Site Photos 2. Flags and Crowd Kinetics Its a very special occasion , when it all kicks
in , when Babba Maal is playing, the sun is out the wet flags are kicking,
suddenly it all goes gooey and this fantastic moment occurs, but it occurs
over three days. You have this incredibly rich diverse experience
. Its like travelling around the world in three days but staying in your
own town.
-Angus Watt( Womad visual artist)
left : This year the flags that greeted concert goers as they arrived
at stage one were a real talking point and over the weekend the weather
and arena lighting provided them with a continually changing visual aspect.
Wonderful kinetic art !. Right- Womad visual art director Angus Watt, he created the flags
, congrats Angus !
This photo doesn't do this scene justice, it was during Baaba's Sat
night show and there was a sea of glittering , moving streamers being waved
by this section of the audience that was absolutely awe inspiring. Probably
500 people had gathered here in a spontaneous display of crowd kinetics
that matched that of the flags behind them
At night, the site has a wonderful atmosphere, the stages surrounded
by the majestic trees and the crowd outlined by the floodlights.
