Bridge Lane, nightclub

The entrance to Fake nightclub is located in Bridge Lane. Fake Club is part of Tank nightclub which is in this redeveloped warehouse building. Quite a colourful sign and door for this otherwise drab laneway. Bridge Lane is almost deserted during the day but comes alive at night.

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Martin Place, menorah

This large Chanukah menorah was located behind these small fountains in the Martin Place pedestrian mall last week. Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple after the successful Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy. The nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Chanukah (or Hanukkah) is different from the seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple, a traditional symbol of the Jewish faith. The middle branch, which sits higher than the others, traditionally holds the shamash which is used to light the other candles on each night of Chanukah. A new light was lit here on each night from December 1 to December 9 and they remained lit until the weekend. Martin Place also features a giant Christmas tree at the other end of the pedestrian mall, along with Christmas decorations and banners along the length of it.
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De Mestre Place, Warriors

Warriors by Jan van der Ploeg is displayed on a large billboard on the northern wall of De Mestre Place, off George Street. Maybe not one of the most exciting artworks shown in 'Are You Looking At Me? Laneway Art' during the Art and About Sydney festival, but it did make the concrete wall look a lot more interesting than usual. The graphic black and white patterns also worked well with the all the lines reflected in the windows above.

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Martin Place, The Bike Bike

The 'Bike Bike' is a temporary sculpture by Alisdair Nicol in Martin Place, near Macquarie Street. The sculpture is a 12 metre high Penny Farthing bicycle constructed from used and recycled bicycles, in such a way that they can be reused after the installation period. It challenges us to think about transport and the implications for our environment. This work is part of the Art & About Sydney festival which runs from 23 September until 24 October 2010.

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Bridge Lane, Rush

Bridge Lane features a couple of artworks from 'Are You Looking At Me? Laneway Art' which is part of Art and About Sydney festival.'Rush' by Nike Savvas, features thousands of multi-coloured strands that create a ceiling in the lane and blow in the wind. At the end of the laneway, the other artwork is actually located in Tank Stream Way. 'For Rent' by Rocket Mattler represents a house from a time when things were less complex. It also includes a sign, a bit further away, that reads 'Room for Rent. Apply Opposite'. I managed to catch a wedding party just as they were departing in their vintage cars. This laneway, with or without the artwork, was an interesting spot for their wedding photos.

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Underwood Street, Woodwork

Underwood Street is a laneway behind Dalley telephone exchange. Underwood is also the name of a famous brand of typewriter manufactured in the early 20th century. Paste Ups are a form of street art, where images on paper are cut out and pasted onto a wall.Woodwork by Simon Yates features photocopies of old fashioned typewriters and old fashioned dial telephones with a similar shape. It contains messages hidden in the keyboards of the typewriters and number dials of the phones. This ia another exhibit in Are You Looking At Me? Laneway Art' which is part of the Art and About Sydney festival. You can also the remnants of some graffiti in the last shot which is a reminder that this was the location of the Grasshopper Bar, which operated here during last year's festval.

Wynyard Lane, HAR BOUR VIEW

This artwork HAR BOUR VIEW, by Jon Campbell is a large scale text banner hanging on the side of a sky bridge, that links two buildings over Wynyard Lane. A view of Sydney Harbour is something desirable but the location of this artwork is clearly not a harbour view, so it encourages people to think about other views. 'Are You Looking At Me? Laneway Art' is part of the Art and About Sydney festival running from 23 September to 24 October 2010.

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Temperance Lane, Circle/s in the Round for (Miles and Miles + 1)

This artwork which is created from flashing neon lights is located in Temperance Lane, off George Street. 'Circle/s in the Round for (Miles and Miles +1)' by Newell Harry, takes its title from the 1967 Miles Davis album, 'Circle in the Round'. The pulsating concentric circles are a visual homage to Davis and the encoded word-pun is supposed to remain undisclosed. My guess is 'Never Odd Or Even'. It is one exhibit in 'Are You Looking At Me? Laneway Art', which is part of the Art and About Sydney festival which is running from 23 September to 24 October 2010. The coloured lights also create a good reflection aon the 'For Sale' sign on the adjacent building in the laneway.

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Alfred Street, buses

This green CBD shuttle is a free bus service that circles the Central Business District between Circular Quay and Central Railway Station. Route 555 operates every ten minutes and runs mainly along George Street and Elizabeth Street, in both directions. This service is popular with locals and tourists and connects well with rail, buses, ferries, light rail and the monorail. This bus stop is located on Alfred Street, close to Circular Quay. One of the regular blue Sydney Buses can be seen behind it.

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Macquarie Street, Vivid Sydney, bridge and trees

The underside of this bridge and trees along Macquarie Street were lit up with colourful lights during the Vivid Sydney festival, which brightened up the night sky. This is my final look at the light installations and light projections on show at the festival this year.

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Croydon, The Strand

The Strand is a typical suburban street with a shopping strip in the inner west suburb of Croydon. It is part of the Malvern Hill Estate which was subdivided in 1909 and designed as a model suburb with Federation style houses and tree-lined streets. Lined with rows of shops in the Federation style and palm trees in the centre traffic island, this street is now heritage listed in its entirety.

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Angel Place laneway art

Angel Place features an installation known as "Forgotten Songs", which is part of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project. It features a canopy of empty birdcages hanging in the sky, accompanied by the sounds of Sydney's lost birds which may have lived in this area, before the city including this laneway, replaced their native habitats.

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Bridge Lane, laneway art

Bridge Lane features what might be the most bizarre art installation of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project, currently on show. "I Dwell in the City and the City Dwells in Me" comments on how we create cities and how they in turn affect us. The pink blobs of prosthetic on the walls emulate human skin, complete with hair. Human sounds like breathing, gurgling and a heartbeat make this a truly unusual experience.

Underwood Street, laneway art

Underwood Street hosts the "Seven Metre Bar", an art installation which is part of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project, which at night doubles as a bar called Grasshopper. Based on the theory that Climate Change will melt the polar ice caps and raise sea levels, Underwood Street at seven metres above sea level would drown. The artist combines the landscape of weather and an architecture of catastrophe with intense weather projections flickering and crashing in the laneway at night.

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Penfold Place and Hosking Place laneway art

The art installation on the corner of Penfold and Hosking Place is called "Infinity Forest" and is part of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project. From the outside it just looks like a few trees in a wooden box (left) but when you step inside (right), the mirrored walls provide infinite reflections, which creates an illusion of being in a forest.

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Little Hunter Street laneway art

Little Hunter Street hosts a temporary art installation called "The Meeting Place", as part of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project. This colourful, narrowed laneway encourages participation and interaction by pedestrians walking through this urban space.
The laneway connects Hunter Street to a shopping arcade, located below a skyscraper called Australia Square.

Tank Stream Way laneway art

This temporary art installation in Tank Stream Way is called "PS:Potential Spaces" and is part of the Laneways: By George! Hidden Networks project. The aim of the project is to enliven the city's urban spaces and also challenge us to think about our future. The laneways used are all nearby George Street, one of the main streets in the city. This installation explores possible future habitations in the city's laneways.

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Darlinghurst

The city hosts one of its biggest events tonight, the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The parade route runs from the city, beside Hyde Park, along Oxford Street (right), past Taylor Square (left) at Darlinghurst and then down to Moore Park.

Marrickville, Marrickville Road

Marrickville Road is the main road through the inner west suburb of Marrickville.