Annual lights festival Vivid kicks off in Sydney tonight

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Vivid Sydney officially starts tonight and will run for the next 23 nights. Organisers are hoping to attract more than three-and-a-half million people to the event.

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00:00 Well, people can expect a spectacular event of lights, food and music officially kicking

00:06 off here at Campbell's Cove at 5.30 tonight.

00:09 Now, there's something for everyone at Vivid from art installations to 3D light projections,

00:16 lighting up some of our most iconic venues like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney

00:21 Opera House.

00:22 And the Sydney Opera House is actually one of the main centrepieces of the festival and

00:27 this year they'll be showcasing work from award-winning artist Julia Goodman.

00:33 She spoke to News Breakfast a little earlier this morning about the meaning of her artwork

00:38 that will be displayed on the cells of the Opera House.

00:40 Let's take a quick listen to what she had to say.

00:44 Always also hesitant to over-prescribe meaning.

00:46 I think it is this kind of beautiful open-ended narrative, but loosely it follows the story

00:52 of Echo, who is a character in the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo.

00:58 But it's really sort of her journey through her own internal landscape and I think it's

01:02 a story about kind of coming to terms with yourself, self-reflection, compassion and

01:09 yeah, I guess introspection.

01:13 Now if you're a foodie, there'll also be lots of market-style stalls spread right across

01:18 the city CBD as well as culinary dining experiences if you're looking for a special night out.

01:23 And if you're a fan of home-grown music, there'll be live performances from performers like

01:30 First Nations artists Budra and Jem Kassar-Daly and there'll be a mix of live and paid events

01:36 that people can experience.

01:38 Now event organisers have said last year there was over three million people who attended

01:44 Vivid last year, so the advice this year is to really plan your trip ahead before coming

01:49 into the city because there will be road closures and limited car spaces and the event will

01:54 be running until June 15, seven days a week.

01:57 So with many of us challenged with this cost of living crisis at the moment, it really

02:02 makes a fun, family-friendly, affordable night out.

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