Philips is technology partner to seven installations at festival of light, music and ideas.

The same innovative connected LED lighting technologies used to illuminate urban environments, including some of the world’s most iconic buildings, architectural landmarks, natural features and public art installations, are being showcased by Philips, the global leader in lighting, at Vivid Sydney 2015.

As a Vivid Collaborator, Philips has sponsored its own installation, Tree of Light, as well as partnering with the designers of a further six installations, including ‘Lucky Country’ by Snell + Llight, ‘Confluence’ by Sheppard Robson Architects, Jason Lu and Joseph Rowe & Simon Palmer and ‘Swing Glow’ by NBRS + Partners and Fiona Venn.

General manager Philips Lighting Australia and New Zealand Rob Fletcher, says: “Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, and a hub of innovation and creativity, so it is a natural match for Philips as the global leader in lighting.  The Tree of Light demonstrates how lighting today can beautify our cities, inspire creativity and connect us with each other and our environment.”

The Philips Color Kinetics connected lighting system behind Tree of Light represents an integral part of Philips Lighting’s City Beautification segment, illuminating buildings, monuments and sculptures around the world, including the Empire State Building in New York.

Designed by Kiwi duo Dean Griffin and Chris Huff, Tree of Light uses more than 3,100 nodes, incorporating 18,600 individual LED light points, to deliver a unique interactive visual experience that transforms nature into artwork through movement and colour. Each LED light point is programmed to work in concert, digitally reproducing mesmerising images on an organic web of digital light.

Head of business development projects at Philips Dean Griffin, remarked: “Vivid Sydney is the perfect opportunity to show how Philips Color Kinetics transforms environments through dynamic and innovative uses of light. Our LED lighting systems, controllers and custom lighting solutions reinvent light as a highly efficient, long lasting and inherently digital source of illumination.”

Chief executive officer of Destination NSW Sandra Chipchase, said: “We are delighted Philips is playing a significant role as a technology collaborator for seven light installations at Vivid Sydney. The festival showcases the interaction between art and technology and Philips is a great example of this, proudly presenting some their latest technological advancements at Vivid Sydney.”

The Philips Tree of Light (Vivid Sydney 2015 installation no.48) is situated on the Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point, The Rocks, between 22 May and 8 June.