Research

Research Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Irina Ridzuan

Private Dream & Public Nightmares: The Scent of…

27
Nov 2019

1
Dec 2019
- by Jonas Klinkenberg & Jan Jedenak

'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

Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Presentation Opening: Precious Burden

11
Dec 2019
- Presentation and exhibition opening by Asefeh Tayebani

Asefeh 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...

Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Piss Soap, the Buttplug Edition

1
May 2019

1
May 2020
- by Arthur Guilleminot

Arthur 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...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Soap Alchemy

15
Dec 2019
- with Liza Witte

Soap 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...

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...

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...

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...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

T - Cut/Paste Cacti

1
Jan 4300
- with Martijn Baas

During 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...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

T - Water Kefir: Co-design with Microbes

1
Jan 4300
- with Saskia Frederiks

Learn 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.

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

T - Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes

1
Jan 4300
- with Saskia Frederiks

Have 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 .

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Nature needs Heroes: Fermenting vegetables

2
Nov 2019
- with Saskia Frederiks

Thanks 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...

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...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Soap Alchemy

17
Nov 2019
- with Liza Witte

Soap 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...

Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Habit(ats)

9
Nov 2019

9
Nov 2019
- Jewellery - Linking Bodies department of Gerrit Rietveld Academie

What 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...

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...