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As the last light leaves the day in the red heart of Australia, glowing pin pricks take its place across the burnt sands abutting Uluru.
Field of Light, an art installation by internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Munro, has returned to Ayers Rock Resort after it’s sell out success in 2016.
The exhibition is called Tili Wiru Tjuta Nyakutjaku which translates to ‘looking at lots of beautiful lights’ in local Pitjantjatjara.
It is Munro’s largest work to date, with more than 50,000 slender stems crowned with radiant frosted-glass spheres across an area roughly measuring the size of seven football fields.
The effect is nothing short of magical, rivaled only by the expanse of night sky littered with constellations uninhibited by city lights or smog.
Field of Light has been extended for another season, with the installation on show til March 31, 2018.
Tickets to Field of Light start at $39 for adults ($28 for children 2-15 years) for a pass, which includes a hotel transfer to the remote desert location for a self-guided walk through.
A Star Pass is selling for $85 for adults ($57 for children), which includes a hotel transfer to the exclusive dune top viewing area for a front row seat in the colourful transition of the twilight.
You can also enjoy a selection of Australian sparkling wine, beer and canapes as a host talks you through the spectacular sight.
A Star Pass Camel ticket ($189 per adult, $119 for children) allows you to meander across the dunes atop a tranquil beast while your experienced cameleer describes the unique flora of the Northern Territory before arriving at the viewing area for bubbles and canapes.
The Sunrise ticket ($69 per adult, $35 for children) includes a pre-dawn hotel pickup by a guide who will provide commentary on the artist and installation en route.
Stepping into the silence of the night you’ll have ample time to enjoy the installation before receiving a steaming coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
A Night at Field of Light ticket ($245 for adults, $122.50 for kids) is an exclusive dining experience combining the award-winning ‘Sound of Silence’ dinner with the iconic Field of Light art installation.
Enjoy a three-course ‘bush tucker’ menu including dukkah-seared kangaroo loin on Quandong cous cous and native mint yogurt, and a warm pear and lemon myrtle pudding, while the resident star talker decodes the galaxy above.
Following the dinner attendees are free to roam through the rhythms of coloured light glowing softly across the dusky Australian terrain.
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