ARTISTS LIGHT THE CITY
Creative Producer Jacqui North is creating light artworks for the centre of our beautiful city.
Offering spontaneous connections and transformation of city spaces.
SHINE is her fourth light artwork for Warane/Sydney and my first in partnership with
Merivale.
“I urge inclusivity for Sydney’s Mardi Gras and everyone to get out and enjoy
fabulous city nightlife covid-safely and outdoors.Experience the joyful and massive rainbow waterfall with
17-meters of cascading light. Play in immersive outdoor 3D projections.
Take photos with fabulous LGBTIQ+ icons projected onto you and your friends.”
LOVE THAT DARES is the fifth light artwork, bringing together homoerotic love, satire
and tragedy for Sydney Living Museum & After Dark on Thursday 24 February with
Stereogamous (Jonny Seymour and Paul Mac), Jamaica Moana, Brendan Maclean, AnSo
and Sarah Moany, Kavi, FBi DJ Isa and Queer icon DJ Sveta leads a sonic journey using the
latest geolocating technology.
North’s first series of light artworks & Curated Stories in Light & with LGBTQI+ and First Nations
storytellers was installed across the city across three sites, linking Sydney Hospital, to
laneways, to The Rocks.
Available to over 4,000 site visitors in May 2021 just before the
city’s longest lockdown it was tagged the queer Vivid.
-North is on the 24-Hour Working Group and approached Sydney Times after reading CBD
Revitalisation requires immediate action.
-North urges support for the proposal for artists to light up the CBD for authentic shared
experience and diversity after dark. The extension for year round light activations building on
the succession of Vivid. And importantly the provision of plug-and-play light projection
infrastructure and public spaces as affordable canvases. Strategies identified in The Future
of Sydney report by the Committee for Sydney.
SHINE
Ash Street is transformed into a queer night-time wonderland 18- 26 February, 8 pm until
midnight. Enjoy Sydney’s best cocktails and food at Merivale. See a show at City Recital
Hall, stroll historic laneways, book an outdoor table and enjoy the lights late into the night for
@sydneymardigras
SHINE
Event Listing The City of Sydney What’s On
https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/shine-at-merivale
LOVE THAT DARES
Event: After Dark Hyde Park Barracks
https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/events/after-dark-hyde-park-barracks
Extract Future of Sydney
Celebrate a rich heritage and an inclusive future, Recognise distinct precincts with diverse
uses and character, Fuel innovation with creative energy, all day every day
Sydney’s CBD is already famous for its beautiful landscapes but it can be a place of shared
experiences, authenticity and diversity. It can be even more inclusive, creative, fair, and
innovative — a place for everyone.(page 42)
Let artists light up the CBD, 365 days a year to create a safe and activated CBD
Build on the great work of Vivid by establishing an ongoing program of lighting activations in
the CBD with the intention to continue creating a connected and safe environment for
everyone to enjoy. Consider impacts of light on biodiversity corridors and use safety data
and pedestrian routes to inform the design and outcomes. Create a network of partner
organizations and asset owners who would provide their assets as a canvas for artists to
create affordably. Provide accessible, zero-emission plug-and-play infrastructure both in
private and public domains including in laneways, streets, parks and other spaces that
support a network of installations throughout the CBD
Anticipated delivery DPIE,Destination NSW, City of Sydney, developer partners, First
Nations partners and Creative coordination council for CBD.
