Biomodd [LBA²] is a project that fuses art, ecology and technology while encouraging innovative collaboration in the Philippines. Ultimately, it aims to come up with locally created art installations that involve living ecosystems and networks of modified computers. This final structure includes a system of recycled computers connected to an aquaponics system, and a multiplayer game enabling visitors to interact with the sculpture. Developed and first launched by Belgian artist Angelo Vermeulen in the USA, the idea was adapted and relaunched in the Philippines through a partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) under the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) MMS 198 program.

The first version, Biomodd [ATH¹], was created in Athens, Ohio in 2007. Biomodd [LBA²] is the second iteration of this art project. Artist and UPOU instructor Diego Maranan worked alongside Angelo Vermeulen to build the small but passionate initial group of volunteers — the Core. All in all, over 100 Filipino artists, professionals, computer and gaming enthusiasts, students and volunteers were involved over the course of eight months. Social networking tools facilitated the expansion of this community.

The first Philippine version was exhibited at the Student Union, UPLB last August 5-20, 2009 and then at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) at the College of St. Benilde, Manila last September 5-25, 2009. Subsequent versions were built, including a student-led "Mini Biomodd" installation at the Youth for Information Technology Conference in 2009.

The Philippine Biomodd returns home to Los Banos, with the Commemorative Biomodd at the new Center for Digital Learning at UPOU. This current installation recalls and celebrates the countless number of individuals who have, in their own ways, shaped this social sculpture that encapsulates the struggles and the rewards of collaborative creativity.