invoking indigo
Jude Craig/Natrually Dyed, Belgrave Laundromat, Alll Day Magical Indigo, hues of blue form nature’s gift of green. The fragrance, the tactility, the alchemy...Indigo is a experience like no other. Jude Craig has embraced this ancient skill, undertaking an apprenticeship with master dyer Aboubakar Fofana, she hopes to pass on the love of this dye to others.
Synthetic flux
Melissa Hamlyn, Various locations A roving light based projection work that responds to the transient nature of sunlight over the cycle of a day. The use of a backpack projector allows mobility and creates site specific patterns and motifs.
ken taylor
Safeway Wall, All Day Ken plans on creating a 50 metre long mural of the much beloved and iconic lyre bird which he will start a few days before the festival commences so that festival goers will get a real sense of how it will look by the time its all in full swing. It will run the length of the Safeway supermarket wall adjacent to the Cameo Cinema and is without question the largest piece he has ever undertaken. Special thanks go to Safeway for sponsoring the work.
full circle drumming
Marketplace, 10:00AM Full Circle Drumming students will perform traditional West African rhythms followed by an open drum jam. Some instruments will be provided if you’d like to like to give drumming a go!
chi generation
Marketplace/Roaming, 12:00PM This an opportunity to highlight the importance and beauty of the art of human connection! Wudang Tai Chi - Bamboo Form & Yin Water Form - slow, flowing movement building energy with grace & purpose - as practiced by Taoists of Wudang Mountain China.
Thinking hats
Phoebe Beard, Blacksmith’s Way, All Day An educational and questioning performance on urban sprawl and what it means to sustain our energy and water sources with an expanding population. Using various materials including plumbing pipes, bricks, road signs and string, Phoebe will create a work to engage adults and children alike
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