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Folding Social is an exhibition that speaks to the idea of a “folding society”.

To begin unpacking methods to leverage social innovation and prepare for future challenges, is to broaden our perspective on what is implementable and possible.

To define “social innovation” requires looking at the growing system of complexities that our postmodern society operates within.






Public Events




Folding Social Open Night

5:30 - 7:30pm, Friday, 7 October, 2022

Enjoy participatory canapés, drink Finnish alcohol and learn about the 100 Social Innovations of Finland. Hear from our curatorial team as they speak about their experiences constructing this ambitious project.

DIY Cardboard Workshop

1:00 - 3:00 pm, Mon 10 Oct, 2022

We invite you to participate in a DIY cardboard workshop that will use mask-making as a way to introduce three Finnish social innovations, the Finnish Women's Association, Seurasaari Christmas Path, and Free Education.
English Language Tour
1:00 pm, Tue 11 Oct, 2022

Chinese Language Tour
1:00 pm, Wed 12 Oct, 2022


Documentation of Process 

4th Oct,2022


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Acknowledgement of Country

We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the ‘Folding Social’ exhibition has been curated, designed, and maintained. We acknowledge the art-making, play and creativity that the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people have fostered on these lands. We acknowledge that sovereignty never ceded and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.


©MCD at RMIT University