Episode 21: Sunburnt Arts (Marcelo, Tereasa, & TJ)
In this candid and spirited podcast episode, community leaders Marcelo, Tereasa, and TJ (who insists on the title "King Dingaling") reflect on the turbulent but deeply rewarding evolution of Australia's Burning Seed community into its new organisational entity, Sunburnt Arts. Driven by personal artistic awakenings - from Tereasa's community-supported "mystical music box" to TJ's humorous appreciation for the board's tax benefits and dry finger biscuits - the trio highlights the vital shift away from the former privately-owned "Red Earth City" structure toward a collaborative, membership-based model. Following the unfortunate cancellation of the 2025 "Metamorphosis" event, which was derailed by poor ticket sales and a structural governance disconnect between Sunburnt Arts and Sunburnt Events, the newly elected seven-member board is now focused on radical accountability and addressing volunteer fatigue. By streamlining chaotic infrastructure and championing transparent, bottom-up decision-making, this dedicated team is determined to learn from past missteps and sustainably reignite the magic of the East Coast burn. This podcast episode focuses on the pivotal SBA/Burning Seed community townhall meet back in July 2025.
Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay
Guests: Marcelo ‘Tripping Jaguar’ Araujo, Tereasa ‘Kinkabelle’ Trevor, & TJ ‘Hotwire’ Wier
Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay
Theme music by Will & Kate
2019 Burning Seed: Zoophemism | 25 September - 1 October | Matong, NSW, Australia
Photo: Randy Brophy
USEFUL Links:
SBA/Burning Seed Townhall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xWIX78z4iU
The Third Degree: https://the3rddegree.org/
Sunburnt Arts: https://sunburntarts.org.au/
Burning Seed: https://www.burningseed.com/
Blazing Swan: https://blazingswan.com.au/
Common Arts Victoria: https://commonarts.org.au/
Underland: https://underland.au/
Flaming Galah: https://galah.burningseed.com/
Red Earth City: https://redearthcity.com/
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro theme music
[00:00:30] SBA panel intro
[00:01:51] Kinkabelle's origin story
[00:04:56] Tripping Jaguar's origin story
[00:07:03] King Dingaling's origin story
[00:09:54] Why did you join the SBA board?
[00:14:17] SBA community-led membership
[00:18:26] SBA current board volunteers
[00:20:26] SBA townhall meet
[00:24:01] SBA & SBE
[00:27:57] Burning seed debrief & critical issues
[00:32:26] Community sentiments
[00:36:39] Townhall topics discussed
[00:46:38] Community consultation
[00:55:08] Cultural projects
[00:56:40] SBA milestones
[01:02:05] Potential sites
[01:09:52] Burner voice message
[01:12:11] SBA future plans
[01:25:54] How to get involved
[01:32:21] Outro theme
The information presented in the following audio program is for informational, educational, entertainment, and archival purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed on the Bonzaar Podcast are solely those of the hosts and the guests and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the entire burner community. Bonzaar Podcast is an independently-produced, volunteer-led, and community-funded project and is not associated or affiliated with the burning man organisation or it's world-wide subsidiaries.
This episode was recorded on 3 February, 2026
