Vivid Sydney

This weekend we explored 'Vivid Sydney' - essentially a city-wide light and sound show. I had seen the temporary installations being set up for the last few weeks and thought it all looked a bit plain but it really does look impressive at night (it's pitch black by about 5.30pm at the moment). As well as all the smaller exhibits, projectors are set up to light up Sydney's landmarks and buildings. I'm told something similar happened in Liverpool (UK) recently and I've been to the Le Mans (France) 'nuit des chimères' in the past, but Sydney's contrast of old(ish) and new buildings, as well as the added interactive elements, means the Aussie's have taken a city light show to a new level.

Here are a few of the highlights from Friday and Saturday nights...

Medley of #vividsydney pictures #lights #buddy #Sydney #Australia #friday #sopretty #bigkids #operahouse #cbd #music #spacefolding

A photo posted by Toreja Curic (@torejacuric) on May 29, 2015 at 4:55am PDT

Martin Place is host to several pop ups for street food and a Rocks Brewing Co bar. I'll be testing out some shawarma this week but for now just reviewing the alcohol. (Shocker). Toreja and I both had the 'Swinging Bridge' sauvignon blanc in the bar - it was only $8 a (plastic) glass... I don't think London Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland sold any drinks, alcoholic or not, for £4 so Sydney is already winning. I'd give it a 6.5/10; it was nice but I can't help feeling that the $15 sauv they had run out of would be better. Maybe I just want what I can't have.

Drinking our wine at #vividsydney #Australia #Sydney #saturday #lights #amyinsydney #cbd #music #ivy #palings

A photo posted by Toreja Curic (@torejacuric) on May 30, 2015 at 9:03am PDT

This one looked like a weird wood and pretty light thing - but it was actually responsive to touch (you should be able to hear the sounds too - like a super modern, upright piano... kind of).

@torejacuric making music at #vividsydney2015 #vividsydney #Sydney #amyinsydney

A video posted by @amy_340 on May 29, 2015 at 4:36am PDT

You have to wear headphones for this one, called 'Space Folding' to get the full effect. "Space Folding is a towering cylinder that morphs into multi-coloured patterns of light and sound in response to real-time flight data from Sydney airspace":

#vividsydney #vividsydney2015 #amyinsydney

A photo posted by @amy_340 on May 29, 2015 at 4:42am PDT

Super cool.

So if you're in Sydney this week, get yourself down there and see how you'd look on the weird camera that kind of feels like someone wants to landscape their garden in the shape of your face or something. Clearly I can't remember the actual, fun-aside point of this one. But why wouldn't you want to see that?

Another #vividsydney installation. Ames and me having too much fun! #Sydney #Australia #vividsydney2015 #lights #amyinsydney

A photo posted by Toreja Curic (@torejacuric) on May 30, 2015 at 5:33am PDT

#amyinsydney