Nowhere 2012 Census Results

Nowhere 2012 Census Results Tickets Sold: 1004 2011: 627 2010: 590 Number of Survey Responses: 521 2011: 302 2010: 309 How old are you? Cuántos años tienes? Quel âge avez-vous? Quanti anni hai? Wie alt bist du? Age Range 2012 Age Range 2011 26-30 (27%) 26-30 (26.4%) 21-25 (22%) 21-25 (24.4%) 31-35 (20.6%) 31-35 (20.4%) The age demographic has changed very little since last year. Around 13% of attendees are over 40 years old and nearly 37% are in their thirties. This means that approximately 50% of NoFolks are over 30 years old. 1

What is your gender? Cuál es tu género? Quel est votre genre? Di che sesso sei? Welches Geschlecht hast du? Other responses included: Both Depends on the day Gender fluid Gender queer Human Bean Monkey Mostly female with masculine tendencies Pan gender: Sometimes my mind is male, sometimes female, sometimes both Post gender Rhinoceros Transgender Gender Split 2012 Male: 57% Female: 43% Gender Split 2011 Male: 54.6% Female: 45.4% Gender Split 2010 Male: 53.0% Female: 47.0% Nowhere appears to be growing slightly more male dominated than in previous years. 2

Where do you live? Dónde vives? Où habitez-vous? Dove vivi? Wo wohnst du? Other responses included: Nomadic (5), South Africa (4), Earth/World (3), Luxembourg (2), Somewhere (2), All over Europe (2), Paris (2), Wales, India, Anywhere, Texas, Czech Republic, Portugal, Monkey Town, Thailand, Madagascar, England, UAE, Ukraine Top Countries 2012 United Kingdom (35.6%) France (15.3%) Spain (12.7%) Germany (7.2%) USA (6.1%) Switzerland (5.3%) Top Countries 2011 United Kingdom (39.9%) France (18.9%) Spain (10.3%) Netherlands (6.4%) USA (5.3%) Germany (4.3%) Top Countries 2010 United Kingdom (39.9%) France (23.0%) USA (8.2%) 19 countries were selected and the percentage of participants living in the UK and France has dropped as the event becomes more multinational. There were more people attending from Spain this year. 3

Ticket Sales Source: Brown Paper Tickets United Kingdom France United States Spain Germany Switzerland Netherlands Belgium Italy Australia Lithuania Ireland New Zealand Canada Denmark South Africa Austria Norway Korea, Republic Of United Arab Emirates Thailand Russian Federation India Hungary Afghanistan Zimbabwe Zambia Singapore Portugal Morocco Luxembourg Israel Number of tickets sold 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 29 18 10 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 87 74 62 62 137 124 312 Number of tickets sold Top Countries 2012 United Kingdom: 312 (31.8%) France: 137 (14%) United States: 124 (12.7%) Spain: 87 (8.9%) Germany: 74 (7.6%) Switzerland: 62 (6.3%) Netherlands: 62 (6.3%) Belgium: 29 (3%) Top Countries 2011 United Kingdom: 238 (38.2%) France: 97 (15.6%) Spain: 68 (10.9%) Germany: 44 (7.1%) Netherlands: 42 (6.7%) United States: 26 (4.2%) Switzerland: (3.5%) Belgium: (2.9%) Top Countries 2010 United Kingdom: (39%) France: (23%) Spain: (7%) Germany: (6%) United States: (6%) Tickets were sold to 32 different countries in 2012 as opposed to only 24 countries in 2011. The United States had the biggest increase in ticket sales from last year. 4

What is your first language? Cuál es tu lengua materna? Quelle est votre langue maternelle? Qual é la tua lingua? Was ist deine Muttersprache? Other responses include: Multilingual (15), Norwegian (2), Ukrainian, Welsh, Thai, Somali, Polish, Portuguese, Malagasy, Hungarian, Turkish, Slovak, Persian, Afrikaans Top Languages 2012 English (50.9%) French (15%) German (10%) Dutch (6.6%) Spanish (6%) Italian (3.4%) Top Languages 2011 English (55.0%) French (20.7%) German (6.8%) Dutch (5.7%) Spanish (4.6%) Italian (3.9%) Top Languages 2010 English (49.8%) French (22.9%) German (10.2%) Spanish (4.8%) Italian (4.4%) Dutch (3.4%) There was a higher percentage of Spanish speakers this year and a smaller percentage of French speakers, although French is still Nowhere s second language after English. 5

Number of tickets sold each year 1200 1000 1004 800 600 514 590 627 Number of tickets 400 200 0 320 240 134 35 68 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Have you been to Nowhere before? HabÍas estado anteriormente en Nowhere? Etes-vous déjà allé au Nowhere avant? Warst du schon mal in/bei Nowhere? Been before: 2012 Been before: 2011 Yes (38.8%) Yes (40.8%) No (61.2%) No (59.2%) Over 60% of attendees were at Nowhere for the first time. 6

Have you been to any other Burn events? Has ido a algún otro evento de Burners? Êtes-vous allé à d'autres festivals "burn"? Hai partecipato ad altri eventi collegati a Burning Man? Warst du bei irgendwelchen anderen Burn events? Been to other burns 2012 Been to other burns 2011 Yes (61%) Yes (50%) No (39%) No (50%) More attendees this year had previously been to another burn event, even if the majority had not been to Nowhere before. 7

Which ones? Cuáles? Lesquels? Quali? Welche? Others include Various US and Canada regional burns (12) Lakes of Fire, Michigan (4) Orfunner, Texas (2) German Börner Weekend (2) Burning Mind, Austria Burning Pub, London Mama Burn, Israel 8

