Giles Westley
Art Director
Giles has a varied career path that traverses, photography, design and architecture. Giles worked in London for 5 years as a photographer, specialising in architectural photography for advertising and editorial clients.
Since returning to Australia in 1999 he worked on feature films as a still photographer for Stars Wars EPII and Moulin Rouge while studying graphic design and broadening his career options.
In 2002 Giles began work as a Projection Artist in Sydney, this area provides a perfect synergy of his skills. He has worked on large scale lighting and projection installations for Vivid Sydney and Christmas Celebrations for the past 5 years, including the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Town Hall, St Mary's Cathedral and Customs House. His work has been projected in Singapore, Malaysia, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Doha, Germany, London, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide. This vast body of work has encompassed public funded art projects to corporate events and sporting events watched by billions of people around the world. Giles is currently a Master of Design candidate at UTS studying lighting design and interactive systems.