Too playful for science. Too precise for art.
It all started with a wall that wasn’t really a wall. The simple idea that space shouldn’t just show how things work but make you question why you thought they did. The result is Mind Games – Art Alive! — an immersive art and sensory experience where mirrors lie, shapes speak, and rooms refuse to sit still. Not to confuse, but to reawaken curiosity.
Get ready to challenge your perceptions as playful disruptions and immersive art ignite the part of your brain that still believes in magic. It’s a place where reality takes a detour and you remember how to wonder again.
Location
Address: Lvl 1 & 2, 154–160 Broadway St, Chippendale NSW 2008
Opens: Saturday, 15 Noember 2025
Website: mindgamesartalive.com.au/sydney
Dates
Next Event: Starting November 2025
Frequency: Seasonal Exhibition
Duration: 60 – 90 minutes per session
Tickets Available Via: Fever App and Website (official partner)
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Price
From $39 per ticket
Availability: Bookings essential | Join the Waitlist (now open via Fever)
Age Requirement: 3 +
The BioHax Take
Sydney’s reality check just arrived in 3D. Part art show, part science experiment, and part sensory reset, Mind Games – Art Alive! invites you to unlearn what you know about seeing and start experiencing again. Walls shift, lights whisper, and sound makes geometry dance. It’s equal parts art, illusion, and mental massage; like a gallery on a sugar high.
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Who It’s For
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Curiosity-addicts who still press every button marked “Do not touch”
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Families looking for an all-ages day out that actually wows the parents
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Designers, creatives and engineers who like to see the rules bent
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Date-night duos hunting for something between a gallery and a trip
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Kids of every age with a penchant for optical chaos
What’s On Offer
Awaken All Your Senses
A playground where reality takes a detour. Expect over 60 installations by 16 international artists each turning sight, sound, and space into a living illusion.
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Walk through mirror mazes, rotating corridors, and gravity-defying rooms
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Wander into cosmic 3D dreamscapes and upside-down train stations
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See shadows tell stories and light become liquid
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Hear art hum, breathe, and whisper back
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Discover how optical science meets human emotion
Mind Games – Art Alive! exists to make people wonder again. It’s the visual reset button you didn’t know you needed.
Our Creative Minds
Featuring the global collective of illusionists and sensory architects who built the experience:
Kristina Forrest – Australian artist and pattern designer whose vibrant geometry and bloom-inspired art turn colour theory into joy.
Yurii Perepadia – Creates immersive worlds where geometry comes alive through optical illusions that bend space and perception.
Hayley Egan – Tongan-Australian sculptor and designer bringing film-industry magic to interiors with resin, metal, and whimsical light.
Gianni Sarcone – Award-winning visual artist and author exploring the boundaries of perception and creative thought through optical art.
Akiyoshi Kitaoka – Japanese professor of psychology famous for his “Rotating Snakes” illusion and ground-breaking studies on visual motion.
Anton Pulvirenti – Multidisciplinary artist known for 3D pavement drawings and illusionistic murals transforming public spaces into interactive art.
Jeremy Morgan Worrall – Indigenous artist from NSW, guided by Elders in traditional painting. Winner of the 2025 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition, his work connects ancestry and perception.
Maysoon Masalha & Bassam Al-Selawi – Jordanian duo based in Dubai, creating wall-mounted sculptures where light and shadow reveal hidden stories.
Max Elbourne – Sydney signwriter and muralist with 50 years of craft, from Luna Park to Opera Australia, fusing tradition with theatre.
John Simpson – Veteran Foley artist ( Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hobbit ) blending sound and sculpture to animate silence itself.
Jenny McCracken – Australia’s most-awarded 3D street painter turning pedestrian crossings and city streets into impossible perspectives.
Kevin Holmes – UK technosmith behind 4-Mation, a hand-built 3D zoetrope where animation and strobe light collide.
Andy McCafferty – London artist exploring the intersection of digital creativity, art, and wellbeing through therapeutic design.
Dimitri Parant – French optical artist and pioneer of anaglyph and stereoscopic anamorphosis whose afterimage paintings trick the eye and the mind.
Sustainability Snapshot
Installations use low-energy LED lighting and digital projection to reduce print waste. Materials are repurposed where possible and partner collaborations favour local craft and transport efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I expect from Mind Games – Art Alive!?
Over 60 immersive installations by 16 artists that distort space, sound, and perception.
Where is it located?
Lvl 1 & 2, 154–160 Broadway Street, Chippendale, 4 minutes from Broadway Shopping Centre, 5 from Central Station.
Is it indoors or outdoors?
Entirely indoors and air-conditioned.
How long does the experience last?
Approximately 90 minutes.
Is there food available?
No food or drinks onsite, but Broadway Shopping Centre and cafés are nearby.
Can I take photos?
Yes, photography and video are encouraged. Tag @mindgames_artalive to be featured.
Is it suitable for kids?
Yes, recommended for ages 3 and up.
How do I buy tickets?
Via the Fever App or Website. Join the waitlist to be first when sales open (Oct 23 at 6 pm).
Can I purchase tickets at the door?
Yes, subject to availability, pre-booking recommended.
Is the venue accessible?
Yes, wheelchair accessible with a 75 cm lift door (width limit for larger powered chairs).
Is parking available?
Free parking at Broadway Shopping Centre plus 1–2 hour street options.
Are animals allowed?
No animals permitted (except registered assistance animals).
Can I transfer or reschedule my ticket?
Yes, via the Fever App; contact support with your order number.
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Article originally published: 21 October 2025, by Editor
