Our designers at Vivid 2018
It鈥檚 that time of year where Sydney lights up, tourists flock and creative installations pop up all over the city. Vivid is also a chance for our design staff, students and alumni to show off their latest stunning projects.
So what should you see at this year's festival? We鈥檝e curated a list of the projects you can鈥檛 miss!
Artists: James Brown,听Erth Visual & Physical Inc, Jacob Nash and Mandylights
Barangaroo
25 May - 16 June, from 6pm
The Liminal Hour听transforms Barangaroo鈥檚 Wulugul Walk into a magical bushland every night of the festival led by the beautiful female creature named Marri Dyin 鈥� meaning 鈥淕reat Woman鈥� in the Eora language. James designed the sound for this installation and is a graduate of the听Master of Architectural Science (Audio and Acoustics).
Artist:听Kristina Mah
Royal Botanic Gardens
25 May - 16 June, from 6pm
A playground carousel is transformed into a colourful, illuminated 鈥榳heel of positive energy鈥�. Kristina is a current PhD student, supervised by听Dr Luke Hespanhol听and听Dr Lian Loke- who also collaborated on this piece.听
Artists:听Louis Chew听and听Dr Luke Hespanhol
Chatswood Mall
25 May - 16 June, from 5.30pm
Managed by a crazy professor, Liquid Lies is an installation within the听听in Chatswood Mall. Take a spot at the lab desk in the hope of a delicious drink.听Louis is a current PhD student supervised by听Dr Luke Hespanhol and听Dr Lian Loke.
Artists: Christopher Simpson, Isabella Bain, Anthony Zeater,听James Rotanson and Khanh Nguyen听
The Rocks
25 May - 16 June, from 6pm
A canopy of hanging origami cranes inspired by the Japanese senbazuru legend. The cranes light up as visitors move through the space and change colour when messages of #hope are tweeted. Christopher and Isabella are听graduates of the Bachelor of Design Computing.听
Artists:听Liam Bray, Gwen Taualai听and听Bernadette Basch听
The Rocks
25 May - 16 June, from 6pm
An immersive light sculpture that playfully engages visitors by combining architectural, visual, and musical techniques. Liam is Co-program Director for the Bachelor of Design Computing and Gwen teaches in听the Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts.
Artists: Louis Chew听and听Dr Luke Hespanhol
Chatswood Mall
25 May- 16 June, from 5.30pm
Have a chat with a chair! When you sit down, a sensor will activate and these benches will tell you how they feel.听
Artist:听Martin Bevz and听Kathryn Bevz听
The Rocks
25 May - 16 June, from 6pm
Five brilliantly coloured kites hang above a small lane near Circular Quay. Made from LED tubes and luminous fabric, the kites activate with a chase of colour and patterns when viewers wave their hands towards them.听Martin is a听graduate of the Master of Architectural Science (Illumination Design).
Artist:听Dr Luke Hespanhol
Chatswood听
25 May - 16 Jun, from 5.30pm听
Shanty town architecture meets Star Wars in the Light Market at Chatswood! Interactive installations,听dazzling lights and delicious food from all over the world. Luke has been running a short research project around digital placemaking for community engagement and several of his Chatswood installations form part of this research.听
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will run for 23 nights from Friday 25 May 鈥� Saturday 16 June 2018.听
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