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Thursday, 7 May 2009Smart Light Sydney program announcement

This morning Smart Light Sydney launch its dynamic program of events and revealed the 25 light art works in the ‘Light Walk’ that will transform The Rocks, Circular Quay and Sydney Opera House into a spectacular living canvas.

Australian and international artists have created stunning light art installations that will challenge, amaze and draw people to the beauty of light.

Highlights include Brian Eno’s ‘Lighting of the Sails’, Alex Haw’s ‘Weather Patterns’, Warren Langley’s 14 storey high ‘Vessel of (Horti) Cultural Plenty’ and Sean Bryen/Sascha Crocker/Andrew Daly’s Luminocity, an abstracted energy consumption map of Sydney’s CBD.

 For more information visit http://vividsydney.com/smart-light/

Artist impression - Luminocity, Customs House forecourt by Sean Bryen/Sascha Crocker/Andrew Daly

Wednesday, 25 March 2009Backstage at Sydney Opera House was bathed in light for the launch of Vivid Sydney.

Guests were clearly impressed by Mary-Anne Kyriakou’s stunning ‘Flight to Light’ low energy light art installation and there was a buzz of excitement when Brian Eno was announced as guest curator for Luminous, the music component of Vivid Sydney.

Jess Scully and Marcus Westbury, Creative Sydney

NSW Premier Nathan Rees, Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Jodi McKay, NSW Minister for Tourism speak with Mary-Anne Kyriakou, Smart Light Sydney Festival Director and artist about Flight to Light

Brian Eno

CEO Events NSW, Geoff Parmenter

Flight to Light by Mary-Anne Kyriakou.

Pivot DJ set

Flight to Light by Mary-Anne Kyriakou

Vivid Sydney Media Call, backstage at Sydney Opera House