Did you encounter any communication difficulties at Nowhere due to language? Encontraste alguna dificultad de comunicación en Nowhere debida al idioma? Avez-vous rencontré des difficultés au Nowhere du fait de la langue? A Nowhere hai riscontrato problemi di comprensione dovuti alla differenza di lingua? Hast du in Nowhere Kommunikationsschwierigkeiten auf Grund der Sprache gehabt? Comments included: Problems talking to Red Cross (7) Regret not learning more English (6) Regret not learning more Spanish (5) Translators were always close by (4) Native English speakers spoke too fast (4) Language was sometimes a barrier to deeper connections with people (4) Sometimes no common language (4) Problems shopping locally (3) Hand gestures sufficed (3) Hugged instead (2) Frustrated by my poor language skills (2) No difficulties, just challenges (2) Workshop in French was nice Had to repeat things Everyone spoke English well Je n'ai pu vivre pleinement à cause de la barrière de la langue Would have liked to have met more non- English speakers People didn t understand my jokes I didn t understand jokes C'était marrant Fewer problems than previous years due to improved language skills Lost my voice Communication Problems 2012 No (89.7%) Yes (10.3%) Communication Problems 2011 No (84.8%) Yes (15.2%) Communication Problems 2010 No (84.7%) Yes (15.3%) Fewer problems reported this year, perhaps due to an increase in the number of translators 9

What attracts you to Nowhere? Qué te atrae de Nowhere? Que recherchez-vous au Nowhere? Cosa ti spinge verso Nowhere? Other reasons include: Freedom (7) Dust and heat The toilets Leave no trace (4) Oubli des règles Creativity Self discovery (4) Build and strike Spontaneity Sustainability (2) Serious playfulness Learning new skills Art cars (2) Italian food Climbing on things Harmony through chaos Volunteering Gifting Surprise Love Multi generational Chosen family Dancing Habit Universal awesomeness Adventure General Craziness New mind opening experiences Las drogas L'éveil Interesting workshops Le bonheur 2012 Community (91%) People (80%) Fun (79%) 2011 Community (93%) Self Expression (79%) Art (78%) 2010 Community (89%) Art (82%) Self expression (81%) 10

Which main kind of transportation got you to Nowhere? Cómo has llegado a Nowhere? Par quel moyen vous êtes vous rendus au Nowhere? Quali mezzi di trasporto hai utilizzato per arrivare a Nowhere? Mit welchem Transportmittel bist du nach Nowhere gekommen? Other modes of transport included: Hitchhiking (12) Nowhere s fantastic taxi man (2) Minibus (2) Flying carpet 2012 1) Aeroplane 2) Car 3) Van 2011 1) Aeroplane 2) Car 3) Bus 2010 1) Aeroplane 2) Car 3) Train 11

This year we organised a bus service to get to Nowhere from Zaragoza and Barcelona. Did you use this bus service? Este año hemos organizado un servicio de autobús para llegar aninguna parte desde Zaragoza y Barcelona. Ha usado este servicio de autobús? Cette année, un service de bus Barcelone - Nowhere et Saragosse - Nowhere était organisé. Avez-vous utilisé ce servie? E' stato organizzato un servizio bus per raggiungere Nowhere da Saragozza e Barcellona. Hai usufruito del servizio? 301 bus tickets were sold this year 164 to Nowhere from Barcelona and Zaragoza 137 from Nowhere to Barcelona and Zaragoza Comments about the bus include: My theme camp/art project wouldn t fit on the bus (16) Bus was sold out (11) No info and others gave the wrong return bus times which kept changing (7) Car more flexible (6) Prefer to hitchhike (4) Great service (4) Carpooling cheaper (3) Didn t know about the bus (2) I missed the bus (4) Some delays but overall OK The bus is awesome A Sunday bus would have been useful Misunderstood departure time Was worried about being able to carry enough water on the bus Please arrange a bus for early arrivals Forgot to book it Lost my bag on the bus and didn t get it back Bus there was better planned than last year but return journey organisation poor No info didn t know about the bus Very stressful finding out return bus times ended up having to hitch 12

At Nowhere, the only thing for sale is ice. Do you think you should be able to buy or sell anything at Nowhere? Crees que debería ser posible comprar o vender otra cosa en Nowhere? Pensez-vous qu'il faudrait pouvoir acheter ou vendre autre chose au Nowhere? Pensi che ci sia la necessità di poter comprare altro? Denkst du, man sollte in Nowhere Dinge kaufen oder verkaufen können? Comments Sell water (8) Longer ice opening hours (3) Drugs (3) Coffee should be free (2) Tea please (2) Grocery delivery very useful (2) Ice is necessary (2) Make ticket price higher & give ice away (2) Awesome interactions making coffee with neighbours. Centralise supplies of drinking water, otherwise self-reliance excludes getting to Nowhere by bicycle or on foot Face value sale of other essentials More ice it sold out Sell ice pre and post event as well Sell coffee at MoN, like Central Camp at BM Ice creams Beer, water, bread Not selling coffee means more creativity Vegetables and dairy to divert money away from big supermarkets to local suppliers Encourage pre-sales No commerce please! Mosquito repellent 13

