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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Angel of the Apocolypse, arial view from crane, Burning Man 2005: First Poof. photo: Caroline Miller
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Multi-poof. photo: Caroline Miller 2005
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All Poof! photo: Caroline Miller 2005
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Design sketch for Angel hed. (R. Anders 2005)
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Angel hed onsite. photo: Chris Gerbik 2005
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Cauldron fire and feather flame effects. photo: Cathy Lynch 2005
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Liquid fuel flame effect, outer feathers. photo: Caroline Miller 2005
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Propane poof (accumulator flame effect) on inner feathers. photo: Caroline Miller 2005
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Propane poofs in feathers. photo: Jess Hobbs 2010
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Initial schematic for propane feathers. (R. Anders, 2005)
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Phil wrangling feathers. photo: Caroline Miller 2005
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First installation at Burning Man 2005. photo: Chris Gerbik 2005
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Angel in assembly on playa. photo: Andy Pischainikoff 2005
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All Lit Up and Everybody's Welcome. photo: Paul Waschka 2005
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At Night Inside the Angel. photo: Scott London 2005
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Fire-lit Angel. photo: B'Anna Federico 2005
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Angel burn. photo: Angela Knowells, 2005
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Final burn at Burning Man 2005. photo: Tristan Savatier
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Re-built body in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada. photo: Christina Dominic 2010
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Angel of the Apocolypse in downtown Toronto, Canada, 2010. photo: Absolute Imperfection
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Angel hed in downtown Toronto, 2010. photo: Joe Dacanay
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Angel afire in Toronto, 2010. photo: Jess Hobbs
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Angel of the Apocolypse in Toronto, 2010. photo: Jess Hobbs