Angel of the Apocalypse (2005)

photo: B’Anna Federico 2005

Angel of the Apocalypse (2005) by the Flaming Lotus Girls is an installation in the form of a giant abstracted bird rising up from the ground. Its decorative stainless steel feathers, ranging from 6 to 18 feet, surround a partially submerged body in concentric arcs. With th push of a remote button by a visitor, suprising blasts of fire poof up from each feather, while the 12-foot heavy steel head holds a roaring wood fire in its mouth. Initially built from driftwood, the body was burned at the end of its first installation at Burning Man 2005, and has since been remade in mild and stainless steel. The Angel of the Apocolypse has shown in part and in whole at numerous events in North America and abroad. More about Flaming Lotus Girls.

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