Giant, laser-cut glass orbs will glow at Burning Man this year

Hybycozo

Burning Man — the wild weeklong festival held in Nevada's Black Rock City desert every year — is known for the spectacular, larger-than-life artwork created by attendees.

For this year's festival — which begins August 28 — the artist duo known as Hybycozo is creating a set of three glowing balls. From smallest to largest, they will be called "Marvin," "Starship Bistromath," and the "Heart of Gold."

The two California-based artists, industrial designer Sergei Beaulieu and former Google employee Yelena Filipchuk, launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the project. After less than two weeks, 310 backers had pledged over $33,000 to bring their vision to life.

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The team will transport the giant geometric sculptures to the festival in a large van, Filipchuk tells Business Insider.

Here's a model of the largest ball, "Heart of Gold," which will stand 20 feet tall. Gold orbs with LEDs will sit in the middle of each ball, emitting light that will be bounced and reflected, Filipchuk says.

Since the spheres will be in the desert, the team will bring external generators to power the LEDs.

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