Naga in Petaluma, CA
December 13 to May 1, 2025
Venue
Petaluma Fairgrounds, CA
Where
Just inside the main gate on the lawn
Naga was on display in Petaluma, CA at the fairgrounds for the winter of 2024-2025
We are very pleased to have partnered with the City of Petaluma to share Naga with the community on the fairgrounds lawn. Much thanks to the City for providing a free workspace for us to finish and make post-playa repairs. Finding space to build industrial art this large is incredibly difficult and expensive. Thanks to Petaluma’s support of the arts we were able to put Naga’s fins on and do some restoration work.
Refurbishment
Naga was built for Burning Man in August of 2024. The majority of the build was completed in four months, by a team of over 200 volunteers. In that time we were only able to do so much, and were not able to add his fins for his debut. (He’s quite cute without them though)
As you can see, he now has fins!
We still have some refinements to make, finlets to transition from fin to body, and lumps in belly scales to smooth out. We will also be working on his head, remaking some scales that were made in a hurry, and lastly will be replacing his tail fin.
Whats next for Naga?
This summer, he will be moving on to a park in San Francisco. We are grateful he has this time in Petaluma to molt before he has to go!
For the winter though, we are going to let him rest, and guard the fairgrounds, where he is enjoying the company of the geese.