[7] In mid-summer 1993, Pepe Ozan first built a Lingam at Desert Siteworks out of local clay at Trego.
Ozan returned in August 1993 to build a larger one at Burning Man on the main playa and designed a ritual to go around the Lingam.
[8] In 1994, the event was held over the summer solstice[1][9] at Bordello Hot Springs, also known as Frog Pond at Garrett Ranch.
[11] Some key organizers of Burning Man were also part of Desert Siteworks (John Law, Michael Mikel) and William Binzen was a friend of Larry Harvey.
[9][2] In August 1994, at SOMAR Gallery in San Francisco, Adrienne Fuzee curated[14] a show called "Primal Edge" that featured works from Desert Siteworks and Burning Man.