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Is it an urban mushroom farm? Is it a pigeon…
What are those structures outside the barn at Mediamatic?
Because these structures are made from living mycelium WHAT you call it probably depends on WHEN you encounter it. At first they are horizontal mushroom farms, and many of our neighbours have...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Defining the Shape
Square and Round
Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
The Power of Eight
From Octaves to Da Vinci
After the square and round tower try-out, we tried to build in an Octagonal shape. Finally we had succes! Apart from it being the right shape to keep the bricks together, the number 8 also became an...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
How do I handle living material?
Supply, Cut, Build
Building a living architectural structure is challenging and needs a lot of research. To start with: What kind of material do we want to use exactly, where do we get it, and how do we handle it the...
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Feeling pigeon today?
Creating a Facefilter
How does it feel to be a pigeon? Of course, nobody can ever tell, and probably even each pigeon on its own feels different about it. But to support the feeling to be part of the pigeon community I...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Building-Blocks
Different ways to build an octagon
What is the most efficient way to come close to a circle, but still not use too many mycelium blocks? After some testing we found out an octagonal shape for the tower would fit our purpose best.
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Inspiration
Who proceded us, and who got inspired?
When the Serres Séparées went viral, restaurants from all over the world got inspired and took over the idea to serve a safe and cozy dinner in private greenhouses. We feel honoured to see that we've...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Gökçe Baykan
Haeckel Hunt
"Catch’em all around Oosterdok!" Remastered Blog
"Institutions and enterprises have joined forces as Expeditie Oosterdok, to form an international, innovative city quarter in which discovery plays a central role. The future of the city is being...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Observational Plant Drawing
13Dec 2020Seeing is knowing is seeing is knowing... A biology, foraging and drawing workshop in one! Together with biologist and artist Annemarie Verschoor , you will be guided through the different dimensions...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Observational Plant Drawing
with Annemarie Verschoor
A biology, foraging and drawing workshop in one! Together with biologist and artist Annemarie Verschoor, you will be guided through the different dimensions of plants and their anatomy, and you will...
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Planting the Seed
The history of greenhouses at Mediamatic
Now that the Serres Séparées have gone viral, the small houses and the food that we serve there gets attention from all over the world. But did you know that the greenhouses already played a role at...
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Minh Sandberg
Aquaponics Assistant
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Oct 2020 - March 2021
Nadine Schütz
Exhibition and Communications Assistant
My name is Nadine and I recently graduated from the University of Art and Design in Linz (Austria) where I did a bachelor’s course in graphic design and photography. As an exhibition intern at...
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Garri
Yuca, Macaxeira, Mandioca, Aipim, Agbeli or Cassava 'Bread'
“Cassava was a root vegetable indigenous to South America and the Caribbean, and it was directly available to the Indigenous people in the Caribbean. So they subsisted on the food of their land, and...
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Asian Period
Told by Rachel Rumai Diaz
Double the dough to hold the door to travel from India to Trinidad and Tobago. I can take a trip anytime because home is wherever Curry Channa and Tamarind Sauce coat my fingers. I know I have...
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African Period
Told by Rachel Rumai Diaz
I come from far far away I come from conquered soil and enchanted tongues I want to tell you where I’m from But I’m not sure my body remembers I am all the lost girls searching for their bodies to...
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European Period
Told by Rachel Rumai Diaz
Here lies the fruit of my invaded womb. This is what is left of me. There are pieces of my body scattered around looking for its way back to a home that no longer exists. Home is now wherever you...
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Indigenous Period
Told by Rachel Rumai Diaz
My land welcomes you. The mountains told us you were coming. The trees whispered you were close. It was written in the smoke. We have been expecting you. There are no maps to lead you to what you...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Building Aquaponic Systems
29Nov 2020Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
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The culinary journey of Code Noir
Told by Lelani Lewis
“Code Noir” is a project that guides its audience along the culinary journey of the cultivation of Caribbean cuisine. The namesake of the immersive dinner is the 17th century manuscript defining the...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
10Dec 2020Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
3Dec 2020Come by every Thursday for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
26Nov 2020Come by every Thursday for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
19Nov 2020Come by every Thursday for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition.