Loopcamp: Giant Musical Recycled Paper Cylinders Rise From The Dusty Desert Plain at Burning Man

The desert extravaganza <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man">Burning Man</a> started in 1986 as a small gathering of free-thinking artists, but it has since evolved into a storied pilgrimage for creatives that attracts about 50,000 people each year. In 2012, <a href="http://www.stephanemalka.com/en/2012/09/loopcamp/">Stéphane Malka of Malka Architecture</a> took to the flat and dusty scene of Black Rock City in Nevada with Loopcamp - an installation comprised of giant recycled paper cylinders of different widths and heights that serve two important functions. Hit the jump for the "deets."

Scenes like this anywhere outside of Black Rock City, Nevada might seem strange, but at Burning Man, just about anything goes.

Malka Architecture designed this musical art/architecture installation called Loopcamp

The piece is comprised of several recycled paper cylinders of different heights and widths

Loopcamp is arranged in a semi-circular pattern that faces the wind

On one hand it acts as a barrier to the relentless wind and sands that unfurl across the desert plain

But it also makes music, stirring the free souls who make their annual pilgrimage to this extraordinary desert extravaganza.