BOX MACHINE!

BOX MACHINE!  is a fantastic new large-scale and interactive exhibition for children and their adults, designed and delivered by Mischa Long and Ross Koger.

Giant heavy-duty cardboard machines, rollers, pipes, cogs and taps line the Magdalen Laundry ready for children to connect and deconstruct like giant building blocks. In this way, redundant laundry and machines that haunt the remnants of the original space are re-endowed as giant playthings for children’s huge imaginary re-constructions.

Entrance $5 per head
Children aged 3 and under FREE

4 – 25 Jan 2025
(closed on Mondays)
10am – 2pm
Magdalen Laundry

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Public program

BOXY MUZAK!

Want to create the soundtrack for the exhibition? Sign up for BOXY MUZAK!,

Work with electronic composers from MESS to create whooshy, gurgling, grinding soundscapes for our new interactive BOX MACHINE!  Summer art installation!*

MESS is Melbourne’s own Electronic Sound Studio with years of experience creating electronic sound. Join in and be a part of the exhibition!

You will:
• Learn about electronic sound and how to use synthesisers
• Create sounds and music inspired by old and contemporary laundries and washing machines
• Enjoy making art in the beautiful surrounds of Abbotsford Convent!

* Be sure to return the Convent in January to listen and dance to the final soundtrack during the live exhibition.

For people aged 6-16 years.

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BOXY HEAD!

Create your own wacky costume with super cool, precision-cut pieces! Thanks to the amazing artist Ross Koger (Box Wars),  mix and match all sorts of funky headpieces and silly outfit parts—like a costume building playground! Snap, lock, and create your own wearable masterpiece, and then take it home to show off your awesome, one-of-a-kind look!

For people aged 12 and under.

4 – 25 January 2025
(Closed on Mondays)
10am – 2pm
Magdalen Laundry

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DANCE BOX!

Four workshops and four dances created and performed in the gigantic landscape of BOX MACHINE!

Don’t wait—sign up now to create a dance performance! Make and wear the costume of your dreams, rehearse an awesome, short performance to some loud, boxy music with choreographer Sarah Aiken and bring the wild, wacky machine world to life alongside your family and friends! An unforgettable, super-fun family adventure!

For people aged 12 and under. Grown-ups allowed.

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Wednesday 22 January
Session 1: 11am-12:30pm
Session 2: 1pm-2:30pm

Saturday 25 January
Session 1: 11am-12:30pm
Session 2: 1pm-2:30pm