How much would you be prepared to pay for a Nowhere ticket? Cuánto estarías dispuesto a pagar por un billete Nowhere? Combien seriez-vous prêt à payer pour un ticket pour le Nowhere? Quanto saresti disposto a pagare per il biglietto di Nowhere? Wieviel Geld wärst du bereit für ein Nowhere Ticket zu bezahlen? Comments include I would pay more if I earned more (10) Camp fees and transport on top make it all add up (4) Timed price system works well (5) Would pay more for free ice and coffee so there was no commerce at Nowhere (2). Has to be income based (2) Would pay more if there was a breakdown of spend available (3) [There is check the website - Ed] Why are you asking this question? (3) If the price goes up, I won t be able to give so many tickets away Price is less than most European festivals which are shorter and less fulfilling 14

Donations should be encouraged Essential to keep price down to ensure festival stays open to all, especially locals I could pay more if camp costs were less Good value for money Nowhere should be more creative in doing things without money L'argent qu'on met dans le billet est aussi de l'argent en moins pour les projets de camps I can t afford to pay more for three weeks of hard labour While I might be prepared to pay more, it is important that the lower bracket be kept low. I m fine with the higher end rising. Would be good to share expensive items such as gas and stoves and make them collectively owned True nature of a burn event is that people bring the festival and leave no trace. Keep this strict and costs should stay low Nowhere is more important than a few euros but make it a sensible amount so affordable to people of all pocket sizes Perhaps those who don t volunteer should pay more I am prepared to pay the current market rate I still think this is cheap for what you get Very expensive when coming from the States No more than 120 Euros considering it is run by volunteers and the facilities are minimal Wäre bereit, viel zu zahlen für ein entsprechenden "Gegenwert" eg mehr Vielfalt bei der Musikauswahl in MoN, bessere und neugebaute Toiletten (keine "Dixie-Klos") Getting a refund was a problem Lower ticket price equals more creativity as more open to people on low income Locals need cheaper tickets I would pay more to improve, enhance or maintain the festival at the already brilliant level Affordable ticket allowed us to offer something to Nowhere ourselves I would rather pay less for a ticket but do more work or bring things to offer to the community I couldn t even afford the bottom price Nowhere is really cheap compared to BM Price is about right Grateful for low income option The experience is worth more than I paid, but I would not have been able to experience it if not for the low income option 15

How did you first hear about Nowhere? Cómo te enteraste de la existencia de Nowhere? Comment avez-vous entendu parler du Nowhere? Dove hai sentito parlare di Nowhere per la prima volta? Wie hast du von Nowhere erfahren? Other responses include Always known/don t remember (4) Burning Man regional listings (3) Jack Rabbit Speaks (3) Couchsurfing (2) Polyamorous community Article in fashion magazine 2012 Friends - been before (52.4%) Friends - not been but planning to go (21.3%) Other burn event (15.2%) While searching for ways to get to Burning Man Facebook Regional Summit A lemur told me about it E-playa 2011 Friends - been before (53.5%) Friends - not been but planning to go (18.7%) Internet (17.6%) Word of mouth continues to be the most common source of recruitment. 16

Which channels did you use to stay informed about Nowhere? Qué canales informativos has utilizado para estar al día sobre Nowhere? Par quels moyens avez-vous suivi les informations du Nowhere? Quali canali utilizzi per essere sempre aggiornato su Nowhere? Wie hast du dich über Nowhere auf dem Laufenden gehalten? Which communication channel did you find most useful? Qué canales informativos te han parecido más utiles? Selon vous, lequel était le plus pratique? Quale pensi sia il canale di comunicazione più utile? Welche Möglichkeiten fandest du am nützlichsten? 17

Was there any information missing from the website that would have been useful? En la página web, faltaba alguna información que habría sido útil? Y a-t-il des informations que vous n'avez pas trouvées sur le site qui vous auraient été utiles? Quali informazioni utili mancavano sul sito, secondo te? Haben auf der Webseite Informationen gefehlt, die sich als nützlich erwiesen hätten? No, website was fine (21) Instructions on how to get there (4) More information about barrios and how they work (4) Correct train timetables (3) Bus timetables and info (2) Information about cars, eg no driving on the site at night, using the parking (2) They mention bug spray but I think they should say MOSQUITOES FROM HELL!!! Information on what the ticket money is spent on A clear statement that volunteering at Nowhere has nothing to do with the ticket price Info on how things work for first-time comers. I was hesitating to come since I saw no way of bringing 8 litres of water per day by my own means, until a friend told me that camps provided that. Maybe a map could be added to survival guide, with GPS and grid reference. Directions or train station changeovers to Sariñena would have been nice but, it was fun figuring it out Directions to pick up spot for art work? Directions around town, these were a bit scanty A copy of photo directions Water cube information I didn't read the website Garbage recycling Lost and found. WWW on the website in advance, as it was quite late and hard to find at the festival Last minute updates Some more info about electricity hook-up possibilities + prices would be great! More info on music. Might have prompted us to do more on our own To bring extra ropes for the tents as it can get windy How to get there early if volunteering What volunteering is like More spanish translation I like surprises 18

Which barrio were you in? En qué barrio estabas? Dans quel barrio campiez-vous? In quale campo hai soggiornato? In welchem Barrio warst du Mitglied? Other includes Champagne Anarchists (4) Bownen Camp (3) Kuddel Muddel (3) Volleyball barrio (3) No War (2) No rules camp (2) Suck My Rock Pirate Ship (2) No Sense Conversation Restaurant Belgian Fries Camp Tea, Tales and Games No-camp-camp A group of friends Shared things with neighbours Squatted They were all full 2012 Not in any barrio (16%) Werkhaus (11%) Ubertown (9%) The Garden (8.5%) Sssh! (5.5%) Eat Your Art Out (5%) 2011 Not in any barrio (21%) Ubertown (14%) Werkhaus (13%) Garden of Joy (11%) Sssh! (7%) Never Never Learn (6%) 2010 Not in any barrio (25%) Werkhaus (13%) Ubertown (12%) Sssh! (8%) Eat your Art Out (6%) Yes Please! (5.5%) 19

