Thursday, 9 June 2011

Circular Quay, Vivid Sydney, bench

As part of the Vivid Sydney festival, this bench has been installed along the Circular Quay foreshore, leading up to the Sydney Opera House. The artwork is called "C/C" and is created by Singapore's Angela Chong. It is illuminated at night with low energy, colour changing LED lights. I thought it was worth photographing during the day because it has such a spectacular backdrop. It's a shame the view was partly blocked by the hoarding around the escalators which are being repaired.
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19 comments:

  1. Luis GomezThursday, 9 June 2011 at 00:02:00 GMT+10

    Very interesting design for that bench!

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  2. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and JoyThursday, 9 June 2011 at 00:17:00 GMT+10

    You guys have a lot of cool art there. My first thought was that it looks like it is made of ice, and then I saw your post below about the ice bear. Neat photos, thanks for showing them to us.

    Kathy M.

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  3. DinaThursday, 9 June 2011 at 00:18:00 GMT+10

    This bench and the ice bear are SO cool!

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  4. UnknownThursday, 9 June 2011 at 00:42:00 GMT+10

    That is a cool bench, I'd like to sit over... :)
    Nice posting J!

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  5. MildredThursday, 9 June 2011 at 08:43:00 GMT+10

    Quite particular!
    Thanks for sharing;o)
    Hope you are having a nice and happy week!

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  6. MarkThursday, 9 June 2011 at 09:39:00 GMT+10

    Looks great. I must try and come to Sydney for this festival it looks fantastic at this time of the year.

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  7. RedPatThursday, 9 June 2011 at 10:29:00 GMT+10

    Great viewpoint. Love the bench!

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  8. AlanThursday, 9 June 2011 at 10:40:00 GMT+10

    Vivid Sydney is bringing out the best in your photos, Jim. Love your recent posts.

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  9. AnnThursday, 9 June 2011 at 12:37:00 GMT+10

    Its definitely better at night.

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  10. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Thursday, 9 June 2011 at 13:16:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful. Do people sit on it? It looks too fragile,like something out of a fairy tale castle.

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  11. JimThursday, 9 June 2011 at 13:20:00 GMT+10

    Sallie, yes they do. It does look a bit fragile but it's quite sturdy.

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  12. Gemma WisemanThursday, 9 June 2011 at 14:08:00 GMT+10

    Intriguing design and certainly beautiful by day!

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  13. DianneThursday, 9 June 2011 at 14:10:00 GMT+10

    Great to see this in the daylight Jim - I've seen Ann's photos of it all lit up at night (which is fabulous) so now I'm seeing a different perspective. What an awesome designer !

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  14. eileeninmdThursday, 9 June 2011 at 18:56:00 GMT+10

    What a cool looking bench. I would love to see it at night too. Great shot and a lovely scene.

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  15. Crazy TouristsThursday, 9 June 2011 at 19:18:00 GMT+10

    Is it really a bench? I mean can you sit on it? It looks fragile!
    I like the shot, with the opera in the background...

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  16. JimThursday, 9 June 2011 at 22:22:00 GMT+10

    Crazy Tourists, it's not really fragile at all. I have seen it full of people, especially at night.

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  17. Posteando en TrujilloFriday, 10 June 2011 at 05:16:00 GMT+10

    es realmente fabuloso todo lo que tiene Australia,,, algun dia espero conocer...

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  18. SKIZOSaturday, 11 June 2011 at 09:41:00 GMT+10

    FascinatingPicture

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  19. Walk in New YorkSunday, 12 June 2011 at 20:06:00 GMT+10

    Design superbe moderne pour ce banc, il va bien avec l'opera en fond

    Merci d'avoir participer au challenge "Walk In The Street Photography"

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