Throughout the nine months we have been here, we have experienced many of Sydney's various cultural events. From Sculpture by the Sea to the Sydney Festival to the Night Noodle Markets in Hyde Park. Even though nothing will replace the easy access to the MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney, The Met... (which I am beginning to accept), I am enjoying the varied activities that Sydney has to offer.
Currently, and until June 13, Vivid Sydney , the largest festival of lights, music and ideas in the southern hemisphere, is taking place. Taking advantage of the winter darkness (I am still having issues linking June and winter), the city comes alive. Buildings become screens for animated light displays, small interventions (over 40) are dispersed and scattered throughout the city’s harbour producing a haze of blending colors over the city.
Obviously the Opera House is the highlight, the building's shells and its tiles reflect imagery that seems to slip along the buildings surfaces. But Kate and I were completely overwhelmed by the installation at the Customs House, Unfamiliar Customs, which gives the building a changing makeover. "An electronic canvas transforms the sandstone architecture with a series of 3D-mapped animation sequences." It's awesome!
If you are in town, don't miss it! It is well worth the visit (even in the rain, as we experienced).
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