Monday, September 01, 2025

Dragon in the Park

I have never attended Burning Man and probably never will, but have enjoyed recycled art works from the annual festival in San Francisco, where they have appeared as temporary installations over the last two decades.
Last month a 100-foot-long sea serpent sculpture called Naga arrived in the city after its 2024 Burning Man debut.
The sculpture by metal artist Cjay Roughgarden and an army of volunteers was installed at Rainbow Falls Pond, whose fake waterfall into a green pond has been looking sort of sad for decades. All of a sudden, it feels magical.
Though it's only scheduled to stay there for a year, the hope is that Naga will become permanent in that perfect location if the public responds well.
I hope the piece remains there forever, blowing bubbles out of its nostrils and lighting up from within during the night.

2 comments:

janinsanfran said...

Apparently it lights up at night. Or can anyway. A good addition to the park I think.

Civic Center said...

Dear Jan: It's a great addition. That fake waterfall into the green pond has been looking sort of sad for decades. All of a sudden, it feels magical.