Between Dark & Light, The Light Art of Ruth McDermott & Ben Baxter

Author

Baxter; Ben ; McDermott; Ruth

Year

2022

Publisher

UTS ePRESS

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

04-Nov-2024

Keywords

Art & Art History

Description

SOMETIMES EVENTS THAT can influence your life have rather inauspicious beginnings. In our recollection, the first edition of the Sydney light festival Vivid Sydney started as almost a fringe affair, from an initiative of a small group of enthusiastic pioneers who worked hard to get support from the right areas of government. There was always a lingering question: Would Sydney people (who love their warm weather) come out in the necessary numbers for a winter night-time festival? This was in the days before these night-time activations were commonplace. Our memory was that in the first two weeks, the weather was...