Discover the art of science

Dozens of Adelaide Fringe shows this year are bringing art and science together in a way that promises festival-goers both entertainment and enlightenment.

Magic happens when art meets science

There’s persuasive rhetoric that depicts art and science as opponents – we can either have creativity or facts, emotion or logic – but a number of intriguing shows at this year’s Adelaide Fringe highlight what can be unlocked when these two different schools of thought come together.

The 'FLEX' exhibition at MOD. offers plenty of hands-on opportunities for exploration. Photo: supplied

Fringe review: FLEX

‘Where does the body end and the avatar begin?’ In a series of absorbing interactive spaces, FLEX plays with the links between our physical selves and the environments we inhabit. ★★★★

Green Room: Invisibility music, SALA memories

SA arts and culture news in brief: Chamber Music Adelaide announces INVISIBILITY commission recipients, SALA seeks stories for its 25^th anniversary podcast, the ASO takes a relaxed approach with accessible concerts, and new appointments.

This pleasure arcade puts instant gratification to the test

As part of a new exhibition exploring hedonism, the Pleasure Arcade 5000 shows how easily gratification can come at the push of a button – and asks us to consider whether it should.

Waging Peace through technology

In a powerful new exhibition on North Terrace, soft notions of peace (read: flowers and doves) have been replaced by technologies all actively designed to generate stronger notions of how we might practise peace.