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Cultural Programs

Olympic and major Sporting Events — plus exhibitions, illumination, and cultural programs designed for public and community programs.

01 · Games · World ceremonies

Olympic Games & major projects

Creative programs at Olympic Games, world ceremonies, and landmark cultural festivals — Barcelona to Beijing; Smithsonian Celebrations on The National Mall of America to Super Bowl half-time in New Orleans 1997.

Credentials

1988 — 2026
  • 1988World Expo 88, Brisbane — formative start
  • 1992Barcelona Olympic Games — Cultural Olympiad
  • 1994Commonwealth Games, Vancouver Island
  • 1994AFL Grand Final half-time — The Seekers
  • 1996Atlanta Olympic Games · Arts Festival
  • 1996Atlanta Paralympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies
  • 1996Smithsonian 150th Festival, National Mall
  • 1997Handover Ceremony, Hong Kong
  • 1997Super Bowl half-time, New Orleans
  • 1997Curator, Atlanta Arts Festival
  • 1999–00Sydney Mardi Gras head float · NYE Millennium
  • 2000Sydney Olympic Games — Lights Over Sydney illumination
  • 2008Beijing Olympic Games — live-site spheres · arts
  • 2007–08Beijing Paralympics — Opening Ceremony concepts
  • 2020–22Melbourne Photography Exhibitions — Covid years, supported by City of Melbourne
  • 2022–26Anzac Day Ceremony · Australia Day Ceremony and Concert · Sunset Garden Talks & Winter Solstice Ceremony
Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games emblem
Barcelona 1992
Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games emblem
Atlanta 1996
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games emblem
Sydney 2000
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem
Beijing 2008

Games marks shown with intention — archival event photography is limited in the current collection.

02 · Exhibition · Illumination

The Planets

Inspired by looking through a telescope at Sydney Observatory — illuminated spheres of the Sun, Moon, and planets bringing cosmic scale into civic space.

First shown at Circular Quay for NYE 1999/2000, then Darling Harbour, Jones Bay Wharf, Cirque du Soleil Alegría Sydney, Hollywood Cinerama Dome, Mt Wilson Observatory (Mars installation with NASA Mars rover project support), Aquarium of the Pacific (12-metre Earth for Earth Week), New Mexico Space Museum (X-Prize Cup — with Virgin Galactic and SpaceX context), Vancouver Library Square (IAC 2004), Beijing, and more — including Earth Ceremony community moments.

  • Circular Quay NYE
  • Darling Harbour
  • Cinerama Dome
  • X-Prize Cup
  • Beijing
  • Vancouver
The Planets solar system installation lined along a beach
The Planets exhibition in New Mexico
Children with Earth and Mars planetary spheres at The Planets exhibition

03 · Technology · Display

The Earthsphere

LED spherical displays — a beautiful 360° sphere with the beauty of Earth — for museums, public exhibitions, special events, and advertising.

Shown at Beijing Capital Museum, the Forbidden City, UNESCO contexts, and the Australian Embassy Beijing.

Watch LED sphere video · Capital Museum Beijing · also on Press

  • Capital Museum
  • Forbidden City
  • UNESCO
  • Australian Embassy Beijing
Matthew with the Earthsphere LED display
Earthsphere at Beijing Capital Museum
Close view of the UNESCO Earthsphere
Earthsphere LED globe detail

04 · Culture · Environment

Beijing Green · Melbourne Green

A four-year program designed to illuminate public buildings and celebrate the beauty of Earth and the fragile environment in Beijing. Matthew produced and managed the program — illuminating the Forbidden City and the Australian Embassy in Beijing, turning the Millennium Monument green, presenting a ceremony with Beijing Design Week, and exhibiting at the Capital Museum of Beijing.

In Melbourne he illuminated the Old Treasury Building and Parliament House, and produced Melbourne Green at the Royal Exhibition Building. Partners and grants are listed under Support & grants.

Beijing Green video 1 · video 2 · Melbourne Green video 1 · video 2 · video 3 · also on Press

  • Forbidden City
  • Australian Embassy Beijing
  • Millennium Monument
  • Beijing Design Week
  • Capital Museum Beijing
  • Old Treasury Building
  • Parliament House, Melbourne
  • Royal Exhibition Building
Forbidden City illuminated green for Beijing Green, with 北京绿 projection
Forbidden City palace washed in green light with Melbourne projection screen
Imperial Forbidden City gate illuminated in green during Beijing Green
Beijing Green night ceremony under green-lit Forbidden City palace
Melbourne Green public ceremony
Melbourne Green at the Old Treasury Building
Melbourne Green Treasury projection
Beijing Green ceremony inside a traditional hall

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