Sat 30 May 2026: Vivid Shift #1
Tonight Kaylene and I headed out to Darling Harbour to start our first volunteer shift for Vivid 2026.
Joined Team Leader: Jennifer Scully and 5 others to liik after the installations at the Pier Street underpass and outside the Chinese Gardens.
Started at Continuum which was columns of mirrors with lights and buzzing sounds - it was suppose to react to people walking through, however, it just seemed like a mirror maze. Nothing much.
For the first time, they supplied volunteers with hot food. Choice was chicken or chicken - Coconut curry lime or Lemon something chicken, both Kaylene and I opted for the Coconut curry. Staff (volunteer) heated it up for us in the microwave ovens - 3 in this rest area. Shed was too tiny, so most of us sat outside squashed around a table. Downed our meal and went for a walk to check the Tumbalong Park precinct before heading back.
At The Daydream Machine, there were 4 queues, for people to join and interact with the screen. Was fun, tell people to get in line, wait and then stand in the pink square. Queue jumpers were told to get in the line. It was fast moving which was good. Made the time go by pretty quickly.
Got our first pin (dandelion) at the end of the shift. Met up with Ken who had parked behind the Chinese Gardens and walked up to the Info booth were we were waiting to sign out and go home.
