Jelena Sinik
Animated Filmmaker, Illustrator & Educator
Sydney Opera House, Vivid Sydney 2023
Sydney Opera House, Life Enlivened 2023
Jelena was commissioned by Curiious, under the artistic direction of Christian J Heinrich and Fabio Nardo, to work on a 10 minute animated projection & light show on the Sydney Opera House illuminating Australian artist John Olsen's paintings for Vivid 2023.
Jelena worked closely with a small team to create several 2D animated sequences for projection across the Sydney Opera House sails. These included animation of the featured birds from the late artist's work throughout his career in beautiful and vibrant sequences.
Her contributions also include 2D frame-by-frame animation of these animals and their interactions with the architecture of the SOH on its 50th anniversary.
"Distilling the essence of Olsen’s esteemed career, spanning over sixty years, the animated artwork Lighting of the Sails: Life Enlivened spotlights Olsen’s enduring interest and fascination with Australian nature and landscape. Through images selected by curator Dr. Deborah Hart and animated by creative technologists Curiious, Life Enlivened (2023) celebrates the propulsive power of Olsen’s painterly brush to envision the natural world anew."
- Sydney Opera House
Vivid LIVE Lighting of the Sails (sydneyoperahouse.com)
AWARDS:
Gold Award, Live Event Installations & Projections, AEAF Awards 2023, AUS.
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The projection ran for the duration of Vivid Sydney 2023,
May 26 - June 17.
Video below.