Flamethrower Shooting Gallery presents: Last Flamethrower

For 2015: Our project, LAST FLAMETHROWER, was been selected to receive an Honoraria from Burning Man Arts. Yay!

We also received a huge amount of support from the Burner community through Kickstarter and Click and Pledge. Thank you very much!

Composite image of Last Flamethrower drawings and photos for 2015

What's New for 2015

Instead of 4 very small flamethrowers (holds 1 quart each) we will have One Big Ass Flamethrower (several gallons of fuel).
Instead of only 4 small targets we will have many more and varied targets, a “sculpture garden” of flame-worthy subjects including “the Man”, huge flying Ravens, a “stream splitter”, a sunflower, etc.
We are part of the Charnival by Site2 Fire Arts. Charnival is a super kick-ass collection of arcade-style games all involving actual fire.

Where and When

For 2015 we will be returning to the Burning Man Festival held this year 2015 on August 30 - September 7 in Black Rock City, Nevada.

The debut of the Flamethrower Shooting Gallery was in July 2008 at the Fire Arts Festival in Oakland, California and then we took it to the Burning Man festival in August 2008. We were again the Fire Arts festival and Burning Man in 2009.

What People Have Said About Us

The head of fire safety at Burning Man, DaveX told us that he had “… nothing but good reports about how you guys ran it, and I think you were the most dangerous installation on the playa.” The Flamethrower Shooting Gallery was the onlyinstallation allowing participants to control a liquid-fueled horizontal flame-effect. We have a 100% perfect safety record.

Range Rules:

These are the Range rules, prominently posted at the range, and all shooters must read and understand these rules before being allowed into the range.

OBEY ALL RANGE SAFETY OFFICER's ORDERS
YOU MUST NOT BE DRUNK OR STUPID
WE DECIDE THE MEANING OF DRUNK OR STUPID
NO LOOSE LONG HAIR
ALL BAGGAGE STAYS AT THE GATE
NO CLOTHING THAT COULD MELT
NO SMOKING UNLESS YOU ARE ON FIRE
IN CASE OF DISPUTE SEE RULE NO. 1

In the past: Flamethrower Shooting Gallery™

An interactive, fully participatory installation embodying the spirit of American freedom, spectacle, and friendly competition.

Photos of the Flamethrower Shooting Gallery from 2013 are on Flickr.

Photos and Video of the Flamethrower Shooting Gallery

The Flamethrower Shooting Gallery in 2013 - Photo Set on Flickr
The Shooting Gallery in operation at the 2008 Fire Arts Festival:
Photos by Smash at the 2009 Fire Arts Festival.
Video of set-up process at the 2009 Fire Arts Festival.
2008 Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, Nevada. Monday August 25 - Monday September 1st, 2008
Some photos and video:
2008 Fire Arts Festival, at the Crucible, Oakland, California. Wednesday - Saturday, July 9-12, 2008
Some video and images from the Fire Arts Festival: