1/5 “Here we go. A path of cryptic flags marked the entrance to the fifth annual Desert Daze Festival in Joshua Tree, CA. As the first sign that the festival was hosted at the Institute of Mentalphysics – the experiential method of self-realisation that teaches the oneness of life embodied in all substance, energy and thought – these bid us in.”
Like kings of the wild frontier we set out into the Mojave Desert in search of kaleidoscopic sunsets and stars that shine bright like neon love. For three sunkissed days we traversed the strikingly vast terrain in the name of Desert Daze – a celebration of music encapsulating everything from 60s and 70s experimental punk pioneers of the likes of the Sonics and Television to dreamy, indie electronic outfits – Toro y Moi, Washed Out, Beach Fossils and Connan Mockasin among them. Here, L.A.-based artist and photographer Faith-Ann Young shares with RUSSH the Desert Daze moments that caught her eye.