Sexually, would you define yourself as Cómo definirías tu orientación sexual? Sexuellement, vous vous décririez comme Come ti definiresti, sessualmente? Wie würdest du dich beschreiben? Other includes Heteroflexible (3), homoflexible, panflexible, lesbian with one exception, liberal hetero, unconfirmed bisexual, polyamor, open for experiences but not fully bisexual, curious heterosexual, changes with my mood, mostly hetero, a dash of bi, mainly straight but flexible 2012 Heterosexual (67.6%) Bisexual (13.1%) Prefer not to label (10.9%) Queer (5.2%) Homosexual (2.8%) Asexual (0.4%) 2011 Heterosexual (69.2%) Bisexual (11.1%) Prefer not to label (9.7%) Queer (5.7%) Homosexual (3.6%) Asexual (0.7%) No statistically relevant change to last year. 20

What was your favourite thing about Nowhere? Qué fue lo que más te gustó de Nowhere? Qu'avez-vous le plus apprécié au Nowhere? Cosa ti è piaciuto di più di Nowhere? Was hat dir besonders gut gefallen an Nowhere 2012? Top Twenty key words People 167 Community 57 Freedom 43 Friends 42 Love 38 Art 28 Atmosphere 25 Everything 22 Music 16 Open Minded 13 Workshops 12 Landscape 11 Expression 10 Dancing 9 Fun 7 Nature 7 No judgement 5 Wedding 5 Safety 5 Creativity 4 Some of your comments Running around bare foot in the dust playing with your friends, dressing up, feeling part of a community that understands you and that you are inspired by, feeling genuine love and friendship with people that you don't know, climbing the mountains, the scenery, the list could go on Having the time to not have to do anything (and costumes) The art cars Community, Diversity, Tea & Empathy, Dancing, Freedom Fluopolars Minimal Mixes in the dome with black lights It has the feeling of a burn without the masses going crazy... I loved how generous everybody was and how everybody was happy to be there, no jaded burners! El sentimiento de estar en otro mundo Crazy assed wildness combined with social responsibility (radical self expression / leave no trace) Gather with a huge likeminded family, meet friends again The pirate ship & the Radiots' art car The energy of the wonderful people that make it special Intimacy of the event (compared to BM) Libertad Building/ Contributing our own unique stage and experience to nowhere Being so intensively together with my friends. Meditations, mud fights, music Dust La frontière entre réel et irréel, une semaine dans un rêve. The experienced crew I got to work with and teaching new volunteers how to keep up. Being in another world full of freedom, leaving the 'real world' 100 % behind for a week. Meeting new very lovely people Desert setting The magic place, people, atmosphere, parties Meeting so many lovely people, having so much freedom and running my camp kitchen El entorno, la decoración, el buen ambiente... The bond with new, interesting people that comes from being engaged in the same endeavour. Absence of commerce, music at Italian camp, balloons, location, light, intimacy of the festival, meeting people from last year The culture and variability of experience. The possibility to experiment Escaping the default world, meeting some awesome new people and wandering around a magical place taking in all the crazy stuff The freedom to be as I want to be. Being invaded by pirates! Meeting fantastic people, making new friends. Experiencing the workshops and discussions. Looking at the wonderful art and the installations. And dancing my ass off. La monte sur la montagne et costume camp Being a Unicorn. Wedding on Friday, must more art work than the year before. La folie douce qui nous prend peu à peu et qui est si bonne Community and participation, volunteering at tea and empathy, the landscape and the moon The bloody fantastic, surprising, touching, sincere people. La déconnexion avec le monde réel Landscape, people, sunshine, energy. The intense community atmosphere which empowered me to discover aspects of myself that would not normally have occurred...it is also a very safe and caring environment... The cultural melting pot and relative good vibes!! Meeting the people from last year again. I love them. The buzzers! 21

