First sight
The canopy on the horizon
Its silhouette sways on the playa, its lights dancing in the wind.
Built · Burning Man 2026 · Black Rock City, NV
The Resonance Tree
Enter the roots. Climb the trunk. Rest in the canopy.
Walking the Resonance Tree
Experience joy. Climb through the Tree.
Built by Hand in Bali
Standing up
Inside the trunk
Stand up inside a spiral of bamboo, a circle of sky overhead.
The People
A community before it is a structure
Elliot Fabri
Lead Artist · Founder & Creative Director
Ed Wilkes
Design Lead · Chartered Structural Engineer
Mia Larsen
Architect
Michelle
Operations Manager
vishnu vijayakumar
Lighting Designer
Ben Eckart
Power and Lighting Systems Engineer
Micah Trecca
Build Team
Steve!
Build Team Member
Brian Thomas
Build Team
Jimmy
Build Team
Aaron Weise
Team Kitchen
Zola Chihombori Quao
Queen
Luis E
Architectural Advisor
Joseph “Charlie” Sand
Web Weaving Specialist
Gallery
The Tree, in full: the build and the week it stood
32 photographs, 34 films from the build and the week it stood, picked from the collective's media library. Optional: open it if you want to spend some time here.
Engineering You Can Touch
We simulate before we build
Two live tools to play with
Hosting the Tree
Three steps to a raised Tree
1
Talk to us
Your site, dates and audience.
2
We raise it
Delivered, anchored and raised by our crew.
3
It comes alive
Light and sound tuned to your event.
At a Glance
- Dimensions
- 6.5 m H × 5 m base × 10 m canopy
- Structure
- Bamboo poles, engineered rings, splits, flattened bamboo, paracord, rope
- Engineering
- Designed to ISO 22156:2021
- Wind
- 90 mph+
- Live load
- Nets and platforms designed to 5.0 kPa (100 psf); held 60+ people in and on it at Burning Man 2026
- Anchoring
- Per local site
- Power & lights
- Solar- and battery-powered, interactive
- Transport
- 26′+ truck or trailer
- Regenerative
- Bamboo culms are planted with every build
- Insurance
- Fully insured
Figures from the structural design report (E. Wilkes, CEng, issued 05/06/2026).
Questions venues ask
Before you book it
Can people climb it?
Yes, this is an integral part of the experience.
How does it handle weather?
The Resonance Tree is designed for temporary installation outdoors or semi-permanent installation indoors. UV and moisture break down bamboo if it is left uncovered over time.
Can it be rebuilt in local bamboo instead of shipped?
Yes. The design is fully documented for fabrication, and a rebuild with regional bamboo and local crews, the way it was born in Bali, can beat freight for distant venues.
Bring the Tree home
Parks, festivals, weddings and cities. Delivered, raised, lit and struck.