Mela Zen Garden

Mela

• Venue: Mela Zen Garden, Peoples Park
• Sunday & Saturday
  12:00 - 18:00 | Free
• Performance & Special Events

12:00 – 18:00
Postcards from India
Festival visitors are invited to step inside the Mela Zen Garden and be transported to India, the land of gods and myths, spices and temples, gurus, dreams and healing. In contrast, India is also a modern land of railways, call centres, IT and industry. Set to the backdrop of a soundtrack of life in India, postcards reflect the stories and memories relayed by members of the Indian communities in the North and South of Ireland. Their traditions and customs, memories and wishes for their cultural livelihoods in Ireland and families and friends back in India. Relax with this sound installation Postcards from India created by Belfast based artist Fiona Larkin – a unique experience of India, Indian people in Ireland, celebrations, music, faith, and home.

12:00 – 16:00
Stone Carving
Scott King is a Stone Carver and Hand-Cut lettering Specialist, who moved to Dún Laoghaire three years ago. He has worked on countless commissions throughout the British Isles, including the statue to Christopher Columbus at the Spanish Embassy in London. Scott King will be creating an Asian elephant from local granite especially for the People’s Park and the Festival’s Mela event. Watch while he carries out the finishing touches on the sculpture on the morning of the Mela, explore stone sculpture and look forward to seeing the final piece turning into India’s most cherished and sacred animal. Saturday Only!