Meeting new people and then meeting them again and again over the week and so being able to get to know them The small size made it a nice and intimate community. I felt that my actions were real contributions to what we were doing together Penis Appreciation Hour! No - the people Cathode ray mission art car, people, dancing, friends, new friends, lovers etc Touch and Play workshops Complete escapism for a whole week. The nowhere smiles My camp! Sharing The bell casting, the bell tower crobalance workshop -the last night at the MoN Shade The recycling plant close by was a good addition The people, it was a place for people to let down their barriers and people could just be nice to each other. Interesting and ridiculous conversations, dressing in whatever, dancing wildly to loud music Its home :) Old and new friends The river The way that everything seemed to happen through serendipity; you could just wander around and stumble upon things to do- everyone was just so eager to share. Getting there Peoples' attitudes Community efforts and non-commercial survival The sun! And the dancing! And the community in our camp As always I love that dusty, noisy, crazy place that we call Home, but this year especially I loved The community itself, capable of transforming an amazing day, such as my wedding day, in the, most amazing day of my life!! Community, Chuchichaste, "war" between barrios (the "idiots" sign), meeting friends again, that the music was not too loud, Tea & Empathy, Malaka DJing, Bongo Pedro's light installation Sunrises AmBARlance evening A European (smaller) take on a great US invention. A well run and 'professional' event that can only grow if the same values and standards of community are taken forward. L'art, espace de libération créative, trouver le meilleur de soi, oublier les conventions et règles, le partage entre tous, l'amabilité des gens, la nature, le respect de l'environnement A dirty t-shirt dipped into ice water as a heavenly remedy to siesta temperatures. The sunrise with my dearest friends Coming away feeling more confident about myself Seeing old friends again Meeting a whole range of people I would never have encountered in my 'everyday' life The people were very approachable - I felt comfortable sharing more with them than in normal places. The secret hide-outs and art-work, all around the terrain Long wavy stems with green lights on top. Die schenkökonomie. hat auf einer sehr elementaren ebene gängige verhaltensmuster ausgehebelt. Self reliance and the sense of community and belonging The Italian wedding when the Raidiots art car was pulling the pirate ship! To feel home again The burning man spirit with a more intimate touch. The location amongst the mountains and the incredible community Affirming all my friendships and making new ones. Falling in love with life Freedom within safety That you could just leave your stuff wherever, and then go pick it up the day after. without any thing missing! The vagina gate. Less hectic for Malfare/T&E this year Community that fosters responsible hedonism Playing violin naked, or having sex on top of scaffolding. Not sure which was better. The amazing people I met from around the world! Listening to frogs by a little creek, star gazing, reading poetry in a cave, running into random workshops People could just be who they are and/or could experiment Freedom of expression Building the site with the Werkhaus crew. Volunteering at the gate. Dancing to accordion music on the mountain The open mind and spirit of all who made it happen. Community and conversations Being naked most of the time and being accepted. The warmth of the people, and all the unexpected little adventures that happen when you wander around. Love seeing the community grow, more art, and the art cars this year were fantastic! Deep open conversations with old and new friends Being home, the art (especially dream catchers dream), falling in love unexpectedly Werkhaus All the smiles and hugs, confronting and reassessing my boundaries, the amazing environment, no rubbish! Community and the people I met. Knowing I'd be able to see people again after I'd met them once. I liked how professionally it was run this year. Liked the clear demarcation between being on shift and being off duty. Meant less burn out The build and Ubertown's Crazy Golf La bonne humeur et les sourires Making new friends and just feeling free The people. Arriving when there was nothing and seeing it grow and grow until we took it all away again. Magic 22

Did you have any negative experiences at Nowhere? Has tenido alguna experiencia negativa en Nowhere? Avez-vous eu des expériences négatives au Nowhere? Hai avuto esperienze negative nel corso di Nowhere? Hast du schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht in Nowhere? Top Twenty key words No 219 Mosquitoes 35 Yes 31 Drugs 19 Loud 12 Music 11 Toilets 11 Barrio 11 [Named individual] 9 Self inflicted 8 Heat 7 Stole 7 Injury 6 Work 6 Dust 6 Werkhaus 5 Crossed boundaries 5 Sex/Sexism 5 Rubbish/MOOP 6 Kids 4 Some of your comments I trod on a nail that came out of the beautiful coloured pyramid-art unfortunately that then scuppered my love of running around bare foot :( I think you guys under-estimated the amount of toilets you needed. I counted around 12, for about 1000 people. That comes to 83 people per toilet. Basically, more toilets would be better, I'm sure others will tell you the same Music was terrible this year especially in Ubertown. There was clearly a lack of organisation and communication between the barrios and NoInfo I lost my water bottle the last two days so kept forgetting to drink. My own fault! Except for being penetrated with a fishing rod, that was uninvited and unlubed None that tea and empathy couldn't solve I met some people who were there just for party and to see naked girls. They didn`t understand the concept of Nowhere. There were people who left all their rubbish and didn`t want to help. Une fois il n'y avait plus de papier au toilettes, c'était assez négatif I did not like people calling NW a festival instead of event I wasn't prepared for the amount of time my job took up. In the end I learned valuable lessons about asking for help, but at first I was completely overwhelmed. Some people were too stressed out at werkhaus one guy really abused the meditation we did in order to touch women, this was disgusting and shouldn't happen again. Should be more promoted that it s not a sex festival!! The last day when the buses changed times and everything was taken down, I was sitting under the shade at nowhere (where many other people where laying down and not working) and got kicked out on 23 the basis that I wasn't camping there in a really abrassive and rude manner Our camp lead was very hostile, not transparent with how our camp funds were spent and told lies about why budgets were exceeded, and had extremely bad attitude, didn't help at all People treating barrios like their fee entitled them to 'a service' Missing many events as the What Where When guide wasn't out A few disappointments when some workshops were cancelled, but that was not really unexpected... I need to take better care of my feet next time! The freedom of expression was really good but I found that a lot of people had inappropriate boundaries - not respecting that some people don't wish to take part in certain types of expressions I felt that there weren't enough volunteers supporting on some things. I think it leads to resources, and people's morale, being depleted. It felt as if some people had come for the weekend to just be spectators and get super fucked up. The phantom shitter! (Although that was pretty funny) Music is definitely too loud I found some of the people in Werkhaus were really domineering and although I had come to help they made me feel small Des moments de solitude dus à la barrière de la langue. I think kids under 5 Years shouldn t be alone on the dance floor in the night... Es gab keinen schlussevent! das fand ich sehr sehr schade! Too bloody hot again. Oh and I ripped my toenail off :( With the exception of a few strained moments with friends (largely due to dehydration), we all escaped mostly unscathed

