{"id":2421,"date":"2016-07-24T04:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T04:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2016-07-31T03:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T03:13:04","slug":"burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man in Pictures XLIII: Fire!  (El Pulpo Mechanico, the Grasshopper, and Serpent Mother)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, some of the biggest and best fire installations the Burn has to offer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/22\/burning-man-in-pictures-xlii-true-reflections\/\" target=\"_blank\">In our last installment<\/a>, our heroes took some time to reflect.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we follow their adventures as they experience some of the best that playa has to offer in the way of fire art.<\/p>\n<p>First, they met up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/the-grasshopper-at-burning-man-2015#\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Grasshopper<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elpulpomecanico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">El Pulpo Mechanico<\/a>.  The Grasshopper they had not met before, but he seemed a friendly sort.  El Pulpo was one of the mythical creatures of the Burn, visible from almost anywhere on playa, with a continual pied-piper-esque chase group of bicycles.  Mythical for many reasons, not the least was the fact that there were so few seats that it was almost impossible to ever catch a ride.<\/p>\n<p>This was one of our most magical moments.  It&#8217;s difficult to express the fundamental beauty of flame effects set oh-so-perfectly to music, or just the feeling of the friendly competition.  All I can do is show you some of the pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Here we see a short video of the two of them having a musical chat:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Pulpo Mechanico and The Grasshopper\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rN45j3pbaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re firey friends[1]!:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2424\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1697-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2424\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1697-copy-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Grasshopper and El Pulpo Mechanico, firey friends.\" width=\"604\" height=\"805\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1697-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1697-copy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grasshopper and El Pulpo Mechanico, firey friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is S, amongst myriad onlookers, trying to get the perfect shot:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1699\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2425\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1699-e1469329710350-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Amongst myriad onlookers, S tries to get the perfect shot.\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1699-e1469329710350-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1699-e1469329710350-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1699-e1469329710350-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amongst myriad onlookers, S tries to get the perfect shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few animated .gifs expressing the joy of the occasion:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2428\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1701_foom2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2428\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1701_foom2.gif\" alt=\"*FOOM* *hee hee!*\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2428\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">*FOOM* *hee hee!*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2444\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1708_foom2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2444\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1708_foom2.gif\" alt=\"*hee hee* *FOOMFOOM* *hee hee*\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2444\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">*hee hee* *FOOMFOOM* *hee hee*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And one capturing the fiery friendship between these two lovable characters:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2447\" style=\"width: 1224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/pulpo_and_grasshopper4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2447\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pulpo_and_grasshopper4.gif\" alt=\"El Pulpo and The Grasshopper, continuing their fiery friendship.\" width=\"1224\" height=\"918\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2447\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Pulpo and The Grasshopper, continuing their fiery friendship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our heroes were then drawn by the fiery clarion call of the <a href=\"http:\/\/burningman.org\/culture\/history\/brc-history\/event-archives\/2015-event-archive\/2015-art-installations\/?yyyy=&#038;artType=H#SerpentMother\" target=\"_blank\">Serpent Mother<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2448\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/serpent_mother_roars4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2448\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/serpent_mother_roars4.gif\" alt=\"Serpent Mother roars!\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2448\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serpent Mother roars!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The audience was transfixed:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1758-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2435\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1758-copy.jpg\" alt=\"The audience is transfixed by Serpent Mother.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1758-copy.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1758-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1758-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The audience is transfixed by Serpent Mother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking more closely, you can see the care put into the installation, all the moving parts and accumulators, and the labeling of each part:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2436\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1759-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2436\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759-copy.jpg\" alt=\"It&#039;s very important to label your vertebrae.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759-copy.jpg 2448w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s very important to label your vertebrae.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elated, our heroes took the bridge back to the installation, and then home for a well-deserved rest:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2437\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/img_1761\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2437\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1761-e1469336155408.jpg\" alt=\"And then the Golden Gate bridge wandered by.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1761-e1469336155408.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1761-e1469336155408-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1761-e1469336155408-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1761-e1469336155408-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And then the Golden Gate bridge wandered by.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next time: A new day dawns!<\/p>\n<p>Hat tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elearnhub.org\/how-to-make-an-animated-gif-in-gimp\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.elearnhub.org\/how-to-make-an-animated-gif-in-gimp\/<\/a> for how to make the animated .gifs.<\/p>\n<p>[1]Or firey fiends.  It&#8217;s difficult to tell, sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, some of the biggest and best fire installations the Burn has to offer! In our last installment, our heroes took some time to reflect. Today, we follow their adventures as they experience some of the best that playa has to offer in the way of fire art. First, they met up with The Grasshopper &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Burning Man in Pictures XLIII: Fire!  (El Pulpo Mechanico, the Grasshopper, and Serpent Mother)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421\/revisions\/2512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}