Light and arts festival brightens up Australia’s winter blues
Sydney lights up —
Australia's most iconic building, the Sydney Opera House, turns into an animated, curved and multi-faceted canvas that features Australian indigenous art, such as the work of artist Donny Woolagoodja (pictured), during the "Songlines" exhibition.
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Laser-Dragon Water-Theater, Darling Harbor —
This multimedia spectacle featuring flame jets, lasers and water screens will show every 30 minutes starting 6 p.m. until its last show at 11 p.m.
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Museum of Contemporary Art —
"The Matter of Painting" by the Paris-based multidisciplinary arts team Danny Rose and Sydney artist Huseyin Sami transforms the facade of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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The installation, "The Matter of Painting," combines visual art with music and sound design.
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Harbor lights —
Circular Quay lights up during opening night on May 27.
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Sydney's Hidden Stories, Customs House —
Customs House is another piece of iconic Sydney architecture lit up for the festival.
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Lighting the sails —
Artist Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi transforms the "sails" of Sydney Opera House as part of the "Songlines" exhibition featuring contemporary works by indigenous artists.
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Royal Botanic Garden —
Nature and technology entwine on this Moreton Bay fig tree at the exhibition "Synthesis" at the Royal Botanic Garden.
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Gondwana Light Lab —
The dizzying, immersive light show at The Concourse, Chatswood explores creatures from the ancient supercontinent, Gondwana.