Artistic Director Louise Bezzina “absolutely did not” know that the 2025 Brisbane Festival would be her sixth and final edition of the city-spanning multi-arts festival when she began programming it. “But I think that it’s important to always work as if it’s your last, so that you make the most of every opportunity. And I’m glad that this festival is achieving and delivering a few things that I’ve been wanting to do for many years,” she explains.
One of the most prominent examples of Bezzina’s long-held ambitions manifesting in the 2025 Festival program is a major new commission from internationally-based, Brisbane-raised artists Craig and Karl, who are taking over three of the city’s most prominent pedestrian bridges. The pair’s homecoming project is also their largest and most ambitious work to date: ANZ’s Walk This Way by Craig & Karl, which will see the Neville Bonner Bridge, the Goodwill Bridge and the new Kangaroo Point Bridge transformed into vibrant, large-scale artistic interventions through the strategic deployment of numerous colourful, large-scale inflatables. A citywide public art trail will extend the experience across central Brisbane.
