The Biennale of Sydney is a three-month exhibition showcasing around 1600 artists from 100 countries of visual contemporary arts. This event is held in every two years. It was the first Biennale to be established in the Asia-Pacific region. The arts are well-distributed at main museums in Sydney. The main attraction is settled at Cuckatoo Island while the others can be as easily accessed at Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, Artspace and Carriageworks.
I have been attracted to it since the day I glanced and read a poster about it that was stuck on the bus stop while boringly waiting for my bus to come. I have been researching about this and have been ignited to visit the event. It took me two days to visit 3 out of 5 museums.
On a rainy Anzac Day, Savitri and I met up at Circular Quay to stroll around the city. I really get the hang of "catching up" with people. Such a great moment to open up and share stories and even get advises. The rain did not stop us from meeting up. Neither did the less busses on a public holiday.
As soon as we met up, we went to the cutest and coziest restaurant at The Rocks called
The Fine Food Store. The place was crowded. We were struggling in finding a place to sit. We changed seating places for about 4 times.
The weather was actually pretty nice, it adds to the autumn vibe.
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| dirty chai |
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| sandwich |
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| this was super good! the caramelised onion is just off the rooftop. |
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| biennale at Museum of Contemporary Art |
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| trying to do a self timer with only 3 seconds! Somehow I could not change the setting! |
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| in the end we asked one of the volunteers to help us out |
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| cushions in a form of clothes! adorable! |
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| BOO |
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| this reminds me of cheese! |
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| the wall was not supposed to be orange. |
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| this is probably the highlight of all Biennale for me! |
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this is made out of glass which took months to dry. and weighs a ton
(if i'm not mistake) |
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| this room made me dizzy as soon as I stepped out of it |
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| you have the most original way of putting one foot in front of the other |
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| disturbing owls |
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| afterwards we went to the public library of NSW |
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| this is not apart of Biennale but it was a great display of birds and fishes |
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| art gallery! |
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| different representation of colourful stripes |
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| i love COLOURS! |
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| this reminds me of doodle jump |
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| a display of people writing "forgive" messages |
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Happy YingMei performance! I even asked her to write something for me on
that piece of paper I was holding. She kept on talking to me in Chinese
even though I could only understand a tiny bit! |
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| Anzac Parade |
Afterwards, we headed back to eat at Kingsford with other churchmates before going to Bible Study. There was an introduction of a new series proceeding next week followed by a boardgame night. After we were done for the night, I asked people if they would like to join for an outing to Cuckatoo Island the next day. There were 20 of us.
I can't believe it's the end of easter break already.
Anyway,, keep reading!
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| we rode a ferry which costed 7$ (return) to Cuckatoo Island |
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| Biennale Ferry |
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| it was less than a 30minutes journey |
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| Small villages |
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my second favorite display- the Powerhouse.
incredibly creative, all the machines have their respective tasks. eg: pink fountain, bubbles, mannequin head being rised |
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| oh now I get it, the head was upside down |
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| the Ghost Train |
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| you create what you will |
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| lol, posing with an umbrella |
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| coffee break for some of us |
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| climbing up the southern stairs |
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| this is creepily gorgeous to me |
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| mini small villages! |
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| aww what a cute drawing |
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| lol. yep i'm blocked with the bar. -_- kathleen too. oh well |
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| the Parade |
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| lunch time while waiting for our turn for the ghost train |
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| 10 tickets! the other 10 is from 2:00 to 2:15 |
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| the ghost train was dark, full of shocking sound effects |
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| Storytelling at the Small Villages- The Legend of the Pineapple |
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| at around 2:30 we took the ferry home |
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| frozen yogurt @Anita with unlimited amount of toppings! |
I hope I am able to see the other two displays at Artspace and Carriageworks. :)
