The Lab

The Lab The Lab is the spiritual home of ILA, aptly named as it is a laboratory for creatives to explore and create and with new immersive technologies.

Home to 50sqm of LED screens, The Lab is a community canvas that champions and empowers creativity.

LAB RATS x FRAZ THE WIZARD: Digital Alchemy in the 3rd Dimension [Workshop Series]Over four weeks you will learn the fun...
23/07/2025

LAB RATS x FRAZ THE WIZARD: Digital Alchemy in the 3rd Dimension [Workshop Series]

Over four weeks you will learn the fundamentals of Blender while exploring fast, fun, and unconventional techniques. You'll capture real-world photos to create textures and model from them, then dive into animation and collaborative experiments in a playful learning space.

No experience needed – just curiosity and a willingness to explore!

Tues 29 July - Tues 19 August
5pm - 8pm
Free registration via link in bio

In 2025, ILA supported the premiere of two original works: Vanishing Point by Luke Harrald with the Adelaide Symphony Or...
04/07/2025

In 2025, ILA supported the premiere of two original works: Vanishing Point by Luke Harrald with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and David Moran, and Tiny Hole Inside Me by Marcus Whale and Andrea Illés, presented as part of Illuminate Adelaide.

Staging the Future opens with artist talks from each production, followed by a panel discussion on the creative challenges of emerging technologies—and what the future may hold for innovation and those working to keep pace with it.

Facilitated by Lewis Godwin, the discussion panel will include Luke Harrald, Marcus Whale, and Andrea Illés.

Friday 18 July
5pm - 8pm
Free entry with registration, via link in bio

This Wednesday [25 June] join WiCT (Women in Creative Technologies) for the launch of a new series of workshops, panel t...
23/06/2025

This Wednesday [25 June] join WiCT (Women in Creative Technologies) for the launch of a new series of workshops, panel talks, networking events and virtual festival under the moniker ‘Power Her Up’.

Designed to celebrate and empower women working at the intersection of creativity and technology, Power Her Up will provide valuable opportunities for learning, connection and visibility for women in South Australia’s growing creative tech landscape.

Wed 25 June
5pm-8pm
Free registration via link in bio

FLASH SALEUse code SUPERFLASH at check out to get 50% off tickets to 'Tiny Hole Inside Me' a premiere show by and . Or ...
20/06/2025

FLASH SALE
Use code SUPERFLASH at check out to get 50% off tickets to 'Tiny Hole Inside Me' a premiere show by and .
Or better yet, buy a Supersonic pass and see this show and many others across iconic venues in the West End!
Link in bio

Offer ends 30 June.

LAB RATS X REALITY BYTES MEDIA [WORKSHOP SERIES]Join youth-led company Reality Bytes and be introduced to the creative p...
13/06/2025

LAB RATS X REALITY BYTES MEDIA [WORKSHOP SERIES]

Join youth-led company Reality Bytes and be introduced to the creative possibilities of immersive technology through hands-on Virtual Reality experience design.

Over a this three-part workshop series, you will build interactive VR environments, create and implement custom 3D models and program a virtual gallery to display your own portfolios.

Tues 17 June - Tues 1 July
Free entry with registration, register via link in bio

Highlights from SIGNAL// +SYNTHESIS, featuring ambient electronica headlined by [Italy/USA], with debut supporting coll...
15/05/2025

Highlights from SIGNAL// +SYNTHESIS, featuring ambient electronica headlined by [Italy/USA], with debut supporting collaborations from .music + , .non_ame + , with a completely entrancing lighting and sculptural installation by and .o.e._.f

Stunning photography as always by

Thanks to all who attended!

Close ups from last week SIGNAL// +SYNTHESISFeaturing .music .non_ame .o.e._.f
15/05/2025

Close ups from last week SIGNAL// +SYNTHESIS
Featuring .music .non_ame .o.e._.f

LAB RATS X ALEX GRANT [WORKSHOP SERIES]Join artist and creative Alex Grant as he provides an introduction to Arduino har...
11/05/2025

LAB RATS X ALEX GRANT [WORKSHOP SERIES]

Join artist and creative Alex Grant as he provides an introduction to Arduino hardware as a basis for electronic music production and sound design.

Over the four-part workshop series, you will be introduced to the basics of Arduino and build your own hardware unit to take home. Perfect for interdisciplinary creatives with a focus on music production.

Tues 13 May - Tues 3 June
Free entry with registration

Supported by CreateSA and Live Music Australia

SIGNAL// +SYNTHESIS:An exploration of sound, texture, and communication.The Lab at ILA present the ethereal sounds of It...
01/05/2025

SIGNAL// +SYNTHESIS:
An exploration of sound, texture, and communication.

