Burning Man Art Block Party: Mutant Cars, DJs & Fire Artists | San Jose

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The City of San Jose and Burning Man Project invite you to celebrate the opening of Sonic Runway, an audio-activated, light-based art installation by Rob Jensen and Warren Trezevant.

Sonic Runway is a tunnel of extremely blinky arches that converts audio signals into a pattern of lights that shoots down the tunnel at the speed of sound (1225 kph / 761 mph). From one end of the Runway, you can see the music racing away from you. On the other, you can see it coming at you and hear it reach you in sync with the patterns. The effect is pretty nuts. In San José, the Sonic Runway will be 432 feet long and stretch across two city blocks.

The opening night will be quite a spectacle with mutant art vehicles, DJs, fire artists, and a few more surprises.

Sonic Runway is the first installation made possible through a partnership between the City of San Jose and Burning Man Project called Playa to Paseo. An instigation of art for the downtown core and beyond, Playa to Paseo, is an invitation to play, engage, and participate in artmaking citywide.

Sonic Runway will be on view daily at San Jose City Hall from 5:30 pm until midnight starting November 3 through mid January 2018.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.