SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
DAVID MCDIARMID
KISS OF LIGHT
Luxx joined forces with VANDAL to create Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light, for Sydney’s 2025 Vivid Festival. An electrifying tribute to the late Australian artist and activist David McDiarmid.
Marking the 30th anniversary of McDiarmid’s passing, Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light by David McDiarmid transforms his radical, countercultural vision into a mesmerising animated projection, celebrating his unapologetic self-expression, activism, and artistic legacy.
“Bringing David McDiarmid’s work to life in motion is both a huge privilege and responsibility,” Chris Scott, Creative Director at VANDAL
Vivid Sydney 2025 Sydney Opera House,
Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light by David McDiarmid.
CREDITS
Clients: Destination NSW & Sydney Opera House
Trustee of David McDiarmid’s estate: Dr Sally Gray
Vivid Sydney Festival Director: Gill Minervini
Sydney Opera House Curator: Michael Do
Produced by VANDAL
Creative Director: Chris Scott
Executive Producer: Melody Ha
Producer: Alice Robinson
VFX Supervisors: Joseph Pole
Creative: Phillip Muzzall
Musical Composition: Stereogamous
Artists: Tim Clapham, Anna Fraser, Sam Price,
Jeremy Mansford, Will Macamanara, Kieryn Hyde
Photography courtesy Destination NSW
