2) All The Projects!
Photo by Charlotte Dobre
Meandering about, as one does at a music festival, I ran into countless characters, art installations, nooks and crannies, and heard just as many stories. What I quickly learned, is that a huge portion of attendees, or I should say Shambhalovelies, were conducting a variety of projects both big and small. Whether it simply be passing out hand embellished eye glasses, covertly clipping clothespins of affirmation on packs, or having newly made friends write on a page in their journal; there was always something going on.
One project in particular caught my attention. On Thursday night, I had the pleasure of running into Gunter Fitzger, an incredible artist from Edmonton whose smile shined brighter than Pagoda’s lasers. He had taken a vow of silence and sobriety for the duration of Shambhala, in an effort to channel the festival’s collective energy into an epic handwritten scrollbook. You can check out his finished project on September 1st via his website: www.anonymice.se.
