http://flaminglotusgirls.tribe.net/thread/3ea2e0cf-8105-4d44-aa34-f3d7836a1145?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://flaminglotusgirls.tribe.net/thread/3ea2e0cf-8105-4d44-aa34-f3d7836a1145#4f68693b-b20d-4297-adc2-b424dd04d428 FLG are looking for a civil/mechanical engineer to help us bring to life our latest creation…Soma Do you know someone who can help? Email info@flaminglotus. com! Flaming Lotus Girls are busy at work on our latest fire sculpture - Soma - for Burning Man 2009. We’re looking for some expert engineering help and support. What we need: an engineering whiz to give us structural guidance. Using our drawings and material specifications (mostly in stainless steel), this whiz will do some basic calculations to make sure the sculpture is a) strong enough to support its weight; and b) able to be freestanding. In gratitude for this help, we’ll be offering a ticket to Burning Man…and our everlasting love and affection. If you can help or know someone else who can, please contact us: info@flaminglotus. com. ========== About Soma Soma is a fantastical sculpture that translates the anatomy of neurons into metal, fire and light, magnifying the microscopic world to an epic scale. It is composed of two neurons bound through electrochemical pulses. One neuron appears partially buried in the playa, the other floats overhead while an elegant axon arches between them. Fire and lighting effects flow like electrochemical signals from the buried, transmitting neuron over the high-reaching axon to the elevated, receiving neuron. For more information see http://lee.org/ flg/proposals/soma/ FLG_SomaBMprop_sumnobudgLR_ 013109.pdf For general information about FLG, check out our site! www.flaminglotus. com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:53:44 GMT http://flaminglotusgirls.tribe.net/thread/3ea2e0cf-8105-4d44-aa34-f3d7836a1145#4f68693b-b20d-4297-adc2-b424dd04d428 stella 2009-04-21T20:53:44Z