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The surreal art and wildlife of the desert: the world around TED@PalmSprings

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The TED staff is plugged in here at the Palm Springs Riviera Resort and Spa, preparing for the simulcast event. Co-hosts Kelly Stoetzel of TED and Rives went exploring the environs yesterday and found a strange world dotted with curious structures and surreal art installations.

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Rives at the Joshua Tree National Park

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Installation by Noah Purifoy

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Left: One artifact from Kymaerica, by Eames Demetrios / Right: Rives

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At the border of Andrea Zittel‘s A-Z workshop

Photos by TED’s Lara Stein.