Wes Anderson is a well-celebrated film director, known for his set-framing, colour, and above all, whimsy. Accidentally Wes Anderson is an inspired community, sharing images and locations that feel like they would comfortably belong in his films. I received the book of the same name as a gift, and since then i’ve been trying to capture my own images.
Earlier this summer I visited the Highland Folk Museum. An open-air living-history attraction, with period accurate cottages, laid out as a small town, a uniquely fascinating museum to explore and inhabit. Along with a tailor, blacksmith, and village shop, one of the buildings was a schoolhouse, complete with teaching diagrams, old-fashioned desks, and wood-panelling as interior detailing. The room was empty, but upon entering it immediately felt like a possible set or location for a Wes Anderson film, evoking memories of a childhood camp summer, not that far removed from Moonrise Kingdom.
There was no sign of Ed Norton or Bill Murray anywhere unfortunately.