New Age artists gather for a blaze of glory

Every August, thousands of New Age types, old hippies and artists descend on the Nevada desert for the Burning Man Festival, where they endure extreme heat and dust to create a so-called ‘city of dreams’. At the centre is a huge Wicker Man-like construction, which at the end is razed to the ground. Art on Fire profiles these hardy artists, called Burners, as they prepare their immense creations, including regulars Kate Raudenbush, Peter Hazel and the wonderfully named Flash Hopkins. From Saturday