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  • Alice de Jong

    Sinologist and Asian cuisine chef

    Alice is a researcher and a professional in China studies. She teaches at the Humanities faculty at the Leiden University.
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  • Residency: Scent and Protest

    During a residency with Art Olfaction Amsterdam at Mediamatic, Cohene will explore formulas for neutralizers for scent-based crowd control methods such as 'The Skunk’. 

  • Shitty Business

    Fertilizing the land with human excrements: now that ideas about the ‘circular economy’ are gaining momentum, ‘human fertili s er’ is in the picture again. Indeed, again : up until the beginning of...

  • Intimate Currency

    Peck As You Go by Raphael Kim

    With the world becoming more globalized with the help of the internet, businesses and payments become more intangible and digital. Such as so, payment systems are pressured to keep up with the rapid...

  • Gob in the Machine

    Spit and Posthumanism

    I’ve spoken about spit and discovered art in which it is the primary material. It has been used as a motif and even as a cleaning fluid to restore historical works ( check out how Moma uses it to...

  • Vinegar Making 2/4

    The chemistry

    This article is part of the 4 article series  "Vinegar Making". A series that aims to bring light into the world of vinegar Missed part one?: settle your FOMO by  clicking here  

  • Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit? Blogserie…

    #2 De Wraak van Gaia: Hoe de aarde ons zal uitroeien als we niet terugvechten

    In de serie ‘Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit?’ schrijf ik blogs over uitdagende theorieën uit de ecofilosofie. Ik introduceer de ideeën, ter informatie of inspiratie. Daarna zullen er...

  • WoPeeH

    For women who stand up!

    WoPeeH pocket is the newest reusable urinating device for practical modern woman! WoPeeH pocket is specifically designed to easily take with you and lockable. Made of sturdy plastic it is reliable to...

  • Urinelle

    Easy. Hygienic. Fast.

    At home women can easily sit down to pee, however in public toilets the seats are often dirty and women are "hovering" in order to prevent sitting down. On top of that, it is not uncommon to see a...

  • Celebrating Spit

    dribble, slobber, sputum, drool...

    A weapon, a balm and a data bank, when used respectfully saliva brings us passion and healing. 

  • Meet IFF

    International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    One of our partners during ArtOlfaction Amsterdam is IFF . IFF is an innovator of sensorial experiences that move the world. For over 129 years they've been practicing the art of discovery, creating...

  • Fashion Your Sweat

    Alice Potts is a biomaterial designer fascinated by sweat. By f ashioning this vital bodily fluid into crystals for garments, shoes and sportswear, Potts asks us to reconsider the potential of our...

  • Vinegar Making

    A guide and story around vinegar-making

    This article is part of the 4 article series  "Vinegar Making". A series that aims to bring light into vinegar, the liquid that spices up salads and unclogs toilets.  Dive into an...

  • In the End, We Only Have Ourselves

    Body as a Restaurant by Zane Cerpina

    Time is of the essence. Human progression and technological advancements have led us to turn our world to the new age- the Age of Man; the Anthropocene. When we can no longer rely on mother nature’s...

  • Lola's Chewing Gum

    Discover the oldest DNA found in a chewing gum.

    What happens if you are chewing gum while doing research about human secretions? Well, this ordinary piece of chewing gum has become my inspiration for a Secretopic research. 

  • "I steal DNA from strangers"

    Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates portraits from discarded DNA.

    Picasso once said that “ bad artists copy, good artists steal ”. It appears that New York artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has taken this literally. Her project "Stranger Visions," fashions portraits...

  • TravelJohn

    The civilized solution. Anytime! Anywhere!

    The essential disposable urinal kit you won’t want to travel without. Frustration mounts while you’re on the road, alone or with your family, and "nature’s call" turns to "nature’s scream". There’s...

  • The Urine Brick

    Building the future

    What is the link between pissing and building? The connection expands past port-a-loos. It's bricks. The answer is bricks.

  • P-MATE

    Why sit when you can stand?

    The only real and original urinating device that allows women to urinate standing up, in a comfortable, easy, discreet, but most of all hygienic way, without undressing. The P-MATE was tested by 6...

  • The Chair That Bleeds

    The Red Series 001 Breath Chair by Hyun-Gi Kim

    We consider chairs to be one of those everyday inanimate furnitures that fills the room. And like many inanimate objects, they’re often taken for granted because chairs are always being made. But...

  • Shewee

    Stand up and take control.

    The Original Female Urination Device since 1999. Shewee is a urinating device that allows women to urinate without removing clothes whilst standing or sitting. The Extreme comes with a carry case and...
  • project: Huibert Teekens

    177 X Amsterdam

    Ontdek de wereld in Amsterdam

    Volgens cijfers van de gemeente is Amsterdam de stad met de meeste nationaliteiten ter wereld (!). De stad telt 177 nationaliteiten en is daarmee de meest diverse stad ter wereld, gevolgd door...

  • Visiting Hours

    Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday between 14.00 and 16.00, you are very welcome to step by our Open Aroma Lab. Smell our selection of aroma-molecules, learn about working with scent as a...

  • About the Pis’ Project

    2014-2016

    The Pis’ Project connects urine in the arts with innovation within design, architecture and environment. After a successful two years we decided in 2017 to expand the project from urine to all human...

  • A must-smell exhibition at VU

    Aromatic Art (Re-)constructed: In Search of Lost Scents

    Co-curated by the mind behind our Odorama series, Caro Verbeek, the exhibition entitled Aromatic Art (Re-)constructed: In Search of Lost Scents on view in the main building of VU is an extensive...

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