The Lab at ILA present the ethereal sounds of Italian / USA group PASSEPARTOUT DUO.

Comprised of pianist Nicoletta Favari and percussionist Christopher Salvito, PASSEPARTOUT DUO have spent the last 10 years expanding their unconventional creative process, presenting work to great acclaim on a near-continuous global tour.

Perhaps best known for their evolving ecosystem of handmade instruments, including the Chromaplane, the duos collaborative output ranges from analogue electronic circuits and conventional percussion to room-size textile installations utilising found objects and unique performance spaces.

Supported by a series of sound and sculptural performances housed in a large-scale installation from HARI KOUTLAKIS and JOE F, each work will explore queries of communication, oscillating between ambient and discordant, contemplative and overloaded.

Full lineup:
PASSEPARTOUT DUO [ambient polyrhythmic synthesis] [Italy / USA]
SEBASTIAN VIVIAN & WELLNESS CENTRE [ambient electronic - debut collaboration]
ANONAME & LEWIS GODWIN [sound, sculpture and bodily fluids - debut collaboration]
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HARI KOUTLAKIS + JOE F [stage design and lighting]

Friday 9 May | 7:30pm – 11pm

PASSEPARTOUT DUO will present a free artist talk on Thursday the 8th to discuss their creative approach and development of the Chromaplane as part of Lab Rats, before their performance Friday 9th.

A limited amount of discounted early bird tickets are available now via the link in our bio.

SUPERSONIC @ THE LAB [ILLUMINATE ADELAIDE]Tiny Hole Inside meBuilding on a burgeoning cross-media collaboration that has...
29/04/2025

SUPERSONIC @ THE LAB [ILLUMINATE ADELAIDE]
Tiny Hole Inside me

Building on a burgeoning cross-media collaboration that has included appearances at Soft Centre and Make It Up Club, performance/video artist Andrea Illes and musician Marcus Whale present a new three-hour performance created for The Lab's unique space — unfolding across sound, dance and live-feed video.

Supported by ILA, the Australian premiere of this three-hour sound and movement piece will include solo, collaborative and interactive sections — exploring impossible perfection, bodily failure and surveillance, with inspiration from Greek mythology.

Sat 19 July
7:30pm-10:30pm
Tickets from $20

Please note: This performance contains nudity and is 18+.

ADELAIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE LAB:LYNCHIAN ART-JAZZ BY DJAWBREAKER + RYAN SAHB [VISUALS]Known for his unforgettable use ...
22/04/2025

ADELAIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE LAB:
LYNCHIAN ART-JAZZ BY DJAWBREAKER + RYAN SAHB [VISUALS]

Known for his unforgettable use of music and sound in film and television, David Lynch’s haunting, twisted worlds come alive in this immersive performance from Kaurna Yerta jazz-rock group Djawbreaker. Experience a sonic journey deep into the eerie and the sublime, paired with visuals by Ryan Sahb across The Lab’s LED screens.

Emerging in 2021 with a bold jazz-rock sound shaped by improvisation, Djawbreaker blends the raw and the cinematic with voice, synth, guitar, bass, and drums. This special performance sees the ensemble draw inspiration from the world of Lynch—creating original music while pushing boundaries and leaning towards the future of experimental jazz.

Featuring:
Chelsea Lee – voice, synth
Django Rowe – guitar
Dylan Paul – bass
Stephen Neville – drums

Visuals: RYAN SAHB
Ryan’s digital artwork incorporates various elements of video feedback, synthesis, and bent composite signals, with an elaborate signal chain of modified analogue and digital equipment that ranges from three to thirty years old.

SAT 26 APRIL
SESSION 1:
7:00pm – 8:00pm

SESSION 2:
8:45pm – 9:45pm

Disclaimer: This event is 16+ minors must be accompanied by a responsible parent or guardian.

Presented as part of the Adelaide Jazz Festival 2025
Supported by the City of Adelaide and the Music Development Office

LAB RATS x RICHARD COBURNJoin us for a special Lab Rats session with Richard Coburn as he dives into the art of the musi...
18/04/2025

LAB RATS x RICHARD COBURN
Join us for a special Lab Rats session with Richard Coburn as he dives into the art of the music video—past, present, and future.

Using his own work as case studies, Richard will explore low-budget filmmaking, visual effects, storytelling, and how the music video has evolved in today’s digital world.

Perfect for music video creators, filmmakers, musicians, and fans of both film and music.

Tuesday 22 April
Doors Open = 5.00pm
Artist Talk = 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Networking = 7.00pm – 7.45pm
Doors Close = 8.00pm

Free registration, link in bio.

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