Edible Book Day

This is no April Fool. Unlike, say, Gmail Motion -- now you can control Gmail with your body. Or AdBlock Freedom: augmented reality eyewear that detects and removes ads from the world in realtime. (If only.)

www.books2eat.com

April 1st is the birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), famous for his bookPhysiologie du goût, a witty meditation on food. April fools' day is also the perfect day to eat your words and play with them as the "books" are consumed on the day of the event. This ephemeral global banquet, in which anyone can participate, is shared by all on the internet and allows everyone to preserve and discover unique bookish nourishments. This festival is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a way to concretely share a book; it is also a deeper reflexion on our attachment to food and our cultural differences.

I liked my idea, and still do, even though it turned out a lot less...edible, overall...than I'd envisioned.

The real test now is for someone to recognise what it is.
(I've already tested the cake.)

Addendum: 2011 Gallery (including yours truly)