In the middle of silence,
we still chose to create. 💚
This year, when we arrived at Hai in den Mai Festival, the festival was suddenly cancelled.
After 25 years of history, months of preparation,
love, energy, building, dreaming and hard work…
everything stopped.
There were tears, pain, shock, uncertainty.
An empty festival ground where thousands of people were supposed to gather, dance, reconnect and celebrate together.
But even in that emptiness, something powerful remained:
the people.
Artists, builders, technicians, friends, crews, volunteers
everyone stayed connected through mutual support, creativity and humanity.
We couldn’t leave without bringing light to the place that means so much to so many of us.
So despite the silence, we turned on the projectors, the lights, the visuals and the mapping.
We created not for a crowd, but for the spirit of Waldfrieden itself.
These moments became deeply emotional, but also unforgettable.
A reminder that art is not only performance
it is connection, resilience and love.
Today we share with you some images of the mapping, lights and visual work we created there, surrounded by this incredible decoration made by
@alu_visuals
@nycp_stagevisual
@anachron_circle
@laser_dimension
@provisuell.de
@psithurism.deco
We want to send all our love and support to the entire Waldfrieden family, to every artist, worker, freelancer, technician and soul affected by this situation.
If you can, please support the donation campaign and help keep this beautiful place and community alive.
Because spaces like this matter.
The donation link is on their page.
@haiindenmai @waldfrieden_official
Because independent culture matters.
Because gathering in respect, freedom, nature and human connection matters.
We will continue creating.
We will continue believing.
And we hope to meet again under the lights very soon. ✨
#haiindenmai