Every time I had to use a curtainless toilet. Privacy is important to some! Disrespectful neighbours, too much noise, no fully silent times, feeling of being overwhelmed...) One man intimidated a few of my friends with negative, aggressive language, but they just walked away from him. Yes, my Nikon camera was taken and not returned...all pics lost. :( Too focused on drugs One person was not nice to me about bringing children Thought it was weird I had mobile reception and it was so easy to go into town took away from the experience. The mosquitoes were pretty annoying. People coming into camp and helping themselves even though they were not camping with us I prefer the toilets to be taller as I want my pooping intimacy. Better than last year though The floor was vibrating quite heavily when I tried to sleep at night due to the base in the music played all night. The mosquitoes. It may not be a bad idea to make is clearer how much of a fucker the mossies can be. I really was underprepared for them. Competing art cars and camp sound systems way too loud and distorting in a horrible way. A few more toilets needed. Art cars playing loud music should not be allowed up into the camping fields and need to moderate their volume when going past (or worse, parking in front of) other barrios. A proper 'quiet' field is needed, without any barrios or gennys The almost constant noise of the Italians was mindblowing I stood on a prickle walking barefoot in the hills Emotional ups and downs but that's all part of the fun... Only hangovers. I blew out my 3 flip-flops. Tragic! Drugs and sex all over the place was a little too much in your face - maybe there should be dedicated areas/tents for this, like at burning man? No ice on Sunday, and everything in Sariñena was closed :( People had defecated on the outside of the arena. Ja, es gab keinen "Burn" und kein Äquvalent dazu. Trop de drogues: on ne sait pas si les gens sont libérés et ouverts parce qu'ils travaillent sur eux même ou parce qu'ils sont sous drouges. Trop d'électro: passé 23h il semble qu'il n'y ait aucune alternatives musicales. C'est lié à la consommation excessive de drogues je pense. La transparence financière: compte tenu du prix d'entrée, il faudrait publier les comptes du Nowhere afin d'informer les gens sur l'utilisation des fonds. [Les comptes sont ici : www.goingnowhere.org Ed] The art cars loudly roaming in quiet zones at 8am Yes, not enough toilets and placement of toilets facing directly into camping areas Our experiences in Werkhaus were very negative, there was very little communication with us, people in the kitchen and around that area were very rude, unfriendly and generally unhelpful. We were told off for sitting down or taking a break, we were told to volunteer on several different projects and then told we were doing the wrong thing when we went to help. Volunteering was made to feel like a compulsory job, which made it no fun. Also the atmosphere in Werkhaus was one of a boys club, in the sense that if you had not been to nowhere before, or if you had not been mates with everyone who already had been in Werkhaus, then you were left out, discluded and generally made to feel like you were not worthy enough to be there. Yes - some men touched me inappropriately without my consent, or tried to pressure me into sexual situations. Relationship drama Sadly, the toilets this year Dust in my eyes. Nowhere to go to be alone. No. only that I should have used sun screen for my lips. Self righteous hippies Art cars should stay out of the free camping areas Music curfew was not enforced Der grottenschlechte goa-trance/psycedelic-tec des non-stop-barrios die nicht-kommunikation zwischen den soundfloors. die sound-barrios müssten weiter auseinander sein. Oder zumindest auch mal eine nacht keinen sound haben. People did not respect the photo policy Heat and hangovers Tripped over guy wires at MoN My poked eye, which resulted in us crashing our van. But I enjoyed meeting friendly and helpful people as a result ;) Sexism Werkhaus kitchen staff were very rude to me Overwhelmed and nowhere to hide sometimes A bit of a meat market I noted many people complained about things disappearing. No - but not quite as friendly and open as Burning Man I am getting the feeling that Nowhere is just no place for children. No fire Mossies were bad this year. Some people treated the Barrios as a holiday camp and didn't pull their weight. I had an accident and had to wait rather long until a sober driver with car was found, since the nowhere van key could not be located. Dust, wind and mosquitoes. 24

Is there anything you would like to change or add to Nowhere? Hay alguna cosa que te gustaría cambiar o añadir a Nowhere? Que voudriez-vous voir en plus/en moins au Nowhere? Cosa cambieresti o aggiungeresti a Nowhere? Gibt es etwas, das du gerne an Nowhere ändern möchtest? Top Twenty key points No, don t change 60 More art 24 More fire 22 Closing ceremony 19 More toilets 16 Music curfew 14 More live music 13 More Education 13 Opening ceremony 10 Quiet zone 10 Musical diversity 8 More people 8 More Eco friendly 6 More locals 6 More music 5 More space 5 WWW earlier 5 Less MOOP 3 More shade 3 Free water 3 Don t make it bigger! It would be great if barrios could be clearly identified (some of them had no sign) Training on use of tools More live music!! Nowhere art grant for travel and instrument transport. Music noise limits and enforce them Fewer cars all around the site. A clearer safe space and sexual conduct policy Internet More art cars We love you just the way you are :) The opening ceremony should involve us all more Nowhere should not grow too fast. It would be nice if Norg were more honest regarding the levels of self-reliance and lack of commerce A less narrow age band More environmental awareness. Clear job descriptions for new leads. Promote that we need to respect others boundaries and kick people out who don't understand that Not to have any more than 1,000 people in that site - if you grow, you will need a bigger place. Please get the What Where When guide out the day before! We missed many morning events as we didn't know they were happening! Music less loud in the morning Kill all mosquitoes Better information on how you may feel at your first Nowhere and what makes it unlike any other event Communication could be better. Doors/covers on the toilets. I thought the Ice was too expensive, In town it was only 1.25 a bag and at no info it was 2.50. More info at 'NoInfo', in my experience the volunteers there were not so well informed. Maybe include a large lay-out of the site at No-info so we can easily find the different camps The gate and the greeters at the same place. It s silly to put 25m in-between for nothing. Allow Barrios to apply for arts grants!!! That toilet near the top of nowhere was oriented too much towards the camping area. Last year it was oriented more towards the mountain, which was a much better sight for that purpose. Explore the possibility of replacing those noisy generators by something more solar. I could probably help make that happen if it proves possible Availability to the free campers to pay for a share in a water cube in advance when they purchase their ticket so that you don't have to join a camp for water Better publicising of the daily programme of activities (this was often quite late, after some workshops had already passed). Better information distribution A printed art map Maybe mention it to the people that they can't have sex in public place that people use later to sit or have a workshop. it makes that place a bit gross... And after all there are children on site. Toilet curtains! A more defined and bigger opening and closing ceremony, bringing us all together at these points The atmosphere in Werkhaus needs improvement; it is unnecessary to have an us/them culture. More free water for showers. Some camps could have been a bit more friendly to 'outsiders' and better hosts rather than 'keeping themselves to themselves More music, louder music We needed more toilets this year An hour or two of quieter music in the morning...the coffee and classic idea was a good one More education on the environment More people... and a swimming pool Maybe a curfew at dawn for sound systems? Place more interactive Barrios in the free camping area on the hill. This would encourage people to explore more than just the area around MON. More space for live music More self reliance rather than using Nomads to enforce rules More non-dancing events during the night. 25

