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Smoke, Snuff, and the Cosmos
Tobacco in Amerindian Rituals
Before tobacco entered the European markets as a luxury good, particularly among the elites of the 16 th century, it already had a thousand-year long history among the Amerindian communities, which...
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Saša Spačal
3-Package Deal artist 2019 - 2020
Saša Spačal is an artist who works at the crossroads of research into living systems, contemporary art and sound art. Her artistic research focuses on the development of technological interfaces and...
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Anna de Hooge
Anna de Hooge (1996) is a writer, media worker and researcher in the field of disability studies. She used to think she was the witch of the story, climbing Rapunzel’s hair to reach the academic...
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The Amsterdam Koffiehuis
What does gentrification smell like?
Amsterdam is undergoing a continual process of gentrification. Opinions towards gentrification are far from homogenous and have been extensively reported on, but one question rarely asked of this...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
16Feb 2020In this workshop, artist and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop you will have...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
15Mar 2020In this workshop, artist and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop you will have...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
19Jan 2020In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Precious Burden
11Dec 201919Nov 2020Having a neurological disorder is challenging. To cope with it in daily life can be tough. How easy or hard the life of someone with a mental disorder is, depends largely on other people's...
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Research Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Irina Ridzuan
Private Dream & Public Nightmares: The Scent of…
27Nov 20191Dec 2019'Private Dreams & Public Nightmares' is an ongoing, immersive research on fear in its different aspects by German artists, Jonas Klinkenberg and Jan Jedenas. From 27th November to 1st December
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Presentation Opening: Precious Burden
11Dec 2019Asefeh Tayebani will give a lecture about her work Precious Burden, in which she shares a glimpse of what it means to be autistic through a set of objects. After the presentation, you can experience...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Piss Soap, the Buttplug Edition
1أيار / مايو 20191أيار / مايو 2020Arthur Guilleminot specialises in queered approaches to common household objects and daily rituals. His work is often overtly sexual, using objects associated with the fetish and BDSM community as a...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Soap Alchemy
15Dec 2019Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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Oosterdok Irene de Craen
We Have Never Smelled Modern
‘Smell reveals the artificiality of modernity; it shows following Latour that we have never been really modern (1993). The modern project to create a pure, rational order of things is undermined by...
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Phase one: Experimenting with Jellyfish
How do you start a project with jellyfish? By experimenting on them. We were lucky to receive a number of jellyfish from the fisherman who usually supplied Mediamatic ETEN with oysters, and the next...
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Of Urine, Pickled Leather, and Tanneries
A Case of Scent Zoning in 17th-century Amsterdam
Once a small port-city, Amsterdam began to resemble the bustling city we know today by the early modern era. In fact, during Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”—between 1585 and 1663—the city population grew...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
T - Cut/Paste Cacti
1Jan 4300During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
T - Water Kefir: Co-design with Microbes
1Jan 4300Learn everything about water kefir; what it is and how you can make it yourself. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own water kefir that you can take home.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
T - Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes
1Jan 4300Have you been dreaming of being able to make your own kimchi? It is a delicious condiment, which brings fermented flavor of umami and tanginess, as well as beneficial microbes into your cooking .
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Nature needs Heroes: Fermenting vegetables
2Nov 2019Thanks to Timberland, you will able to join this workshop for only € 12,50. Read more about the Nature needs Heroes campaign here . Pickling vegetables and specifically cabbage is one of the...
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Martin Melchers
Martin Melchers werd in Amsterdam Oud-West geboren. Hij studeerde fysiotherapie, en werkte van 1972 tot 1985 als fysiotherapeut bij de GG&GD bij de gemeente Amsterdam en van 1985 tot 2004 als...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Soap Alchemy
17Nov 2019Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Habit(ats)
9Nov 20199Nov 2019What is a body? How do humans move and use their body? Is it possible to sense our bodies and their relation to the world anew? How do I know that I am human? How can feelings be materialized outside...
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Shroud
History and the revival
Ever thought about what you'll wear when you're dead? In the past it was customary in our country to make your own death shroud and keep it in your linen closet because you never know. Although this...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
19Dec 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...