![HiRay at Vivid.](https://d3x299jnmmcja.cloudfront.net/ray-vivid-most-popular-1300x632.jpg)
Inaugural Vivid Sydney experience
Last May, we took part in our first Vivid Sydney festival. We designed and developed RAY, a solar-powered interactive light sculpture. It served as a metaphorical call to action towards the efforts of providing a source of affordable, renewable, and clean energy source for India's urban slum communities.
IBM‘s ‘Heart of the City’ recorded RAY as the most visited installation with 353,559 visitors averaging a twenty-two-minute stay. Audiences were also able to interact with RAY in real-time by hashtagging #HiRay on social media, or through visiting the official HiRay website for information on his energy levels and visitor frequency.
![Vivid Ray Sydney interaction statistics.](https://d3x299jnmmcja.cloudfront.net/02-copy-1024x723-1.png)
![Vivid Ray Instagram post collages.](https://d3x299jnmmcja.cloudfront.net/s1t2-case-study-ray-vivid-3-1024x723-1.jpg)
Stay posted for more updates on RAY, he is scheduled to return to Sydney at World Square and Cockle Bay Wharf.
As part of its popularity RAY was featured on a number of press releases and media including:
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- CNET
- The Creators Project (VICE)
- Inhabitat
- Green Magazine
- PSFK
- The AU Review
- Arts Northern Rivers
- Solar Choice
![Vivid Ray News Article collage.](https://d3x299jnmmcja.cloudfront.net/s1t2-case-study-ray-vivid-6.jpg)