Vivid Part I

Friday kicked off Vivid Sydney, which is a light festival that goes on for 2 weeks each year in the city. I have been excited about it ever since we moved here and started hearing about it! The city lights up the Opera House and all kinds of buildings around the city. There are also cool light-based art exhibits all around, and a lot of them are interactive so they're extra awesome.

So Friday was my day for seeing Vivid for the first time. I made plans with two workmates to grab some dinner and then walk around to see the lights at Circular Quay. The weather was a little iffy, but we headed out.

Our first stop was at the Customs House. Lights were projected up onto the building front, but that wasn't all! There was also a stage set up with sensors on the floor for people to dance on. The impact on the floor changed the way the lights were projected. It's hard to explain, so here's a video:

The light schemes changed based on the song that each dancer chose. Here's a sampling.

I am lucky enough to know this fabulous dancer who took her turn on the dance floor!

There were tons of cool light installations around Circular Quay. Like these cool light-ferns hanging down under the train overpass.

There was also this cool light peg thing - you could push in the pegs to change the lights and make patterns on the board.

So many other cool installations:

This one changed colors based on touch, so you could run your hands all over it and watch the colors change.

These were light see-saws and as you went up and down, the colors on the light board behind changed. The kiddos really liked this one!

I'll close out this Part I with pics from what might be my favorite sites from the night: there was a cruise ship docked in Circular Quay and occasionally there would be projections on it. Those were all travel-themed, appropriately.

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