The Solar Shrine Collective is a group led by artist and architect Antwane Lee. Our collective builds community-based art that is transformative and a catalyst for social change. The Solar Shrine was an Afrofuturistic art installation at Burning Man 2022 that made manifest the cosmology of Ancient Egypt and Nubia. The project referenced the artistic styles from this area of ancient Africa but with the massing, geometry, and materiality rooted in contemporary times. As a movement, Afrofuturism envisions ‘tomorrow’ by exploring cultural and design aesthetics between the arts, history, science-fiction, and politics from African and African diasporic lens.
The Solar Shrine Project was the inspiration to continue more community engagement. Our collective is currently planning more projects to be activated locally and in the region. We are forming collaborations with other arts organizations and artists in order to have greater impact and heal communities.