of Art
2019: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Cincinnati Art Museum
2018: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man - Smithsonian Institution
2017: City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man - Nevada Museum of Art
2014: Default World Dreaming - Gallery 151 - New York
Burners Without Borders ⇄ Flags
Burners Without Borders ⇄ Core Crew Gift
BM Ticket > BWB Patch • Part of the Smithsonian collection
Burners without Borders ⇄ spring summit ⇄ conference design
Vision Beyond Borders ⇄ app + Fly Ranch ⇄ logo design
Whiteout's Vision Beyond Borders app is a camera-based, on-the-ground guide for Burning Man’s Fly Ranch or navigating any site. The app works day or night, even in zero visibility conditions like dust storms.
2025 man base proposal ⇄ tomorrow today
Patch designs
Stickers ⇄ water bottles ⇄ silkscreens
