A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
MOD. is currently recruiting people to join our Casual Moderator team for our current exhibition FLEX. About the Role: Our Moderators are responsible for providing a positive and safe experience for our visitors by ensuring exhibits are operating as designed, providing additional information about the science and research behind the exhibits, reporting faults and incidents, […]
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MOD. is looking for people to join our Youth Board in 2023. Youth Board is a program for young people who are interested in testing, prototyping, and co-designing concepts, exhibitions, events, and experiences. We’re recruiting for new members now if this sounds like you. Who you are: You are between 15 and 25 years of […]
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By Dr Sarah Moulds During October and November 2022 I was part of the MOD Open Lab Residency program which gave me an opportunity to share my research on the way the community engages with their parliaments. Trust in democracy is pretty fragile in Australia, and many people feel disconnected from things like politics and […]
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[ O-Ki ] – Three artists whose practice is rooted in science, technology and disability came together for a week. Their purpose was to discover how ‘performances’ and interactive exhibitions invite participants into a shared experience of access intimacy. Michèle Saint-Yves, Bianka Kennedy and Eugenie Lee’s ambition is to deliver an experience that transforms participants […]
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SALA Artist Talk
As part of the SALA Festival 2022, MOD. hosted an In Conversation with The Unbound Collective where we delved into what it means to be present in shadows of absence, silence, and invisibility. What are the ideas that we can collectively bind ourselves to and what are the ideas that can set us free? The Unbound Collective and […]
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Ethos: the ethics of insect-driven futures
MOD. hosted its fourth Ethos Community of Practice for 2022 in October. This endeavour looks at the ethics of technology and research – in this case the ethics of insect-driven futures. It aims to foster a culture of ethical questioning amongst researchers and the public. This forum examined the ethics of our insect-driven futures by […]
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Schools Design Challenge 2022 Each year, MOD. holds a Schools Design Challenge open to secondary school students across the state. We offer a provocation related to our current exhibition and ask students to come up with a creative response. This year, for our exhibition INVISIBILITY, we asked: What is invisible that shouldn’t be? We invited […]
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MOD. was thrilled to host students from the STEM Aboriginal Learner Congress. The STEM Aboriginal Learner Congress is a Department for Education initiative that aims to inspire young Aboriginal scientists. 160 government schools gathered at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Thursday 18 August and Friday 19 August. The MOD. workshops, called Electrons to photons: Making […]
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In partnership with Chamber Music Adelaide and MOD.
Written in response to MOD.’s INVISIBILITY exhibition, five South Australian composers will take you on a musical journey within MOD. where we time travel underground, explore the algorithms of human experience and slow down to notice the importance of the land around us. Between the Binary by Belinda Gehlert Binary: Being in a state […]
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Ethos: the ethics of disposable healthcare
MOD. hosted its third Ethos Community of Practice for 2022 in August. This endeavour looks at the ethics of technology and research – in this case the ethics of disposable healthcare. It aims to foster a culture of ethical questioning amongst researchers and the public. This forum examined the ethics of single-use plastics in medical […]
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