June 30, 2016
FoolMoon 2016
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April 1, 2016: The intersection of Washington and Ashley was wall-to-wall with FoolMoon revelers.
You’ve heard of Christmas in July, right? Well, how about April Fools’ Day in June? We decided to do a little social science experiment: In today’s 5-nanosecond news cycle, how would people respond to photographs taken three months ago? Please add your comments below, so we can honestly claim to have relied on at least some actual data. We hope to publish the results of this study in a prestigious academic journal — or perhaps on a cocktail napkin. Either way, it’s good.
Our evening began at the UMMA FoolMoon constellation station.
Max poses with Conrad the Unicorn (a creation of Carolynn Hayman).
The procession does a quick tribute to Abbey Road.
Quick! Let’s get a selfie in front of the new Pretzel Bell!
Claire Broderick of Sprig Hair Studio 21 helped everyone create appropriately Foolish coifs. (And they’re remarkably practical, too. Roll out of bed in the morning and run a wet comb through your hair — that’s it! You’ll be looking like a million bucks in under 10 seconds.)
Local artist Scott Wedemeyer’s ambitious FoolMoon project (#FoolsFrame). All night long, Fools waited their turn to move through the “frame” and be captured in three consecutive still photographs, which would ultimately be strung together into a single time-lapse-ish movie. (Does anyone know if the movie was ever actually made? Is there a URL? If you know, please add a comment.)
Let’s zoom in and get a closer look at some more Fools in Scott Wedemeyer’s #FoolsFrame.
Longtime WonderFool volunteer Fernando Yarza always lights up the party! | Angelic Courtney Merta dazzles on stilts.
This giant white luminary (on the left) with, like, a gazillion eyes was created at the Neutral Zone in a course taught by Lavinia Hanachiuc.
Mustaches are not required for FoolMoon, although they are very much encouraged.
Comments
Thanks to your badass photography skills (and the gorgeous evening weather) these are some of the most stunning photos you’ve ever taken of our Foolish events.
Bravo!! Foolish hats off to you, Myra, for momentarily freezing these gigantic kinetic experiences into miniature works of art, for all of us to enjoy far into
the future.
Myra,
Your photos are always so much fun to look at. Thx for posting. Sue
Myra, your photos are absolutely gorgeous as usual!! Love the one of Max with Conrad the Unicorn!! I was also wondering about the movie made from the people in the frame. I hope someone will post a link. Thanks for sharing the beauty of Fool Moon! Do we really have to wait until April for this again?!!!
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