VIVID Sydney lights festival: 2013 highlights
Since 2009, the annual VIVID Sydney festival lights up the city with vibrant colour and imaginative displays. Between 24 May and 10 June, the 2013 version has over 60 light projections on display around Sydney Cove, Walsh Bay, and Darling Harbour.
VIVID Sydney is an important annual wintertime cultural event bringing together light installations, live music, photography, design, creative ideas, and people in one of the largest festivals in the southern hemisphere. With the central display on the sails of the Opera House, the Spinifex Group put their unique spin to “Lighting the Sails.” Also, for the first time, the Sydney Harbour Bridge gets the VIVID treatment.
I’m fortunate to have photographed a variety of installations over six evenings 24, 26, 28, 30 May; and 3 June 2013. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress at fotoeins.com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-3qf.
“Colours of Vivid” (Circular Quay Station), “Oribotics” (AMP Centre) – 24 May 2013, opening night
35. “Collaboration No.3”, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia – 24 May 2013, opening night
VIVID Sydney – 24 May 2013, opening night
35. “Collaboration No.3”, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia – 24 May 2013, opening night
23. “Planet Under Construction” – 24 May 2013, opening night
MCA Australia – 24 May 2013, opening night
16. “Move Your Building” (Customs House) – 24 May 2013, opening night
16. “Move Your Building” (Customs House) – 24 May 2013, opening night
Full moon over Harbour Bridge
Up and down – 25 May 2013
Sydney Harbour Bridge – 25 May 2013
28. “Ricochet” (The Rocks) – 25 May 2013
57. “Glitz” (Walsh Bay) – 25 May 2013
58. “Rats” (Walsh Bay) – 25 May 2013
60. “The Dalgety Line” (Walsh Bay) – 25 May 2013
60. “The Dalgety Line” (Walsh Bay) – 25 May 2013
60. “The Dalgety Line” (Walsh Bay) – 25 May 2013
“Night Blossoms” (Pyrmont Bridge) – 26 May 2013
Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour – 26 May 2013
16. “Move Your Building” (Customs House) – 29 May 2013
16. “Move Your Building” (Customs House) – 29 May 2013
38. Cadmans Cottage – 29 May 2013
38. Cadmans Cottage – 29 May 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 29 May 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 29 May 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 29 May 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 29 May 2013
“Play” by the Spinifex Group, Opera House, Sydney – 29 May 2013.
“Play” by the Spinifex Group, Opera House, Sydney – 29 May 2013.
39. “Speed of Light” (AUDI, ASN CO) – 29 May 2013
Colours of Vivid (Sydney Cove) – 29 May 2013
34. “Sunflowers” (former Bushells Warehouse, The Rocks) – 30 May 2013
32. “Mystery of the 7 Deadly Sins” (Sergeant Major’s Row, The Rocks) – 30 May 2013
33. “Which Is Your Brass Voice?” (Metcalfe Store, The Rocks) – 30 May 2013
46. “Run” (Dawes Point, The Rocks) – 30 May 2013
54. “Praxis Makes Perfect” (Walsh Bay) – 30 May 2013
11. “Sky Grass” (Circular Quay) – 3 Jun 2013
35. “Collaboration No.3”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia – 3 Jun 2013
5. “Bucky Bulb” (Bennelong Point) – 3 Jun 2013
2. “Bees” (Bennelong Point) – 3 Jun 2013
Lighting the Opera House – 3 Jun 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 3 Jun 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 3 Jun 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 3 Jun 2013
4. “Play” (Opera House) – 3 Jun 2013
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What a fabulous set of photos. Thanks.
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Hi, Eva, and thanks! I think it goes to show once again how cool and lively Sydney can be in the doldrums of winter … and by “doldrums,” I mean, I’ve had warmer winter days in Sydney than summer days in Vancouver. 😉 Hope everything is going great with you there; thanks again for reading and your comment.
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