CITY Hall is set to be lit up like a … well, like a Christmas tree, this festive season.
Animated light projections by artists Nick Azidis and Amanda Morgan will transform the Gheringhap St offices with nightly Christmas themed projections from 29 November to 28 December.
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons said Azidis “knocked back the Rolling Stones’ projection contract” for Saturday night’s Hanging Rock concert because of his commitment to the Geelong program.
The animated projections would explore a “vast array of contemporary and traditional Christmas iconography across both northern and southern hemispheres”, Cr Lyons said.
Features would include highly colourful festive abstract treatments, stain glass windows, a gingerbread house and ice crystals.
Animation sequences would include the falling of snow, plants growing across the façade and the building being transformed into a giant night time fireplace.
“Nick and Amanda have come up with an impressive light display specifically created for City Hall,” Cr Lyons said.
“This is the first time Geelong has had lighting projections of this scale and I can’t wait for people to see what we’ve got in store.”
“I’m really excited to give Geelong a Christmas that we can all be proud of this year.”
“Nick has projected light displays onto the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons for World AIDS day.”
Cr Lyons said Azidi had also worked for events including Melbourne’s White Night Festival, Australian Open Tennis and the Bruce Springsteen and Rod Stewart concert at Hanging Rock.
