Vivid Sydney 2023 featured “Light Forest”, a light installation by Duncan Meerding in Sydney. The work could be seen at Barangaroo Headland Australia.
Under the canopy of Tasmania’s rainforests, dappled light dances with the wind, breaking through wherever it can. Light Forest takes that light source from the canopy sky to inside the tree trunks themselves, light pulsating and dancing from within, reaching out through cracks and cuts.
About Duncan Meerding
Hobart-based lighting and furniture designer, Duncan Meerding takes his inspiration from the natural beauty found across Tasmania. As a legally blind artist with less than 5% of his sight remaining, Duncan’s work reflects the alternative sensory world he…
Location
Barangaroo Headland Australia, Sydney — open in OpenStreetMap
Programme information from Vivid Sydney. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.