Live Event Installations & Projections
Sydney Opera House - Badu Gili: Healing Spirit
VANDAL
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Badu Gili: Healing Spirit is an animated projection celebrating First Nations art and storytelling, illuminating the Sydney Opera House’s Eastern Bennelong sails.The animation weaves together the intricate shellwork and prints of late Bidjigal Elder Esme Timbery and her children Marilyn Russell and Steven Russell, alongside the vibrant drawings of Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami of the Yanomami people in the Amazon. With a mix of 2D and 3D animation, It explores themes of cultural and familial connection, rituals, and the metaphysical relationships between natural and spiritual worlds.
CREW
Client: Sydney Opera House, Biennale of Sydney, and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
Artists: Esme Timbery, Marilyn Russell, Steven Russell, Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami
Creative Director - Chris Scott
Executive Producer - Melissa Lee
Producer - Alice Robinson
Art Director and Lead Animator - Anna Fraser
VFX Supervisor - Joseph Pole
3D Artist - Tim Clapham
3D Artist - William McNamara
2D Artist - Sam Hoh
Sound Engineer: Nigel Crowley
Composer: James Henry
SOFTWARE
Premiere, C4D, Houdini, After Effects, Resolve
