People in Sydney were left shocked after a shopping center puts a huge Christmas tree in August. The shoppers were baffled upon greeting a huge decorative tree when they entered the Queen Victoria Building. The QVB authorities took to Instagram to share the reason behind decorating the building with Christmas tree.
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A shopping center in Sydney left its public in confusion and mostly shock after putting Christmas decorations in the middle of August. Shoppers were left surprised after taking a trip to the Queen Victoria Building only to be greeted with the Christmas decor.
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Taking to social media, one person wrote: "Apparently there's a Christmas tree up in the QVB. It's still August, isn't it?" Another added: "I hate to be *that person* but it's August 15 and the QVB already has Christmas decorations up."
A third commented: "They've already put up that giant Christmas tree in the QVB... people are really looking at 2020 and saying 'alright let's wrap this up'."
Honestly one can really not blame them if this is the purpose behind the cheerful decoration but the mall took to its Instagram page to shed light on the purpose behind its out of season decorations.
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The tree isn't a Christmas tree, it's 'The 2020 Tree' and it has been put up in a bid to try and ignite joy and empower Sydney-siders to feel hope amid all the disruption caused by the year.
Inspired by the year its been, the all-new large-scale art piece is a build on QVB's usual Christmas tree but has been made especially for this time. Adorned with everyday objects to bring to life how the ordinary has become extraordinary this year.
QVB collaborated with the artist Gerwyn Davies, who has used readymade and everyday materials. The building is trying to support the art community who have been especially impacted by this pandemic situation.
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They said: "We wanted to bring the power of art to our building, both physically and virtually, to be reminded that the simple things in our life can bring us joy especially during these difficult times and can be anything but ordinary.
"The crowning lightning bolt at the top of the tree symbolises the spark of life that the QVB aims to reignite in the recently quietened city of Sydney and the bold interpretation heroes the individual and unique moments of joy that can be experienced even at this difficult time."
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