The moment has arrived... the first steps onto a dry, dusty landscape, the sun's rays are glistening bright and scorching hot. It is difficult to perceive silhouettes in the distance and yet the anticipation rises immeasurably. What is it that drives people to this abandoned land in the middle of the African desert? What makes them voluntarily expose themselves to the extremes of nature? It is the
unconditional being in a world far away from the conventional rules, the omnipresent pressure and the constant competition against others, against time, against oneself. This is the place that gives you liberty, union and charity unconditionally to all and everyone who opens themselves to it. The very essence of the principles of "Radical Inclusion" (Anyone may be a part of. We welcome and respect the strangers. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.) and "Gifting" (devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value). This magical place of gathering has gifted unconditionally over the years with an indescribable abundance, without ever seeking anything in return. And perhaps that is why we, who love this magical place, can hear the silent call for help from afar…
Caring is the act of the heart to support others with of love. Care is what AfrikaBurn needs now to survive. Sustainability is the only thing that can ensure the survival of this cultural gathering. Without financial support, AfrikaBurn is in existential danger and timely gathering is harder to accomplish. Until the very last minute, the entire organisation is on the verge of collapse. But what if we can solve it all together, in unity for and with AfrikaBurn? Burner Claudia has asked herself this question more than once ... until she came up with an idea, an opportunity that makes it possible to support AfrikaBurn and its community of artists at the same time, in our increasingly digitalized world. Her fundraising project offers a future oriented, creative, uniting and sustainable solution to the funding problem of AfrikaBurn. At the same time, it provides artists from all over the world with a platform that is progressive and expansive. Furthermore, it is a matter of concern for her and AfrikaBurn to stand up for people, animals and the environment – these aspects are also being supported by this fundraising project. The «save the clan » project focuses on NFT (non fungible tokens), which is virtual art in digital form based on a crypto currency. But wait… crypto? Yes, and for those who think sustainability and crypto do not go together will be thrilled to learn about the first co2 neutral currency, NEAR! What is the advantage of NFT and how can artists and AfrikaBurn benefit from it? NFT's allow an individual a sustainable source of income without requiring any physical resources. The respective artist can exhibit their artworks for sale in the virtual fundraising gallery Mintbase.io. The sales price can be shared with any additional artists, organizations and/or NGOs by setting sales splitting revenues and royalty rules for resale. This means that the artist can choose individually for each artwork who will earn from it and to what extent. The artist and the selected recipients (e.g. NGOs) earn a fixed percentage of the sales price for each resale. NFT artworks offer artists a free platform, more visibility to promote their art, world wide reach, all based on a Co2 neutral crypto currency. A win-win situation, not only for AfrikaBurn and the artist but also doing good for others at the same time. But how can AfrikaBurn and artists get support with virtual art? An NFT is provided with revenue splitting and royalty rules and can be sold on the platform Mintbase.io. Each sale of the artwork generates revenues in the NEAR wallet that has been created for AfrikaBurn as well as the wallets of the artists and Outreach (AfrikaBurn’s support for children, animals and climate change. https://www.afrikaburn.com/community/outreach-home
/ https:// www.facebook.com/groups/afrikaburnoutreach/ ). This sustainable and lasting creative solution ensures consistency and stability by generating revenue with every resell of the artwork, which can gift a bright burning future in the African desert as well as supporting individual artists in this challenging post-pandemic world. Every person can participate, whether as an artist or as a buyer (and/or reseller) on the chosen NFT platform Mintbase.io. In accordance with the principle of "Participation" (Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart). Everyone is invited to participate, to contribute, to make art and to play. In the game of life, and in the game of the survival of the place that unites us all, that hands us back the freedom we have let be taken away from us in everyday life … AfrikaBurn!
