Australians celebrate light, music and ideas at Vivid Sydney Festival

The Vivid Sydney Festival of light, music and ideas is celebrated annually by Australians and artists around the world. (Photo: Instagram/AFP/AP)

While focusing on the theme of of conservation and the protection of wildlife the Museum of Contemporary Art building is lit up. (Photo: AFP)

1/9 A woman poses in front of a light installation on the eve of the Vivid Sydney festival. (Photo: AFP)

2/9 The Museum of Contemporary Art building is lit up during the media preview of the Vivid Sydney festival. (Photo: AFP)

The Opera House in Sydney is lit up with the 'Vivid Nautilus' during the Vivid Australia festival in Sydney. (Photo: Instagram)

Vivid Sydney is going to light up Australia for the next 23 days in colourful patters to celebrate light, song and dance. (Photo: AFP)

7/9 Nico Locane, co-creator of ‘Parallax,’ stands under the installation of 492 extrusions of 11 different lengths that go through a series of illumination over 8 to 10 minutes during the festival. (Photo: AP)

Many artists have come together to create art out through light on various popular structers in Sydney during the month-long festival. (Photo: AFP)