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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Law & Odor – Illegal Scents
- Odorama 41 with Frank Bloem, Inger Leemans, Ton van Harreveld, Gwen van der Zwan and Laura Burgers16Sep 2020Smell is a powerful tool that can tell us when we should mistrust a situation, or when we should suspect something. In Law & Odor - