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Recent Work

San Clan - Afrikaburn 2022

Tree of Stories - Afrikaburn 2022

Bazique 2020

Leder Locher

The Red Telephone HQ

Beats Stage - Origin 2020

Lüchtturm

Salix Absolutum

Vision Festival

Fallen Star

The Lamp Clan - Afrikaburn 2019

Beats Stage - Origin 2019

Wolfkop Weekender 

Ecstacy

Maison des Rêves

Chateau

The Kraal - Bazique Festival 2018

The Protea - Bazique Festival

Quest Festival

Cabaret Love Rave

Yggdrasil - Tree of Life

The Lighthouse

About

Thomas Steiner is a light artist known for bringing large scale artworks and spectacular stages to life at night. Born and raised and currently living in Zurich, Switzerland, he has traveled the globe creating a long series of interactive installations, stages, and dance floors.

All of his projects are collaborations with other artists, mainly to incorporate electronic music. Light bulbs, par cans and LED strips combined with projection mapping as key components are his signatures.

Events:

Thomas is most acclaimed for his light shows for stages at festivals like Garbicz in Poland, Bazique, Origin, and Afrikaburn in South Africa and Quest Festival in Vietnam.

From the raves in the underground scene in Zurich up to the international festival scene, Thomas is well known for its work.

Artworks:

In 2016, Thomas created a life-changing show for the Lighthouse at Afrikaburn, putting its name out in the international festival scene overnight. Since then, he returns every season to South Africa, to create lights for some of the leading festivals like Origin, Bazique, Wolfkopp and still pushing the bar of what’s possible for large scale Artworks at Afrikaburn, as Yggdrasil – Tree of Life 2017 and he effigy of Afrikaburn, The San Clan 2019 & 2020 (postponed due to coronavirus outbreak).

Interactive Art:

In 2019, he created the interactive light installation for Elrow, Salix Absolutum – The Tree of Melodys at Cova Santa in Ibiza: An interactive willow tree with leaves made out of hundreds of LED strips, playing a sound and light melody thru the drums below, creating a never-seen-before experience.

With running his own business as a light artist since 2019, Thomas creates permanent installations for clubs as well, like Wonderland in Cape Town, and Frieda’s Büxe, Kauz, Sender in Zurich.

Media

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I am going to South Africa for another festival se I am going to South Africa for another festival season and therefore I am renting out my room from the end of February until the beginning of May! 

The room is 16m2 and furnished and has a comfortable bed, a desk, a dresser, and a shelf. The apartment with a balcony is on the third floor in a quiet neighborhood, on Langgrütstrasse in Zurich. A Coop is 200m distance, by bike you can reach Albisriedenplatz in 3 minutes. 

The rent is 750 Fr/month, including side costs. You will live with Carolien,  my amazing flatmate. She mainly works from home and is very happy to have company. 

Contact me for more details and to arrange a viewing appointment.
@luechtturm Saffainstel - @theaterspektakel In l @luechtturm Saffainstel - @theaterspektakel 

In loving memory of Marco 

Lüchtturm was created by the local community that formed out of the Lighthouse Crew (@afrikaburn 2015, 2016). It's been an amazing time creating with these lovely people again and bringing our vibe into a public space in our home town.

#lightshow #lightinstallation #ledinstallation #madmapper #festivalbuild #largescaleart #theaterspektakelzurich #saffainsel #magic #lightart #burners #burnervibes #afrikaburn #defaultworld #community #zurich #switzerland
Somewhere in a basement, there is something magica Somewhere in a basement, there is something magical dancing above the dancefloor 

Brought to life with the amazing help of:

Kat, Maciek, Yorrick, Beni, Irina, David, Michael, Michalis, Michalis, Franz, Aneta, Federico, Tereza

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The Eye of @ilukuluku The last two years have be The Eye of @ilukuluku 

The last two years have been challenging, I needed to remember what I actually would do with my life if we still would live in a world where we can gather together, so I kept on working on concepts to hold on to the dreams of what was planned to become real in 2020. 🥺

The Kaleidoscope in the Eye of the Temple of Curiosity is such a thing, and it's the smallest light installation I created for @afrikaburn so far. 🌀

The pretty lonely winter of 2020/2021 I spend creating prototypes of this kaleidoscope. First cardboard to find the right shape, then PVC glass and isolation tape to find the right effects. I've spent weeks on it, with the goal to make it the "most amazing kaleidoscope ever seen".
 