No cell phone reception. More disconnection from 'default world" More varied music would be great, maybe even something trashy, cheesy or poppy. And some live bands would be nice. More orgies More acoustic music Add a limit to the music volume at certain times of the night, especially if there are not many people partying. Make a decibel-limit, or have the loudspeakers of the party-camps turn inwards instead of outwards. A silent 3h window some time every day Composting toilets More Nationalities More ice, perhaps. A 3 hour general silence window every day. One earth hour (no electricity). Burn barrels would cut down on trash, so shame there is no fire. it would be good if it was based along the river that was a short walk away Liked it 10 C cooler - can we have that each year? Defined quiet zones with no access to loud art cars and quiet period in the morning to enjoy the surroundings More fire! I like that despite the burn ban several safe ways to burn were introduced and enjoyed. Through building trust with the local community and the fire marshal, I hope fire can continue to be nurtured in a way that has positive impact on the burning community as well as no affect on the land. More Rock n' Roll. More bacon. More tea and cake! Better toilet facilities Taller art sculptures and structures. Perhaps more workshops on sexual conduct and communication and boundary negotiations to prevent unwanted sexual behaviour More afternoon/early evening parties. More emphasis on self-reliance Yes, I would suggest to make it 100% no commerce. (by making the ticket price 2 euro's more expensive and giving away the ice). More toilet shovels Separate the sound systems from the rest of the event. More dust I would like to limit the trips to Sariñena during the event. Better info spreading about workshops. Fill up the water tanks more often Better directions for coming from Barcelona I was expecting a group of people whose ages were pretty evenly distributed, but it seemed like 3/4 of the people there were under 30. Perhaps a fee to leave the site, to stop the continuous traffic to Sariñena. More workshops! More careful attention to making people aware of the bus times. More creative and interactive pieces for people to play with. A safe space for people to have sex in. Impress me by adding more magic I think the opening ceremony needs a lead and the Saturday night event should happen even if there are shipping problems Urinals are a good idea as the bushes got pretty smelly! More communication about LNT and recycling As we get bigger, a better system of trash sorting and removal (I know we should radically self-rely but perhaps a pooled recycling sorting between theme camps - something to keep flies down) A silent barrio (apart from Shhh!) or even a little path that leads to somewhere in the hills without getting lost I felt that the way the Werkhaus was run at the very beginning during set up was a bit militant. A temple! a kind of altar would do. Maybe there could be a hole next to the toilets for people to throw up. I was sick once and didn't feel comfortable with doing it IN the toilets... *virtual bunch of flowers to drive away the nasty images* I got lost a lot. Having a street layout could be helpful. Maybe have a machine at NoInfo to show What Where When. My laptops and phones were out of juice Bigger site MoN needs a stronger identity in the evenings. Star Gazing with no generators on, at least once during the event Office and no-info in the same place! Charge cars to leave the site. See the culture of appreciation grow amongst volunteers and organizers. I'd love to see a volunteer celebration of some kind. Why not make 1 big recycling area where all the barrio's can bring their glass/paper etc. Werkhaus should set an example and use eco soap products Clearer street layout as we grow please Consider placing noise restrictions on art cars Move the site to a lake or dam Some kind of shuttle service to Sariñena More Info about what it means to run a barrio A brief quiet time after dawn More communication between camps. El suministro de agua para todos. no solo para los barrios. Igual ke los baños Can you ask my boss for more annual leave? It would sound better coming from you. More dubstep! ;) it's too short :) More focus on the basic principles as the event grows, esp. MOOP and self-reliance. More locals A suggestion box perhaps at no info would be useful Silent disco at the Garden from 8-14!!! No it is perfect! Loved the sized, any bigger and it just wouldn't be the same! Light toilets with solar lights at night Werkhaus organisers need to reassess the way Werkhaus is run and the way new volunteers are approached and managed on site Keep camps (eg Pillage Village) away from the gate area 26

