Did you know the word window originates from the Old Norse ‘vindauga’, meaning ‘wind-eye’? This striking and surreal installation takes inspiration...

Eye of the Beholder

Location:

UTS Building CB08, Platform
14/28 Ultimo Rd
2007 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (Frank Gehry)
Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder

Artist Details

Sinclair Park headshot

Sinclair Park

Sinclair Park has worked with light for over 20 years. He has collaborated on large-scale lighting projects globally, from the sculptural lighting elements of the Dubai Metro, and the dynamic lighting of Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay to several Vivid Sydney festivals over the years. He has been awarded the Lighting Sculpture Award of Excellence by the Lighting Society - NSW Chapter in 2016 and again in 2022. His previous work at Vivid Sydney includes Frankly My Dear (2022, also on the Frank Gehry Building) and Humanity / Humility (2024).

Event Details

Did you know the word window originates from the Old Norse ‘vindauga’, meaning ‘wind-eye’? This striking and surreal installation takes inspiration from this association, literally transforming the windows of the Frank Gehry building into giant human eyes.

Gaze up as a series of larger-than-life eyes blink, dart and stare, projected onto the building’s iconic windows. Eye of the Beholder explores the power of the gaze, the relationship between viewer and artwork, and the place of dreams in Surrealism.

Inspired by Salvador Dalí’s surrealist, iconic dream sequence in Hitchcock’s Spellbound, The Goods Line is transformed into a fever-dream that stares back at you.

Who is watching whom? Are you the dreamer or part of the dream? Step into a playful, off-kilter world where reality shifts and a window to a different way of seeing opens.

Country represented by installation: Australia

Access and Inclusion

  • Audio Described Audio Described - Audio description is a service provided for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Trained audio describers give live, objective, verbal descriptions.
  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.