iPod Social Outreach Program was developed for ‘Bartertown’, an exhibition curated by Nadine Christensen, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne.
The work (iSOP) operated as a free repair centre for iPods. Repairs were carried out by myself, an untrained amateur and were informed by user generated information obtained from various internet sources. Based in a commercial Melbourne gallery, iSOP extended into the broader community through promotional posters, classified advertisements, on-line forums and articles in the local paper. Knowledge generated through the repair process was disseminated back into the online community through a dedicated project blog – see www.openobject.org/isop
A number of DIY iPod accessories were also developed for the project and exhibited along with instructions for their construction.