Do you intend to come back to Nowhere? Tienes intención de volver a Nowhere? Avez-vous l'intention de revenir au Nowhere? Intendi tornare a Nowhere? Hast du vor nach Nowhere zurückzukehren? 2012 Definitely (77.4%) Maybe (19%) Not sure (2%) Probably not (1.6%) Definitely not (0%) 2011 Definitely (81.1%) Maybe (14.6%) Not sure (3.2%) Probably not (0.4%) Definitely not (0.7%) 2010 Definitely (68.8%) Maybe (21.9%) Not sure (5%) Probably not (3.6%) Definitely not (0.7%) 27

Nowhere tries to be sustainable and ecological. What have you noticed or done yourself during Nowhere to keep it green? Most of you collected MOOP and are very clued up with the Leave No Trace principle. Some complained that they had to clear up after others who were not so LNT aware. Many also recycled and took your rubbish out with you. Ecological soap mattered to some, as did sharing cars, generators, food and water. The compost toilets and food composting pit were appreciated. Some of you saved water by not washing! Can you suggest ways that Nowhere could be more green? Tienes alguna sugerencia para que Nowhere sea aún más sostenible? Avez-vous des suggestions pour rendre le Nowhere plus durable et écologique? Hai suggerimenti per rendere Nowhere più "verde"? Hast du einen Vorschlag wie Nowhere noch 'grüner' werden kann? More solar power (48) Centralised rubbish and recycling stations on site (23) Wind turbines (20) Better LNT education (17) Communal energy supplies rather than private gennies. Bigger models are more efficient and less noisy (13) Better grey water disposal and advice (10) Suggest and encourage use of eco washing products (10) Recycled biodiesel for the generators (8) Buses from other places (8) Better, centralised recycling (8) Better recycling instructions (7) More MOOP sweeps (6) Leave no trace education on site (5) Fewer generators (5) More toilets so fewer people pee in the bushes (4) Organised group trips town to stop individual journeys (4) Improved ride share system (3) Don t waste food (3) Trash fence to keep MOOP on site (3) More help with Chris Element s recycling project (3) Stop using fossil fuels (3) Green project grants (3) Enforce use of eco washing products (2) Write more about in the survival guide (2) Buy food from local producers (2) Better Greening Nowhere info on website (2) Add greenhouse gas emission off-set into ticket price (2) LNT education at Gate and in Nowhere bus in multiple languages (2) Solar phone charging station (2) More local storage (2) 28

3 hour silence window each day (2) Make ban on feathers and sequins more clear (2) Convert toilet waste to electricity (2) Bring less stuff (2) Ban glow sticks (2) Check that Barrios have LNT policy and process (2) Ban bleach (2) Make Nowhere vegetarian/vegan (2) Charge people to leave site (2) Free Eco soap (2) Separate urinals (2) Keep it small Central water supplies allowing more to travel by public transport More common facilities Nature walks with ecology experts pointing out rare birds etc More MOOP buckets Collaborate with Monegros festival on resources Filtration for grey water Pedal powered art camouflaged generators Generate energy through dancing Learn from other green festivals Environmental workshop at MoN Make sure locals understand LNT before they can come in Communal tents More water cubes Punish dirty barrios Camps have option to buy into rubbish collection as they do for water and storage Give out recycling bags on entry Reusable cable ties Fundraisers for green power Electric/hybrid art cars Discourage glass usage Pooled resources around barrios Charge extra for cars and RVs Communal water Eco friendly paint for décor/build Dedicated grey water areas All food should be organic Free bus (covered by increase in ticket price) Ban private generators Communal food orders The time has come for porta-potties Make art from waste Grey water dumping will not be sustainable as event grows Brew organic beer in advance rather than drinking from cans Peut-être calculer la pollution engendrée par cet événement (CO2, détritus, électricité etc) Share generators between barrios Solar power grants offset by a generator tax Sell water 29

Is there anything else that you'd like to share with us? Hay algo más que te gustaría compartir con nosotros? Avez-vous autre chose que vous souhaitez partager avec nous? C'è altro che vorresti dirci? Gibt es sonst noch etwas, dass du mit uns teilen möchtest? Top twelve key expressions Thank you 103 Love you 67 Good work 28 Next year 23 Amazing 21 Experience 21 Best 13 Awesome 12 Can't wait 10 Hugs 9 Great job 8 You rock 7 Aaaaar Piraaates! The more you give the more you receive Never sell out! Missed having an opening and closing ceremony I found a degree of freedom and security at Nowhere that has been unparalleled Don t change Hätte ich gerne schon viel früher entdeckt I am so thankful that my first event was Nowhere as opposed to Burning Man, because even though Nowhere was a little bit overwhelming for everybody the first time, I felt so comfortable with such an intimate atmosphere I hope it doesn t grow too fast Loud music all night nearly ruined it Malfare/Site Lead process was exemplary Communication before the event was wonderful. Any question, no matter how silly was answered very fast and made me feel part of Nowhere long before the event started Don t let [named individual] come back Please don't give the people that were poorly behaved and disruptive this year the privilege of returning as Werkhaus volunteers next year. Radical inclusion is allowing them to buy a ticket, but not rewarding past misbehaviours. Please tell the art cars not to tour the free camping area at sun rise I wish the world was like Nowhere The toilets were the cleanest I ve ever experienced at an event and the view at night was splendid The toilets were really bad at times and I was worried about diseases Loved the toilets staying open until the end The fluffers need a vehicle Can we have a guide on how to come back into the default world as I like Nowhere better Some of the organisers were a little difficult to approach at Werkhaus worth bearing in mind Thank you to the amazing, hard working organisers and volunteers Need more chill out spaces like Why Not More sex play areas please Just back need sleep! 30