Vivid Sydney
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| Genre | Exhibition |
| Date(s) | May-June |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Sydney |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Attendance | 1.43 million in 2014[1] |
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| http://www.vividsydney.com/ | |
Vivid Sydney is an annual outdoor lighting festival with immersive light installations and projections. Part of the lighting festival also includes the performances from local and international musicians and an ideas exchange forum featuring public talks and debates from leading creative thinkers.
The event is held during winter in Sydney over the course of three weeks in May and June. The centrepiece of Vivid Sydney is the light sculptures, multimedia interactive work and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks in and around the Sydney CBD and Sydney Harbour into an outdoor night time canvas of art.
History[edit]
Vivid started out as a Smart light festival for energy efficiency curated by Brian Eno. Brian Eno in collaboration with Bruce Ramus projected Light Painting onto both sides of the Opera House. The Festival was championed by Mary Anne kyriakou, Anthony Bastic, Mike Day, Davina Jackson and Barry Webb.
The Light Artists List for the original Vivid Smart light Festival 2009
01 WEATHER PROJECTION - Alex Haw (UK) Rotunda, Observatory Hill
02 TREE AND BENCH - Reinhard Germer, Fiona Venn, Tim Geary (Aus) Meinhardt Observatory Hill
03 THE PARADOX BETWEEN LIGHT AND TIME - Andy Uprock (Aus) Observatory Hill
04 PICK A DATE TO MATCH THE BRIGHTEST MOON - Jeppe Aagaard Andersen (Denmark) Observatory Hill
05 CLOUD OF BATS - Trent Middleton, Ruth McDermott, Ben Baxter (Aus) Wall on Watson Rd
07 FIRE FLIES - Francesco Mariotti (Switz) Along Argyle St
08 ROCKLIGHTS - Ingo Bracke (Germany) Argyle Cut
09 SHADOWS - Simon Grimes (Aus) Steps to Gloucester Walk
10 HUMAN TILES - Carole Purnelle and Nuno Maya (Portugal) Playfair Lane
11 HAMMERHAUS - Laurenz Theinert, Axel Hemprich (Germany) Cleland Bond
12 WASTE - Michael Day (Aus) Within The Rocks
14 VESSEL OF (HORTI) CULTURAL PLENTY - Warren Langley (Aus) Cadman Park
15 RAINBOW - Mark Hammer, Andre Kecskes (Aus) Outside Billich Gallery
16 CYCLE! - Clouston Associates (Aus) Circular Quay, Intl Passenger Terminal
17 GHOSTS OF THE ROCKS - Jon Voss (Aus) Cadman Park
18 FACADE - The Electric Canvas Museum of Contemporary Art
20 LUMENOCITY - Sean Bryen, Sascha Crocker, Andrew Daly (Aus) Customs House Forecourt
21 DOVES THAT CRY - Mary-Anne Kyriakou, Joe Snell (Aus) Inside Customs House
22 BIRDS - Emrah Baki Ulas, Mirjam Roos (Aus) East Circular Quay
23 NOTHING LEFT TO GUESS - Tim Carr (Aus) Arup East Circular Quay
24 SONGLINES - Joe Snell (Aus) Conservatorium of Music
25 LIGHTING THE SAILS - Brian Eno (UK) Sydney Opera House
00 HORIZON - Flynn Talbot (Aus) 72 Erskine St
Commercial success for Destination NSW[edit]
According to AGB Director Anthony Bastic Vivid 2014 attracted more than 1.4 million visitors to see the outdoor light exhibition.[3] generating around $10 million in income for the state,[4] whereas Vivid 2013 enthralled more than 800,000 visitors, contributing more than $20 million in new money to the NSW economy.[5]
In 2014, the festival involved the Sydney Opera House, Walsh Bay, Circular Quay, The Rocks, North Sydney, Darling Harbour, and, joining in for the first time, Harbour Lights, The Star and Carriageworks. A new projected work by London-based creative team 59 Productions illuminated the sails of the Sydney Opera House. [6]
See also[edit]
Media related to Vivid Sydney at Wikimedia Commons
References[edit]
- ^ "Vivid Sydney breaks record as festivalgoers exceed population of Adelaide". http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/news-and-media/media-releases/vivid-sydney-breaks-record-festivalgoers-exceed-population-adelaide. Destination NSW.
- ^ Willis, Kimberley (17 February 2012). "Top 10 ideas festivals". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Boulton, Martin (27 May 2012). "A vivid idea of a festival". The Age (Melbourne: Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Andrew (21 March 2013). "Vivid Sydney up in lights". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
- ^ "One Week until Sydney goes Wild". Destination NSW. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Vivid LIVE - Lighting the Sails 2014". 59 Productions. May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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