Sleepers Awake
British artists bring the moon to earth for nine days in Sydney's west.
Overview
Western Sydney is no stranger to art: it got the best of this year’s Kaldor Projects, and owns some stompingly good exhibitions out at the Campelltown Art Centre and Casula Powerhouse. But despite that history, Sleepers Awake is probably still the first time someone has tried to land a second moon on it. British artists Heather and Ivan Morison are restaging a English marshlands piece that sees them suspend a brilliant, floating lunar body over the Bungarribee parklands.
Sleepers Awake will keep the park illuminated ’til dawn nine nights, the spectacle accompanied by entertainment and visiting food trucks from 5.30–7.30pm each evening. It’s a program that promises nine straight nights of hip hop, film, opera and, you know, a whole second moon to help keep you up well past your bedtime.
Bungarribee will be open 24 hours during Sleepers Awake. Though the park is accessible by public transport, a car will probably be the best way to go, especially later into the night.
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