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'Tara Mechani' by Dana Albany

A wonderful salvaged metal sculpture of a robotic female buddha stands atop a platform overlooking the expanse of our downtown park as if she is practicing a walking meditation.  Once a beacon for the Burning Man community, locals now have the opportunity to see this sensual creation by Dana Albany through August 13th. 


Dana has made other sculptures including a youth educational mosaic spacecraft that was also displayed at Burning Man.  Some of the most amazing art work in ingenuity and quality is created by artists for each Burning Man gathering (an annual event in the Neveda desert). 

We are fortunate that pieces from various gatherings are and will be making brief stops as they tour a number of locations over the next few years!


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