Any version of mental make up that locates on the extremes of the bell curve of typical normality. Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, hyper sensitive, PDDNOS, asperger (outdated), but also for instance Bipolar disorder are part of Neurodiversity.
Mediamatic is an organization focused on developing and presenting cross-disciplinary art, design and science practices. Sustainability and social urgency are our core concerns. Since 1983, we have...
My practice is ever-changing and flowing between photography, filmmaking, podcasting and textiles, but at the core what I make is conversation. Mediamatic invited me on a a / Artist residency at the...
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Asia Hussain and Aynouk Tan present The Queer Superdiversity Podcast: A podcast in which they discuss queer perspectives and themes that are relatively underrepresented. Guests are mainly queer and...
Nora Nord is a Norwegian interdisciplinary artist based in London. Working across mediums as varied as photography, moving images, podcasting and journalism, her creative practice is an extension of...
Architect Kristin Maurer and green designer Mawee Pornpunyalert from MOSS Lab (makers of sustainable spaces) explored how space can influence the well-being of its users. Kristin talked about her...
Join us for an evening about conceptual book development with artists Robin Waart, A.W. Doom and Willem Velthoven. 3 very different makers whose projects have 1 thing in common: They find very strict...
All over the world, monsters are used to scare children. But they are the same fairy tales that show that what we find monstrous in our society is often rather misunderstood. "Monsters Under the Bed"...
All over the world stories of scary monsters are used as precautionary tales for children. And yet many fairytales teach us that what society deems monstrous is often more misunderstood than evil.
Bronwen Jones (UK) is an artist and textile repairer. In her practice she is interested in the relationship between bodies and textiles — the stories they contain and the traces they leave in one...
During this a/Artist evening, we entered into conversation with author and visual artist Sytske van Koeveringe. In her new book Meeloper ('Tag-along'), she explores the meaning of work. Why is work...
The 12th century German nun Hildegard of Bingen is a historical figure admired by many to this day, be it for her vast knowledge and structured treaties on the properties of plants, the music she...
The a/Artist evening 'Intimacies in the Waiting Room' on December 15, 2023, continued the series of artist talks highlighting the artists behind Mediamatic’s 2023 museum night programme Self , which...
During evenings about autism, the emphasis is often on what doesn’t go well or isn’t easy. Jam van der Aa , as an artistic researcher and someone with firsthand experience, drew on the latest brain...
Autisme Magazine van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme, NVA Interview met Gerard van Wolferen en Willem Velthoven, verschijningsdatum 20 december 2023.
Silke Riis and Jemima de Jonge both create works using very humble materials. Silke is fascinated by biology and creates wondrous worlds out of clay, latex and pigments. Jemima on the other hand is...
Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our little greenhouses by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspired you. Vera Lelie is open...
Every being has special qualities. Especially regarding the invisible traits, such as an extraordinary mind. It can be helpful to name them explicitly. It can be helpful to identify these traits, to...
If you consider a piece of clothing as a space, you can see that much like in architectural design, there are many ways in which clothing can be made more accessible. Vera Lelie's relationship with...
Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our little greenhouses by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspired you. Nora Nord is open...
The a/Artist project is about creating a platform for neurodiverse artists and designers at Mediamatic, with a focus on the autism spectrum. This page is meant to help you with understanding and...
Hi! My name is Anna Lina, and I worked on the a/Artist project between 2022 and 2024. I started as a programme and events intern from February until June 2022, and continued to contribute to this...
Platform for neurodivergent artists and designers. Primarily those who identify as/with the ASD (Autism) and ADHD spectrum. How can we better value the contributions of makers on "the spectrum" and...