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June 1, 2009
Vivid Sydney light show
Vivid Sydney 2009, a festival of music, light and ideas takes place in Sydney, Australia until June 14. Each night a changing light show will be beamed on to the Sydney Opera House. (15 images)

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A ferry (below) moves past as the Sydney Opera House (top) silluminated on all sides with a light art work designed by legendary musician and multimedia artist Brian Eno in Sydney on May 26. The lighting of the well-known sails of the Sydney Opera House began the 'Vivid Sydney' festival in the Rocks and Circular Quay precict of Sydney, transforming the area into a spectacular living canvas of music and light. Vivid Sydney is the biggest festival of its kind in the Southern Hemsiphere and runs until to June 14. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood


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Traffic moves though a light art work projected on trees on Argyle Street during a media preview of the Smart Light Sydney Light Walk from Sydney's Observatory centre, to the Opera House on May 25, in Sydney, Australia. Vivid Sydney is a unique new public festival of music and light that transformed the city of Sydney into a spectacular living canvas. Getty Images / Sergio Dionisio



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A light art work by artist and musician Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House during the opening night of the Smart Light Sydney Festival as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival on May 26, in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images / Sergio Dionisio



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A light art work by artist and musician Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House during the opening night of the Smart Light Sydney Festival as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival on May 26, in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images / Sergio Dionisio



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A light art work by artist and musician Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House during the opening night of the Smart Light Sydney Festival as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival on May 26, in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images / Sergio Dionisio



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A light art work by artist and musician Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House during the opening night of the Smart Light Sydney Festival as part of the Vivid Sydney Festival on May 26, in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images / Sergio Dionisio



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"Luminous" by Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Festival in Sydney Tuesday, May 26. AP / Rob Griffith



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As people fish in the harbour, "Luminous" by Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Festival in Sydney Tuesday, May 26. AP / Rob Griffith



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"Luminous" by Brian Eno is projected onto the Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid Festival in Sydney Tuesday, May 26. AP / Rob Griffith



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High tech projectors throw a light pattern titled 'Facade' by 'Electric Canvas' onto the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on May 25. The work will form part of the 'Smart Light Sydney' light walk which features 25 stunning light art works by local and international artists, which celebrate sustainable innovations and the future of low-energy lighting design. Smart Light Sydney is a cornerstone event of the inaugural Vivid Sydney festival which runs until June 14. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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Blue light (at left) is projected across the harbour to form a design on the sails of the Sydney Opera House (R) as it is illuminated on all sides with a light art work designed by legendary musician and multimedia artist Brian Eno in Sydney on May 31. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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A light art work titled 'Cycle!' is displayed in Sydney on May 25. The work will form part of the 'Smart Light Sydney' light walk which features 25 stunning light art works by local and international artists, which celebrate sustainable innovations and the future of low-energy lighting design. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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A light art work titled 'Vessel of (Horti) Cultural Plenty' (R) is displayed in Sydney on May 25. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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Pedestrians walk past a light art work titled 'Rainbow' in Sydney on May 25. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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Sydneysiders walk through a light art work titled 'Lumenocity' in Sydney on May 31. AFP / Getty Images / Greg Wood



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