Workshop

Building With Mycelium

with Arne Hendriks

10 Feb 2023

Decay is seen as something negative. That is a mistake. It is not inevitable but we can work with it instead of against it when we build with living materials. With decay in mind, we at Mediamatic use mycelium as a living building material to build towers on our site that can house pigeons. Not only are pigeons incredible navigators, great cleaners of street debris, powerful cultural metaphors of hope and peace, and a great companion, they also produce some of the world's best fertiliser.

During this workshop, we will share what we have learned so far in building with living materials, and discuss why iconic living structures need to return to the cityscape. We will do this from the knowledge we have gained while building our pigeon towers.

We do this while actively learning about mycelium and working together to build pigeon towers.

Please join artist Arne Hendriks as he explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment.


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The new Pigeon homes on top of pigeon tower - At this workshop   Arne Hendriks   is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius, Aya Koné, Arne Hendriks

With: Aya Koné, Arne Hendriks, Iliana Metaxa, Elise Chalcraft
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Arne Hendriks

What you will do 

In this workshop you will learn all about how to build a mycelium tower. You will not only learn to work with living materials such as mycelium, but you will also learn how to make space for "the other" in our daily lives: be it pigeons, fungi, spores, insects, etc.

This is not a masterclass in the art of understanding pigeons, but a space where Arne invites you to work together with the mycelium, decay and each other.

Arne will introduce you to the towers already built. After that you will actively learn how to build one by building one together with Arne. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration around everything to do with building with living materials and the inevitability of decay.

Arne Hendriks

Arne Hendriks is an artist and researcher on human ecology. He believes we should be more generous towards ourselves in allowing radical new ideas and practices to re-define our relationship with the planet. In his practice, he focusses on the process instead of a result. By patiently letting the findings of his research be his guide, he allows himself to constantly shift views and perspectives and discover new realities within his topic.

Tickets

Full price 39€| Discount 30€   
We give a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders. If this applies to you we might ask to see your kvk nr/portfolio or student card for this option.

Information

26th of January, 14:00-16:00
We maintain a minimum of 5 participants.
Please note that, unless everyone speaks Dutch, this workshop will be held in English.
For questions please e-mail workshop@mediamatic.nl.

We are taking corona safety into account at our workshops. 
Read our ticket terms and conditions here.

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The Pigeon man next to the Myco-Assemblage - Arne Hendriks

With: Arne Hendriks
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Arne Hendriks talking about pigeons at workshop - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species.   Caroline Aravicius

With: Arne Hendriks, Aya Koné
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Another unexpected rush of sprouting mushrooms - Anne Lakeman

With: Arne Hendriks
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Dominik building the fundament for a new Mycelium Pigeon Tower - Nadine Schütz

With: Dominik Einfalt
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Building pigeon units together - At this workshop Arne Hendriks is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius, Arne Hendriks, Aya Koné

With: Francesca Nicchiotti, Thibaut Counot, Sadhbh O'Donnell
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Arne placing the new Pigeon home on top of pigeon tower - At this workshop Arne Hendriks  is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius, Arne Hendriks

With: Arne Hendriks
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The new Pigeon homes inside of the pigeon tower - At this workshop Arne Hendriks  is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius, Arne Hendriks

With: Arne Hendriks
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A finished pigeon unit - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius, Arne Hendriks, Aya Koné

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Aya sharing how to create the new Pigeon home - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius

With: Aya Koné
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Aya and Bogdana creating a pigeon unit - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius

With: Bogdana Schiopu, Aya Koné
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Building pigeon units - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius

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Building pigeon units - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius

With: Arne Hendriks
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Building pigeon units - The artists  Arne Hendriks  and   Aya Kone   explain some of the practical and not so practical aspects of working with living matter for a living environment. At this workshop Arne is introducing the 11 towers already constructed and assisting in the creation of the participants own pigeon box. This workshop is a space for collaboration and exploration surrounding everything to do with creating space for a once-loved and now frowned upon species. Caroline Aravicius

With: Elise Chalcraft, Iliana Metaxa, Bogdana Schiopu, Aya Koné