A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Over the 2022-2023 Summer period, MOD. in collaboration with the The Australian Research Centre for Virtual and Interactive Environments at UniSA hosted a Vacation Student project with IT student Xuan Tien Pham. You can see the result of the project on display now with the interactive video animation he created visible as you enter the […]
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Undergound, featured in INVISIBILITY, is a collaboration between artists, researchers and designers. Here two of the artists share their statements about the contributions they made. Rhythm of Earth Composition by Surahn Sidhu Surahn has used field recordings of Kookaburra’s, Magpies and eerie winds captured whilst on expedition along the Eyre Peninsula. The composition is […]
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Words by Peter Walker
The collection of suspended sculptures is titled Up-welling. Alluding to a time when the Nullarbor Plain was once the ocean floor, these works are inspired by the “up-welling” phenomena that occurs along the Eucla Shelf of the Great Australian Bight. During the spring and summer months, dominant high-pressure systems create onshore winds that draw nutrient […]
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This is the end of the Moments series – thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Refuge in the reeds by Anna Dowling ‘The artwork shows black swans keeping warm amongst reeds and grasses along the riverbank as the cooler winds begin to blow.’ Garla Windhu (Fire and […]
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”Holding onto what matters” by Oliver Vincent. ‘Softly illuminated, ‘Holding onto what matters’, affirms the feelings of peace and sanctuary that is found through touch and human connection.’ Moments series – thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. ‘‘Found family’ takes place against a […]
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Moments series – thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Martirrinthi by Michelle Joy To embrace each other ‘‘Community staying connected’ Connection – relationships – warmth – valued’ Numa Nakunthi by Michelle Joy To love ‘Family culture’ Acceptance – belonging – unconditional love Recent graduate […]
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This is the beginning of the Moments series. We have commissioned four artists to start you thinking about the moments of intimacy and connection you have with people and places. Starting the series is Thriving by Dylan Mooney. ‘With my works they speak of resilience, resistance and connection. We will continue to fight for our […]
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The Hooded Lycrabot (Flore pneumaticae) is a synthetic organism that can detect heat from living things. We have been cultivating them here at MOD. for quite a while, and since it is World Creativity and Innovation Day, we decided it was as good a time as any to release them on an unsuspecting public. The […]
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FEELS GOOD TO DRAW THIS BADLY – Reflective exercises to get you through weird times. In July multidisciplinary artist Gorkie hosted an online drawing class for those with little to no drawing skills. As Gorkie said ‘time has turned into a weird glob’ and this workshop was a chance to step away from words for a […]
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Have you ever stopped to contemplate the objects around you? From clothes you wear, the cutlery you eat with, to the device you’re reading this on – our everyday objects slice through time to the origins of our universe, emerge from all continents across our globe, and are extracted, manufactured and transported by many human hands […]
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