Sunday 31 May 2015

Vivid Sydney


    Vivid Sydney is an annual event held at many places in the city of Sydney from May 22 to June 8. It features many light, music and ideas events.
    My family went to Sydney on Monday, May 25, and we did a short walk around The Rocks and Circular Quay. Most of the events start at exactly 6.00 pm.

    During Vivid Sydney, many artworks are displayed, lit up by neon lights, LEDs, and glowing fibres, accompanied by the amazing light shows projected onto the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Customs House, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Argyle Cut, and the sails of the Sydney Opera House.
    Me and my family walked from the Tree Of Light, which is a tree lit up by a huge number of LEDs, to Enchanted Sydney, a projection of images shown on the side of one of Sydney's buildings. Along with all of the artworks, LEDs light up buildings in the skyline, and ships in the harbour.

    One of the first artworks on the trail was Jigsaw. It looks like a group of flashing and fading jigsaw-shaped tiles...from a distance. When the viewer steps closer, he or she may see patterns and details that are not visible from farther away. Jigsaw was built at the quayside, close to the Harbour Bridge.
    During the walk around the artworks, I noticed that the events have changed since 2014. For example, 'A Light Year Ahead' was described as "a space odyssey" last year. Now it appears as a mix of bubbles and strange shapes. Nevertheless, it is a stunning artwork, a cube made of one open side, three screens, and a mirrored floor and ceiling, creating an amazing display.

    Argyle Cut is a huge sandstone tunnel in The Rocks, Sydney. It has a very wide ceiling and during May 22-June 8, 7.00PM-Midnight, The ceiling is used as a projection surface for videos filmed for BBC Earth's Life Story, a six-part series about nature narrated by David Attenborough.



    Two of my favourite Vivid Light events were Enchanted Sydney, projected on the Sydney Customs House, and Mechanised Colour Assemblage, projected on the MCA. They both feature a huge variety of colours, shapes and sounds that blend together to form captivating scenes. The images fit into the structure and architecture of the two buildings, making them look real and three-dimensional. If you want to see one of these light shows yourself, you could search 'Enchanted Sydney Vivid Sydney' or 'Mechanised Colour Assemblage Vivid Sydney' on YouTube, or if you live around, I suggest going to Vivid Sydney. It is really worth having to get through those crowds!

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