Originally from Cork, Ireland, Dave Keane moved to San Francisco in 1999. That summer, he attended his first Burning Man.

Dave spent the next 18 years honing his carpentry skills and volunteering as a lead carpenter on major projects at Black Rock City.

In August 2019, he finally realized his vision by raising The Folly Village in the middle of the dead lake.

After spending the pandemic working on various commissioned projects, Dave created Paradisium Forest with his crew, Folly Builders.