The Only Way Out Is In by Richard Card and Rae Gross from Dallas and Austin TX; Joshua Tree CA A tunnel of 21 nested rainbow arches. Crystal prisms hang from each arch, scattering light across the playa. The passage allows participants to reflect on their past year, its storms and its rainbows. At night, the LED-lit arches glow across the open playa. It is a meditation on transition: a reminder that every storm passes, and that it is our strife that makes the rainbow possible.

The Only Way Out Is In (build week) by Richard Card and Rae Gross

Photo by: Duncan Rawlinson

Year: 2026

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The Only Way Out Is In by Richard Card and Rae Gross from Dallas and Austin TX; Joshua Tree CA A tunnel of 21 nested rainbow arches. Crystal prisms hang from each arch, scattering light across the playa. The passage allows participants to reflect on their past year, its storms and its rainbows. At night, the LED-lit arches glow across the open playa. It is a meditation on transition: a reminder that every storm passes, and that it is our strife that makes the rainbow possible.

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