After 20+ iterations, the concept was ready to get finally built, with all the technology added to create its lights. I prefabricated the pieces in Zurich and finally took them in my suitcase to South Africa, together with the 1296 pixel of LED strips that are now mounted inside. 

With the great help of @w.magerl we assembled it one week before leaving for the desert, and after five days it's been ready. 🎉

I played a 30-minute-long light show with it. Then I recorded this movie, before sealing it off to protect it from the dust. 

I hope you've had the chance to see it at this year's Afrikaburn, and if not you now can enjoy at least 5 minutes' sneak peek from it. And if you're in Cape Town, ask at the Afrikaburn HQ if you can plug it in, as I left it behind two weeks ago. 👀

I guess it looks beautiful now, and it's built to amaze people. But what it really stands for is not giving up dreaming of the better future we are living in right now, as we all can gather again. 💫

Music: Aphex Twin - aisatsana 
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🔥 Burning the San Clan 🔥 "The best end for 🔥 Burning the San Clan 🔥

"The best end for an artwork is burning it with thousands of people around it" - @moniqueschiess 

I've always have been at @afrikaburn with large-scale artwork projects, and this year again I've been blessed be with the crew that creates the effigy, the San Clan. 

It's intense, beautiful and spectacular. But for me burns aren't that much about burning art, it's about creating it. The friendships established by the shared journey, the hard work in tough conditions, the struggle, the pure joy and passion to create, are strong

It's no big deal to let go after you found a bunch of friends for life, people you can just build a even better thing next time. 
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#afrikaburn #afrikaburn2022 #africaburn2022 #industwetrust #africaburn #tankwatown #sanclan #burningart #burningman #burningmanart #fire #effigy #artofburningman #theartofburningman #burningmanphotos #burningmanregional #elastickraalartburningtest #treeofstories #largescaleart #tankwakaroo #southafrica #burningart #burningartist #effigyburn #burners #burnbabyburn #burnbabyburn🔥
🔥 The San Clan - Afrikaburn 2022 🔥 After th 🔥 The San Clan - Afrikaburn 2022 🔥

After the Lamp Clan in 2019, it's been a big honor to create the lights of the San Clan again, the effigy of Afrikaburn, the very thing that gathers everybody around it. But, it's been very different journey this time: 

The @treeofstoriesafrikaburn was supposed to be our San Clan in 2020, but the world had dramatically changed. In late 2021, we decided to build it for 2022 anyway, even if another corona wave would make it impossible to have an event. But, if @afrikaburn could happen, we still needed an effigy to burn! As the Org was (and still is) broke, there was no extra budget for another artwork. So, we redesigned our tree, and the elements from its top stories have been repurposed to create the San Clan. Furthermore, the Tree of Stories got upgraded with a solar rig, so it would shine every night until we'll live in a world again where our favorite gathering is possible. 

The crystal in the middle of the San Clan is featuring stories from "The Seed" - the first Afrikaburn event in 2007, while the Tree of Stories brings back memories from the other 12 events from 2008 to 2019. Everything is connected: The Clan became the seed of the Tree, while the Tree became the power source of the Clan. 

