The Irrational Geographic Society (IGS) returns to the playa in 2003, formed again to expand exploration of the worlds we think we've created for ourselves. Uniting camps from across the continental United States, IGS provides us a valuable tool in the quest for community and a window into a wider existence. As the boundaries between the real and the possible rapidly shrink into an infinitesimal membrane on the border between order and chaos, it is time once again for explorers and cartographers - participants, spectators, and alleged burnouts alike - to chart the great unknown.

History

Irrational Geographic was originally formed in 1996 with the intention of bringing together a diverse group of Burning Man participants as a village. This village grew and returned to Black Rock City in 1998, quietly reappeared as a smaller theme camp in 2001, then returned larger than ever in 2002, comprising over 10 camps.

A few historical links:

• Where the Wild Things Are, L.A. Times, September 4, 1996
• IGS web site from 1998
• Burning Man Culture Clash, Salon.com, May 31, 2000
• IGS web site from 2002
• The LED at the End of the Aisle, Wired.com, Sept. 20, 2002. Written by and featuring members of IGS, 2002.
• history of bianca at burning man

Special thanks to all who organized and supported past efforts. Your hard work has inspired us for many years.

2003

Thanks to the support and participation of some members of the original village, as well as a cast of new characters, the Irrational Geographic Society returns to the playa in 2003.

This year's confirmed participants include...

• Kamp Krotus
• Foodlab
• Chillonia
• Spirituality Free Zone
• SublimiNation
• Proclamation Camp
• Apathy Camp
• Heavenly Bodies Plasterfaiher
• ...and a few bianca refugees

Other important links:

• Village map
• Cleanup plan
• Visual plan
• Rene's IGS pics.
• Help Rene pay for the generator.

This site and some of the artwork herein is based upon previous work by James Home.
Layout based on IGS 2002 site by J.D. Falk.
Background by Rene Ruiz. Photo of the burning Man in 1998 by Phil Glass for the Boston Phoenix.

As you've surely guessed by now, the Irrational Geographic Society is not affiliated with the National Geographic Society, an institution for which we have always held the utmost respect.