Enormous Anglerfish on Wheels Storm Sydney’s VIVID Light Festival in Australia

Posted By Tafline Laylin On July 31, 2012 @ 7:55 am In Art,Bicycles,carousel showcase,gallery,Green Transportation | 3 Comments

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Three enormous anglerfish on wheels recently stormed the VIVID Light Festival in Sydney. Designed by the emergent multidisciplinary Group D Creative Collective ^[6] with a lot of support from Sublitech, each glowing fish was carefully made by hand out of printed lycra and chiffon and wrapped around a custom-made bicycle frame.

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Follow the Current was easily one of the most exciting installations at this year’s VIVID Sydney festival ^[7]. Comprised of digitally-printed designs on lycra and chiffon, along with fins, bobble eyes, and giant teeth – all made with about 50 meters of fabric donated by Sublitech ^[8] – each anglerfish is wrapped around a bicycle fitted with fish-shaped accessories.

Illuminated from within ^[9], the fish then “swam” around the city streets, wowing spectators with their otherworldly presence. This is the first time we have featured work by this Australian collective, but we have a very sneaky suspicion that it won’t be the last!

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all images by Group D Creative Collective ^[6] via Sublitech ^[8]

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[6] Group D Creative Collective: http://www.facebook.com/GroupDCreativeCollective

[7] VIVID Sydney festival: http://www.vividsydney.com/

[8] Sublitech: http://sublitech.com.au/vivid-sydney/

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[10] Inspir3d: http://inspir3d.net/2012/07/23/giant-glowing-anglerfish-bikes-in-sydney/

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