Vivid Sydney - Darling Harbour

Almost a year later and I'm finally going to start blogging. I guess it is only considered a fail if I were to never return?

Regardless, this blog post will be dedicated to the 2 hours that I spent at Vivid Sydney Darling Harbour. There wasn't a whole heap of installations, but we had fun watching the Water Show 'Magicians of the Mist', Huawei's light installation, and The Fred Hollow's Foundation 'The Gift of Sight'.


My friend and I visited on a Tuesday night, so there wasn't much of a crowd. This means it was perfect for filming! The Huawei installation was pretty cool. They had giant beams connected to lights shooting up into the air, moving about creating forms of patterns up above. Each beam had a button to press which controls the colours of the light, my friend also suggested that it was a secret Government button used to scan our fingerprints.... That could be a possibility as well!

There was a photo booth taking bad angled pictures but hey, why not? There was a hashtag to use on Instagram to win a Huawei phone, but I wasn't listening when the girls told us the info... so I guess I won't be winning the phone *shrugs*

The Fred Hollow's Foundation, 'The Gift of Sight', would have to be my favourite out of the 3 main installations at Darling Harbour. It is a walk through container filled with artworks painted using invisible ink. Each person is given a special UV flashlight which will reveal the artworks, this is a representation of blindness and the flashlight is the 'gift of sight', allowing us to see.
I personally feel like this installation has been beautifully put together, and it means so much to know that the foundation was able to partner up with Vivid to bring awareness of blindness to the public.

I have uploaded a video on my Facebook page if you guys want to check out 'The Gift of Sight' installation.

"The Fred Hollows Foundation brings you this spellbinding experience that’s a must for all to see. Armed with a special UV flashlight, you’ll be invited to discover incredible artworks created with invisible UV ink. This unique journey into the darkness will leave you with an amazing new appreciation for sight in The Fred Hollows Foundation’s 25th anniversary year."

This year, Vivid will run from 26 May - 17 June, 6 - 11 PM.

xx Jeanny.


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