LAMPU: KONTAK

About Lampu

«Lampu» is an experiment of co-creating a community that is dedicated to radical self-expression, co-creation and cooperation.

This year, a mystery has appeared on humanity’s horizon: the cosmic object 3I/ATLAS, racing toward Earth from the depths of space. Its properties are too unusual for a ordinary asteroid. Some scientists whisper: it could be an artificial probe — or even an interstellar ship sent by an unknown civilization.

What if First Contact is taken off the pages of fiction and lands in reality within the next year? Where will it happen? Among the skyscrapers of megacities, where people's hearts are closed? In the silence of scientific laboratories?

Or in a place where people are already creating incredible worlds, merging art with technology, and ready to meet the unknown with open hearts?

We believe it will be here — at Bali’s Burn - Lampu!

We are the ones who are ready. We build cities of light and sound, we speak in the language of symbols and myths, we awaken imagination and community, we open our hearts to random strangers. The 10 Principles of Burning Man are a manifesto of humanity prepared for the encounter.

That is why this year, our Lampu becomes a rehearsal for First Contact. Here, we will try to hear the signal, to answer it, and to prepare ourselves for the meeting. Perhaps we don’t know what awaits us. But we are ready to look to the sky and say: “We are here.”

Lampu: Kontak is our portal.

It is not just an event.

It is a training ground for the entire Earth — a small island of readiness for a Great Encounter.

Principles

Inspired by the Ten Principles of Burning Man*

INCLUSION

Anyone may be a part of Lampu. We welcome and respect the stranger.

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

DECOMMODIFICATION

In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.

RADICAL SELF-EXPRESSION

Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.

COMMUNAL EFFORT

Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote, and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.

RADICAL SELF-RELIANCE

We encourage the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources.

GIFTING

We devote 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.

LEAVING NO TRACE

Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.

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 real world through actions that open the heart.

IMMEDIACY

Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.

How it was

Lampu

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Here are three ways to dive into the experience:

1. Join a Camp:

Link up with an existing camp looking for members. Check out the list of camps, their leaders' contacts, and descriptions to find your fit. Ticket cost is $200 plus camp fee (varies by camp). Reach out to camp leaders for availability and camp fee details.

2. Apply as a Volunteer

or Individual Contributor: Have a unique gift or activity you'd like to share? Apply here! There's no camp fee, just the $200 ticket cost for your incredible contribution.

3. OMG Sale:

Grab your ticket from our limited OMG sale, available from 16.02.2025. These special tickets are $420 each. Don't miss out!

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Join our community in socials, where you can find new campmates and answers to your questions about Lampu

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FAQ

We've gathered answers to questions that will help you make a decision about participating.

How to get low income ticket?

If you are very eager to participate, share our principles but, due to a substantial reason, are not ready to pay such an amount for the event ticket, you will need to apply for a Low-Income ticket. We will have a quota for the number of Low-Income tickets at a special price, and they will be allocated on a competitive basis.”