Leo is a pioneering light artist, bringing teams and tech together to activate buildings, bridges, and bastions. He started Burning in 1994, founded Disorient camp, and is part of Black Rock City every year.

Here he shares his journey from crafting a single beacon at his tent to leading monumental art projects that reshaped skylines. He illuminated the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, the historic bridges of London, and projects everywhere from NYC to Tokyo.

Join Leo and Stuart on how the open-source innovation of BRC impacts the default world. Leo shares his process for conjuring tech, from customizing LED fixtures to coding sequences. 

He describes how artists can engage with their communities outside of their comfort zones. 

He tells stories of the convening power of photons as an artistic medium, as a digital campfire for all.

Hear him flip the switch, and stay until the brilliant end.

villareal.net/bio

villareal.net/urban-scale-artworks

burningman.org/about/board-of-directors/#LeoVillareal

disorient.info

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