I made my first visit to Vivid Light Festival for this year last night – a Monday night, and it was crowded, as it always is, but not too crowded. I started off at Circular Quay and soon made my way around to Campbell Cove to photograph the lights on the Opera House and then under the Harbour Bridge to Walsh Bay and back. So I did not see a lot of installations, so will need to make a return visit or two.
It must be hard for the visual artist to come up with fresh and interesting ideas for iconic locations such as the Opera House. The patterns need to be appealing and also fit on the sails of the Opera House in a meaningful way. I think this year they did a very good job. Many of the patterns featured aboriginal motifs. As well there were animated lizards and snakes wandering around the sails. Continue reading
