Canberra Enlighten festival: the Australian capital shines in the spotlight – in pictures
Canberra’s parliamentary triangle springs to life after dark with majestic projections and illuminations as part of the 11th annual Enlighten festival, which lights up the grounds and walkways and reimagines the buildings as giant canvases
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Technician Jack Oakford, from building projection specialist the Electric Canvas, checks the equipment during the evening
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Parliament House becomes a canvas for illuminated projections
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Smaller installations of neon are dotted along walkways and around buildings, inviting audience participation and interaction
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The fountain at the front of the high court of Australia
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A series of six illuminations on the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) at Old Parliament House shows poems, artworks and messages about democracy by visitors to the museum
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‘Hope’ is the theme of the festival and each illumination at MoAD is inspired by artworks created by visitors – from a giant beehive to protesting toys
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Phrases and snippets from typewritten letters addressed to democracy at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
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This year the walls of Questacon contain a science-themed animation
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Inspired by the United Nation’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the National Library of Australia has chosen ‘harvest’ as its theme for 2021
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Colourfully lit walkways link the projections and buildings, such as this one between the high court and the National Gallery
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Illuminations reveal stories of harvest held in the National Library’s collections
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Labels from fruit and vegetable boxes from an earlier time accompany audio commentary from workers reminiscing about living on orchards and farms
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The National Portrait Gallery promotes its projections as ‘a Spotlight on Love’, which gives a sneak peek of its upcoming exhibition, Australian Love Stories
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Pillars of lights illuminate the front of the high court of Australia.
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Joan Ross’s work Collector’s Paradise was commissioned for this year’s Enlightened festival
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A moth, drawn to the light with flapping wings, unleashes chaos in Joan Ross’s projection on the National Gallery of Australia
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For a short time during Joan Ross’s projection, framed images of those watching are projected onto the wall
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The ‘museum’ projected onto the gallery begins to fall down during Joan Ross’s work Collector’s Paradise
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Fish swim in an empty pond on the lawns in front of Old Parliament House, changing direction when blown by the wind