It's the same amazing bunch of people who created both artworks that were once one. It's been built with an outstanding amount of love, passion, skills, and commitment. We never gave up, and now after two years of waiting, we finally could create what we dreamed about! 
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📷 by @bunny_wabbit @christiaan.barnard.50 @grahamabbottphoto 
Ken Lovell and myself
#afrikaburn #afrikaburn2022 #africaburn #africaburn2022 #sanclan #elastickraalartburningtest #tankwatown #tankwatown2022 #dreamscometrue #industwetrust #burningman #burningmanregional #effigy #largescaleart #burningmanart #burningmanartist #lightshow #lightshows #lightinstallation #lightart #lightartist #burningmanfestival #burningmanstyle #tankwakaroo #burn #burnbabyburn #southafrica #tankwakaroo #effigyburn
The inside of the @treeofstoriesafrikaburn 🔥 Ou The inside of the @treeofstoriesafrikaburn
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Our tree is a gallery, created for remembering, honoring, and telling the stories from @afrikaburn 2008 to 2019. A selection of 290 artworks created by more than 60 artists, curated and transformed into laser cuts by the amazing @ivan_brown. 
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It was incredibly touching to see people enter the tree for the first time at night. After an "oh wow" immediately start telling their stories, the memories brought back by the images of artworks, art cars, and theme camps from the past Afrikaburn events. 
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#afrikaburn #afrikaburn2022 #africaburn #africaburn2022 #art #artwork #largescaleart #lightshow #lightinstallation #lightart #lightartist #tankwatown #tankwatown2022 #burningman #burn #burnerstyle #burningmanart #burnbabyburn #galleryart #ledinstallation #dustyhugs #industwetrust #tankwakaroo #southafrica #treeofstories #madmapper #burners #burnergirls #burningmanregional #quaggafontein
The @treeofstoriesafrikaburn at @afrikaburn: An ep The @treeofstoriesafrikaburn at @afrikaburn: An epic structure that transformed into a beautiful artwork that evolved into one of the most touching art galleries ever build, created for people to remember and tell their stories of Afrikaburn. 🔥

It's been a big honor to create the lights for the first large-scale artwork ever built on Quaggafontain, our new land of Afrikaburn. I will never forget how it feels to be among the most amazing people to create with, together out there in the Tankwa Karoo. The level of commitment, passion, and skills of everybody involved in this project is exceptional, the love and hard work that was put into making this long-time dream come true are out of this world. ❤️

The Tree is still out there, shining in silence every night, touching everybody with its beauty and magic. 💫
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#lightshow #lightart #lightartinstallation  #lighting #treeofstories #2020shareyourlight #afrikaburn #africaburn2022 #africaburn #afrikaburn2022 #artwork #tankwatown2022 #tankwatown #largescaleart #burning #burningmanartist #burningmanfestival #outinthedesert #southafrica #burningmanart #tankwakaroo #madmapper5 #ElasticKraalArtBurningTest #BurningMan #RegionalBurn #burn2022 #industwetrust  #burnbabyburn #burnerstyle #burners
Leave no trace? - Leave good trace! Check out ou Leave no trace? - Leave good trace! 

Check out our project @treeofstoriesafrikaburn, and learn about how it transformed in the last two years. Support our dream to make it the most stunning solar rig you've ever seen! 
The link to the fundraising campaign is in the bio!
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#afrikaburn #afrikaburn2022 #treeofstories #leavegoodtrace #fundraiser #tankwatown #largescaleart #lightshow #solarpower #sustainability #southafrica #burningman #lightart #afrikaburnoutreach
What an epic day out here in the Tankwa Karoo! What an epic day out here in the Tankwa Karoo!
The KRAAL Bazique 2019: Stage design by @kwaliade The KRAAL Bazique 2019:

Stage design by @kwaliadesign , 
build by Moritz Oberhans and crew, sound and light provided by @rpsoundandlighting , lightshow by @petersharp_e , @angeloboraine , @ross_zbb and @thomas_lightart .
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#stage #stagelighting #stagedesign #festival #techno #rave #mainstage #bazique2019 #bazique #baziquefestival #lightshow #lightart #lightartist #lightbulbs #lightinstallation #southafrica #capetownfestivals #capetown
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