Help us Bring Dispensing Influence to Burning Man 2025!

We’re bringing Dispensing Influence, an interactive Yoruba inspired art installation, to the deep playa and we need your help to make it happen! This piece will honor ancestral wisdom by dispensing 3D-printed orisha heads, inviting participants to reflect, connect, and carry a piece of the experience with them.

"Dispensing Influence" features a 6'9" gum ball machine on top of a heptagon structure of steps leading up to the machine like up to an altar. The dome holds hundreds of miniature heads, each symbolizing a Yoruba god in one of seven vibrant colors. Participants turn the metal crank, dispensing a "gumball" that represents divine influence and heritage. The iconic gumball machine atop a shrine like structure invites curiosity, sparking reflection on the sacred and cultural legacy encased within.

We believe every act of support should be met with a spark of joy. Here’s how we’re saying thank you when you donate by JULY 20TH!!!!! Thank you for helping us bring our vision to life.

-DONATE- $50-$74 & RECEIVE - 3 ORISHA STICKERS

-DONATE -$75-$99 & RECEIVE - 1 GUMBALL STICKER, 3 ORISHA STICKERS

-DONATE-$100-$149 & RECEIVE - 1 GUMBALL PIN, 3 ORISHA STICKERS, 1 GUMBALL STICKER

-DONATE- $150-$249 & RECEIVE - 2 GUMBALL PINS, 2 4X4 GUMBALL STICKERS, 3 ORISHA STICKERS

-DONATE - $250-$499 & RECEIVE - 1 GUMBALL NECKLACE, 4 GUMBALL PINS, ALL 6 STICKERS

-DONATE - $500-$999 & RECEIVE - 2 CUSTOM BANDANAS, ALL 6 STICKERS, 4 GUMBALL PINS, 1 GUMBALL NECKLACE

-DONATE - $1000 AND ABOVE- SPECIAL EDITION ORISHA BEAD, 4 CUSTOM BANDANAS, 2 GUMBALL NECKLACES, 4 GUMBALL PINS, ALL 6 STICKERS

Your donation will help cover materials, transportation, build costs, and community workshops. Every contribution, big or small, helps bring this vision to life. Let’s create something powerful together!

I’m Gerry Laureus, a multidisciplinary artist, organizer, and storyteller born to Jamaican and Haitian parents in Queens, New York. Growing up in one of the most diverse places in the world deeply shaped my artistic vision, inspiring work that celebrates heritage, resilience, and community.

From photography and videography to large scale installations, my projects invite engagement and reflection, creating spaces where people can see themselves, share stories, and build collective experiences that last beyond the moment.