24 Interactive Light Installations To See At Vivid This Year

Be a part of the art.

1. Lightwell.

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Location: Walsh Bay

Use hand gestures to splash and scatter lights over a canvas to reveal hidden animations.

2. Mission Control.

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Location: Pyrmont Park

Take control of the searchlights above The Star.

3. Beat Dice.

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Location: First Fleet Park, Circular Quay

Create or mash-up your own music using illuminated sensor cubes.

4. Swing Glow.

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Location: First Fleet Park, Circular Quay

Relive your childhood on this illuminated playground.

5. A Game of Drones.

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Location: Martin Place

Play a skyward version of bumper race with drones using remote-controlled bots.

6. Beat.

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Location: Circular Quay - Hickson Road Reserve

Touch the balls to trigger an intense display that is timed to the rhythm of the human heart.

7. Confluence.

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Location: First Fleet Park, Circular Quay

Navigate through the pavilion and see how the motion sensors adapt to your movement.

8. Drum Circle.

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Location: Martin Place

Paint the trees with a variety of light-scenes by hitting on a series of drums.

9. Geometric Eye.

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Location: Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay

Change the mood of the eye by playing with different geometric patterns.

10. Affinity.

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Location: First Fleet Park, Circular Quay

Touch the globe and send signals through light streams from one globe to another.

11. Canon HQ.

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Location: Circular Quay near First Fleet Park

Among Canon HQ's offerings is the chance to get your portrait taken with a light design of your choice projected on your face.

12. Inter/Place.

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Location: Cadmans Cottage, The Rocks

A live digital map is created as you and the rest of the crowd pass by the wall of Cadmans Cottage.

13. Jigsaw.

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Location: Campbells Cove, Circular Quay

Assemble the pieces and see what images are revealed.

14. Light Origami.

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Location: Alfred St, Circular Quay

Just like a traditional kaleidoscope, new forms are created as you interact with the structure.

15. Robotanic.

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Locaiton: Martin Place

Create an erratic display of light and bring out the sounds of nature by touching the cylindrical nodes.

16. Monster World.

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Location: The Rocks

Go close and watch monsters follow your every step.

17. Phase Frames.

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Location: Martin Place

Enter and interact with the 18 monitors on display and watch how a synchronised movement of images change with human interaction/disruption.

18. Piano Stairs.

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Location: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay

Create your own music by walking up and down the giant keyboard installed on the steps of the MCA.

19. Sea of Hands.

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Location: Sydney University - University Lawn

Plant a hand and be part of one of Australia's largest public artworks.

20. Space Folding.

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Location: Circular Quay near First Fleet Park

Watch the tower transform as it responds to real-time air traffic in Sydney's airspace.

21. Heart Of The City.

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Location: Circular Quay near the Opera House

Touch the pulse sensor and allow the sculpture to reveal the rhythm of your heartbeat though a display of pulsating coloured light.

22. Tide.

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Location: The Rocks - Surgeons Court laneway

Let the waves invite you into the laneway, lifting and falling as you pass through.

23. Duck Duck Goose.

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Location: First Fleet Park, Circular Quay

Play the classic game with your mates using illuminated container drums.

24. Pyrmont Pyro.

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Location: Pyrmont Park

Hit the drums as hard as you can to create your own digital fireworks and sound display.