Werribee’s Wyndham Park will light up again this autumn as the LIT festival returns with a new program of large-scale installations, projections and interactive works spread across the space.
Running from 24 April to 3 May, the free event transforms the park into an open-air gallery each night from 6pm to 10pm, with visitors able to move through the installations at their own pace.
This year’s program includes a mix of local and interstate artists, with several headline works anchoring the experience. Western suburbs artist Bruce Ramus presents Breeze, an immersive installation made up of seven suspended veils that shift with wind, colour and light.
Sydney collective H0RSE will make their Victorian debut with two works. Macula takes the form of a spiralling bamboo tunnel filled with abstract light, while Silent Observers uses projection to reflect on the life of trees.
Elsewhere, visitors will come across towering cassowary sculptures by A Blanck Canvas, the glowing canopy piece Pixel Sky by Studio John Fish, and Interwoven Tree, an illuminated pathway work by local artist Rebecca Kable.
Rather than a single focal point, the festival is designed as a series of smaller moments scattered throughout the park, encouraging people to wander and discover each piece as they go.
A sensory friendly night is scheduled for April 27, with reduced lighting and sound levels to create a calmer environment for those who prefer a quieter experience.
Now a regular fixture on the local calendar, LIT continues to draw evening crowds into Werribee, offering a simple format that works. Turn up, walk through and take it in.
The festival is free and runs nightly across the ten day program.
