neuron sculpture - burning man festival 2009

Soma, created by the Flaming Lotus Girls, captures the essence of a neuron.­ Spinning balls of fire act as nuclei within the dodecahedron cell bodies.­ Dendrites extend up into the sky and reach down to the earth, emitting constant flame and color changing light.­ Along her axon, extend eighteen individually controlled fire effects across the stainless steel arch with sequenced LEDs on the underside.­

For more information about this art installation, go to www.­flaminglotus.­com/­

Photo taken at the burning man festival 2009 (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).­