18th Biennale of Sydney

I've only been back from New York for 3 weeks and I am clinging onto the last vestiges of that trip and the holiday spirit you only get when you're away from home, traveling. I've downloaded tracks from New York bands, The Drums after seeing them in New York as well as Yeasayer who I did not see over there but wish I did. I love how music can transport you through time and space! By 'holiday spirit', I mean that wonderful feeling you get where you wake up excited about exploring something new every day and you openly talk to strangers. It may sound weird, but there is a lot of joy to be had in conversing with strangers.

Last weekend, I was walking down a street in Coogee to my friend, Sam's house for dinner and a stranger was walking towards me when he sneezed so naturally, I said, 'bless you!' to him. He stopped in his tracks, looked at me in surprised and said, 'thank you, thank you very much' before he continued on his way. That short exchange made my night and I giggled to myself later about it. Hopefully, it made his night too!

Each day, I've taken some time to act like a tourist in my own city. Sydney in Spring time is great for that since the Biennale of Sydney is on. It started back on June 27 this year but I did not get around to seeing it until recently. In the last week, I went to the three main venues, Cockatoo Island, the MCA and the Art Gallery. I must have a thing for free ferries as I kept raving about them in my post on New York).

The installations at Cockatoo Island were the most interesting, creative and clever because they were purposefully created for the unique spaces. It's amazing that this level of quality art is free and accessible to all! I wandered all about the island and took photos of my favourite pieces. Of course, these two-dimensional photos do not do the actual art works any justice and could never capture the impact, size and scope of them, so I strongly recommend you check them out if you can before it all ends on September 16 but hopefully, these photos give you an idea of what is out there, or what you might have missed and if you do make it out there in time, don't forget to tell a stranger how good it was, it might just make both your days!