Fifi, the undisputed belle of Baltimore's Kinetic Sculpture race, makes her way down Fort Avenue in South Baltimore during the first leg of the day long affair. The American Visionary Art Museum sponsors the kinetic sculpture race, now in its 16th year. For anyone wondering, a kinetic sculpture race is a contest of human-powered, amphibious all-terrain works of art (thank you, Wikipedia). In Baltimore, it is a rite of spring, an excuse to hang out on the stoop all day and engage in great people watching, and an affirmation that Baltimore's creativity, ingenuity, and lovable wacky side are all alive and well. |