Anzacs remembered with light display across city
The sacrifice given by our serving and ex-serving Defence personnel will be commemorated this year in the lead up to Anzac Day with a light display on four Darwin and Palmerston buildings.
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THE sacrifice given by our serving and ex-serving Defence personnel will be commemorated this year in the lead up to Anzac Day with a light display on four Darwin and Palmerston buildings.
Anzac Day, which falls on Sunday is a time for Australians to pause and reflect on the sacrifice defence personnel have given over the years, and to remember the more than 102,000 Australians who have lost their lives in the service of their country.
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This year, four ‘Light up the Spirit’ illuminated spaces with imagery obtained from the Australian War Memorial archives, is paying tribute to the men and women who served from WWI to more recent peacekeeping missions.
The images will feature a range of commemorative and iconic images of people and place across four locations in Darwin and Palmerston.
The project will run from April 19 -25, with the display visible from 7pm to 9:30pm each night.
Veteran Affairs Minister Paul Kirby said recognising the work and sacrifice of defence personnel each year was important.
“I encourage everyone to go have a look at the Light up the Anzac Spirit illumination displays around Darwin and Palmerston,” he said.
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“This exceptional project presents a unique opportunity to pause, reflect and remember our Anzac’s.”
Creative Light Studios projection mapping specialist Shane Eecen said the lighting project was a special way to remember the Anzacs while also encouraging people to look up.
“Red poppies that symbolically represent the service of our veterans past and present, and historical photos and imagery will illuminate the four locations across Darwin and Palmerston,” he said.
“Projection mapping is an incredible way to re-energise people’s interest in a building, we see buildings every day and take little notice of them, however when we project such powerful images we help transform the ordinary into extraordinary.
Parliament House will also be illuminated in red lights as a remembrance symbol of the poppy flower which is synonymous with WWI.
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