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Smelling Like another being
with Frank Bloem
In this workshop we explore the amazing smells that our natural world is rich of, by translating the odor of animals, insects, plants and bacteria into a perfume for humans. Smelling like a cockle in the ocean, a sprouting stem of Japanese knotweed, or the floral smell of the pseudomonas aeruginosa…
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Herb Couture: Cyanotype
with Clemens Tomlow and Fedora Boonaert
Reclaim lost knowledge about medicinal herbs! This workshop focuses on foraging for plants with potential benefits for female reproductive health. In collaboration with artist Fedora Boonaert , you'll learn how to forage wild herbs surrounding Mediamatic Biotoop. Afterwards, you'll join designer…
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Miya-Matic
learn by looking through Miyazaki's eyes
Have you watched the Boy and the Heron yet? In Miyazaki latest film the boy Mahito, together with a supernatural Blue Heron, experiences the adventure of a lifetime. The screen is brimming with colourful characters, even the main star in our Japanese Knotweed season had a small role! Like other…
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Rooted Reflections
A conversation with Alaa Abu Asad, Asli Hatipoglu, and Uno Fujisawa
In their preparation for the 17th edition of the Neo Futurist Dinner “Knots, Weeds & Roots”, I sat down with artists Alaa, Asli, and Uno in order to discuss a bit more about what they have planned for this dinner. The dinner will take place from the 8th until the 19th of May and will be related to…
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Linking Everything to Everything
An interview with Willem Velthoven
We sat down with designer and co-founder of Mediamatic Willem Velthoven to talk about his experiences of book design on the cusp of the internet. Willem will present two of his books at the upcoming a/Artist event The Artist makes the Idea that makes the Book on the 13th of May.
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Eat Art!
The intro to our May 2024 program booklet is all about food
When Amsterdam decided to set aside a budget of over 8 million to combat Japanese knotweed, we at Mediamatic thought, “But why don’t we just eat it?” Because unlike the, equally rampant bramble, you can eat the whole plant! And if you learn to recognize it, it becomes easier to reduce the…