Like moths to a flame. That's how one punter described the pulling power of Vivid Sydney, as thousands of visitors descended onto Sydney's waterfront for the opening weekend of the festival.
He has a point: So many people were taking part in Saturday night's Vivid Light Walk, which encompasses 40-odd lighting exhibitions, there were queues for many of the interactive displays, and standing room only for others.
But once you've seen a few exhibits, it's easy to see why it's so popular. Start your light walk at the Sydney Opera House, and you'll take in many hypnotic and enchanting lighting displays on buildings, like the giant neon lights shooting across the harbour that turn the iconic concert hall into a pinball machine and ten pin bowling alley.
Keep walking and you'll pass a giant light bulb, a wall of lights that can be manipulated into shapes, hanging baskets of fibre optic cables distorted into the shapes of plants, a huge canopy lit with 11,000 neon bulbs, a waterproof piano that lights up as you play, and beautifully designed chairs that flicker into action when you sit on them.
