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Lemon & scurvy
An ironic antidote
Imagine a state whereby every sensory experience you came to offended your senses. Trees smelling of fecal matter. The taste of poultry almost poisons you. Greenery from vegetation is so disagreeably...
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Organization:
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Tokyo, Japan
Bento - Design for Eating, Gathering and…
21Jul 201818Sep 2018Whether shared picnic boxes or everyday lunch boxes, bento holds deep significance in our lives in Japan. This exhibition looks at Japan’s unique culture of “bento” and “eating” from the perspective...
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Exhibition: Toronto, Canada, Vancouver, Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Edible Futures: Food for Tomorrow
27Apr 2019The Dutch Institute of Food & Design is opening a new interactive design exhibition on the future of food, presented by the Dutch Embassy in Canada. Called "Edible Futures," in Ottawa, Canada. The...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Heterotopia, 1 year walking
- with Joseph Marzolla and Melanie Bonajo20Oct 2019Artist Joseph Marzolla is currently working on his Heterotopia project for which he uses walking as an artistic practice, to finalise the writing of a book and the making of a film. He left his home...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Nature needs Heroes: What a Waste
- with Ron Simpson25Oct 2019After Ron Simpson and his partner started a world famous restaurant revolving around avocados, the good news spread across the internet like wild fire. Besides a hundred thousand followers and...
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Jellyfish in the Culinary Scene
The earliest practice of eating jellyfish dates back to 300 CE in China. It has been considered a delicacy in some Asian countries and used in medical treatment. The most common edible jellyfish in...
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Making a Jellyfish Appetizer
Last week, we tried out making our first jellyfish appetizer using an adaption from the Chinese recipes. We used cucumber, coriander, crispy seaweed flakes, a bit of red pepper and the processed...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Nature needs Heroes: Fermenting vegetables
- with Saskia Frederiks2Nov 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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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Geur Workshop
- met Frank Bloem3Oct 2019Op 3 oktober kwam een groepje leerlingen van het Orion College langs om een geur workshop te volgen van Frank Bloem. We roken aan verschillende blotters en gingen zo het geur orgel af. We leerden...
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Organization:
Plastic Whale
Plastic Whale strijdt voor plasticvrije wateren. Zij stellen zich ten doel om bij te dragen aan oplossingen voor de plastic soep door maatschappelijk bewustzijn te creëren voor het probleem. Ze...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mandy den Elzen
Opening: The Morphology of Fish
- by Mandy den Elzen2Nov 2019Mandy den Elzen's new installation shows a collection of fish gills, displayed in our Aquaponics greenhouse. Her work unveils the aesthetics of organs, usually appreciated mainly for their function.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
ijKruid
Starting from Dijkspark, we're mapping the plants in the city
A big variety of plants is growing around our Biotoop, from healing to toxic, from dark green to purple. You can visit the Dijkspark at any moment.
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Medusae
Jellyfish, one of the oldest living organism in the world, has existed in the world for at least 500 million years. However, we still know so little about them! This blog is a compilation of the...
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"Great and ghastly stench"
Dutch whaling industry in the 17th century
“Lying in the bay were five large whale carcases which still had not been flensed through lack of manpower. There was a "great and ghastly stench" and, after a few fine days, the sun had melted the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Mediamatic in twenty-six words
21Mar 2019Information Mediamatic in keywords Open 24/7 Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam The mural is located on the windows of the Sluisdeurenloods, right next to the bridge connecting to the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
CONATUS 1
- by Zyanya Keizer12Apr 2019Zyanya Keizer is a fashion designer who takes her inspiration from fungi, trees, molds and other pieces of nature. Her new collection describes the force in every animate creature towards the...
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Robin Beers
Robin Beers is an architecture masterstudent at the ArtEZ Art Academy and designer in training at urban strategy and architecture office INBO. She designed a concept in 2019 for a hospice and wake...
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Organization:
Mocca Amsterdam
Mocca Amsterdam verbindt kinderen en cultuur door het organiseren van speciale programma's en onderwijsmodules voor kunstdocenten en door samenwerkingsprojecten met musea en culturele instellingen...
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Workshop: Theater de Meervaart
De Kunst van Techniek
- Mocca Congres Cultuureducatie3Apr 2019H et Congres Cultuureducatie georganiseerd door Mocca stond dit jaar in het teken van De Kunst van Techniek. Technische kunst of artistieke technologie; kruisbestuivingen tussen de wereld van kunst...
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The Nutritional Value of Acorns
What can acorns bring to the table?
Acorns - the fruits of the oak tree - have a remarkable nutritional profile that have great potential health benefits
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Supplying the Dutch Diet Pt. 2
Bread
Life near the Port of Amsterdam was not only scented by colonial activities. Afterall, a huge portion of businesses ran by the docks were also to sustain a whole city of people. Having said that, the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Clara Casal Georgiou, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte
Making acorns edible
In a hands-on process the Clean Lab Team learns about the processing of acorns.
The Harvest In and around Amsterdam the oak can be found in parks, forests and along the streets. Once you are attentive, you will see them everywhere around. The Balanophagy Team as well didn’t have...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Clara Casal Georgiou, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte
The Balanophagy Team
We are Clara, Magdalena, Elnaz and Nadja and we are living the balanoculture: the harvesting, processing, storage and consumption of acorns play a large role in our project taking place in the Clean...