Take flight as you follow these feathered neon friends across the Vivid Sydney Light Walk. Guiding visitors since 2022, Future Natives is a series of stylised...

Future Natives

Location:

From Circular Quay to The Goods Line
Australia

Future Natives
Future Natives

Artist Details

Chris Daniel

Chris Daniel

Chris Daniel is a lighting and activation designer based in Sydney with a love for making and experimenting with objects, concepts, and technologies. He brings his public artworks to life by combining his studies in Interaction and Industrial Design with a lifetime of tinkering. Chris’s works are typically inspired by science, design and an interest in environmental education. He has designed and produced artworks exhibited across the world. Chris first worked with Vivid Sydney in 2018 with Astral, a collaboration with Zara Pasfield and Renzo B Larriviere, and again in 2022 when we first brought Future Natives to the festival.

Access and Inclusion

  • Audio Described - Audio description is a service provided for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Trained audio describers give live, objective, verbal descriptions.
  • Intense Lighting Effects - The event features intense lighting effects.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

Take flight as you follow these feathered neon friends across the Vivid Sydney Light Walk. Guiding visitors since 2022, Future Natives is a series of stylised light sculptures. Inspired by Australian native birds, these sculptures act as way finders as you travel from Circular Quay to The Goods Line.

Each one of these unique birds mirrors the colours of our most unique and vibrant species, from the Rainbow Lorikeet to the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Try to spot all 13.

A geometric interpretation of a bird mid-flight, these stylised sculptures are also inspired by mid-century futurism. A moment in time where artists imagined what the bold, tech-driven future would look like, these birds remind us of our shared imagination, the magic of flight and our connection to nature.

Country represented by installation: Australia

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Access and Inclusion

  • Audio Described - Audio description is a service provided for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Trained audio describers give live, objective, verbal descriptions.
  • Intense Lighting Effects - The event features intense lighting effects.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.