Lighting of the Sails: Opera Mundi

Yann Nguema: Opera Mundi

Sydney Opera House

Renowned French multimedia artist Yann Nguema, known for his mesmerising projections onto significant buildings around the world, brings his unique fusion of science, music, and computer programming to the Sydney Opera House sails in the major new work, Opera Mundi.

Produced by Nguema's animation studio Anima Lux and scored by Romanian classical and electronic composer Mischa Blanos, this breathtaking original commission is a powerful ode to transformations in nature and the landscape-land, sea, and sky-that inspired Opera House architect Jorn Utzon.

The beauty, fragility, and complexity of living things have provided endless inspiration for artists and architects. Among them, Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House as a deeply organic piece of architecture, whose forms evoke unfurled sails or shells sculpted by the elements. Drawing inspiration from the iconic silhouette of the Sydney Opera House, Opera Mundi-which translates to 'works of the world'-embraces and extends this sensitive connection to nature.

The animation transforms microcosms into luminous, kinetic forms, emphasising relationships in the natural world. Through precise transitions of light, subtle details emerge on the surface of the architecture, revealing the sublime forms and mechanics of living things. Each sequence offers a zoomed, graphic interpretation of natural phenomena, revealing easily missed complexities through Nguema's unique visual language.

Generously supported by the French Embassy in Australia.

Price: Free Event*

22 May - 13 June
6pm - 11pm

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW

Time: 6pm - 11pm



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