Meow Wolf

When you enter you don't know how happy you will become before you leave.

And you will be happy when you exit and wish you could take it with you.

An immersive art experience. Sounds, music, rhythm, chants, voices, narrative, children laughing, adults wondering. Lights, bright, colorful, dark, shadowy ... lasers, holograms, leds, phosphorescent. Strange things, things you can explore, play, sit in, crawl thru, see from all sorts of angles and heights. Pods to sit in, reflect, watch. The spectators become part of the exhibit.

There is a mystery to solve inside but we only figured out what the mystery was as we left ... we certainly didn't "solve" it or even formulate hypotheses.

Next time.

Do visit Meow Wolf when you are in Santa Fe. It's been open for about two years and is already one of the top destinations in the state. I understand they are opening exhibits in Austin and Denver, in case you only get kind of, sort of close to New Mexico. And for those who care about these things, one of the backers is George RR Martin.

And in no particular order other than the order we wandered thru the house, some pics.

BTW, they encourage photography.

Well, this one is out of order 'cause I need a cover photo for the set.

And as long as we are still outside, here I am looking all sexy and cool

Finally inside ... inside a mastodon.
You can play the ribs like a zylophone

I don't know, but it seemed hologram-ish

Cyndi in a pod
Chose your seat carefully

Everywhere you go in the exhibit, you are being watched
You are part of the exhibit

Me, dimly perceived

A fairy castle, Cyndi says

This is the house we are exploring

Cyndi gets swallowed up by the laundry
Actually it kind of really looks like this at home

Inside the tumble dryer

Cyndi in a comfortable pod

Me in a selfie cause Cyndi won't 

Yeah, that is a bus in the attic

The mechanical room reminds me a bit of the ones in Google data centers

As you wander around you are being observed by scientists like this inattentive scientist

Entering the White Rabbit, which explains some things

One of Cyndi's favorite rooms

Kind of blurry
but as they say, it works in my favor

A laser harp

Cyndi loved playing the laser harp
A 3 year old kid tried to join her and she kicked and stomped him away
Then insincerely said "oh poor baby, I am so sorry"
Kid will probably develop a clown phobia from this experience

And now, as I often do, I'll end at the begining
back in the lobby, people ready to enter

oops, a bit out of order here

Back in the parking lot

We reluctantly say good-bye

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An unrelated .. possibly unrelated ... note of hope to my loyal Russian readers

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Kansas City, Still Life

Jane and Ralph, my sister and brother-in-law, live in London. We hadn't seen each other for quite a while and decided to meet somewhere between our two homes.

We chose Kansas City.

KC is sort of half way --- a 12 hour drive from Santa Fe and a 12 hour flight from London.

We had a nice couple of days, mostly enjoying each other's company and also seeing a few sights. Had good food with pretty mediocre service and plenty of alcohol. We found lovely little urban walks, botanical gardens, art museums and a surprising amount of public sculpture.

Here are a few (too many?) pics of the visit.

Cyndi, Jane and Ralph on the Brush Creek river walk

At the Kaufman Memorial Garden

After lunch we headed to the Missouri River where lovers would show their mutual devotion by attaching a lock with their names to the fence.
I just now noticed the lock with the inscription "420".

A view of Union Station and downtown KC from the WWI memorial

The next day we visited a couple of art museums.

Here Cyndi wanted to visit the ancient Egyptian section, which quickly led to ancient Greek and Roman art.

I asked Cyndi to smile.
This is what I got.

We then headed to Overland Park so Ralph could add Kansas to his list of places he'll never visit again. There we found a nice botanical and sculpture garden.

Kansas City pleasantly exceeded my expectations.