when: 05 - 28 January 2024 | venue: Pier 2, Walsh Bay | cost: Free | address: 13 Hickson Road, Dawes Point NSW 2000 | website: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/ | tickets: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/hi-vis
published: 29 Dec 2023, 5 min read
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Art invades architecture on a grand scale
Art strangles architecture on a grand scale in Hi-Vis, the sinuous sculpture taking over a Walsh Bay wharf. British sculptor Michael Shaw uses the building like a mould to inform and form the geometry of his vibrant 46-metre-long installation.
Shaw's work subverts the use of public space - and encourages you to experience the wharf in an entirely new light. _High-Vis _gives representation and agency to the things that cannot often be seen.
The sculptor has been inspired by the shapes of bee abdomens, lungs, intestines and algae, but Hi-Vis is more fun than functional. Its neon colours cast a luminous glow on the dark wood of the wharf, and after the sun sets, UV lights make the sculpture glow in the dark. If you watch it for long enough, you'll notice it 'breathes'.
Shaw specialises in site-specific one-of-a-kind installations, which have wound their way around international arts festivals, galleries and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Hi-Vis was created specifically for Sydney Festival - so your only chance to see it will be this January.
Relaxed sessions daily: 3pm - 4pm
Visit the Sydney Festival website for all the details!
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Art invades architecture on a grand scale
Art strangles architecture on a grand scale in Hi-Vis, the sinuous sculpture taking over a Walsh Bay wharf. British sculptor Michael Shaw uses the building like a mould to inform and form the geometry of his vibrant 46-metre-long installation.
Shaw's work subverts the use of public space - and encourages you to experience the wharf in an entirely new light. _High-Vis _gives representation and agency to the things that cannot often be seen.
The sculptor has been inspired by the shapes of bee abdomens, lungs, intestines and algae, but Hi-Vis is more fun than functional. Its neon colours cast a luminous glow on the dark wood of the wharf, and after the sun sets, UV lights make the sculpture glow in the dark. If you watch it for long enough, you'll notice it 'breathes'.
Shaw specialises in site-specific one-of-a-kind installations, which have wound their way around international arts festivals, galleries and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Hi-Vis was created specifically for Sydney Festival - so your only chance to see it will be this January.
Relaxed sessions daily: 3pm - 4pm
Visit the Sydney Festival website for all the details!
Go see Hi-Vis 2024.
Hi-Vis 2024 is on 05 - 28 January 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Dawes Point. Call 02 8248 6500 for details. Visit their website at https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/.
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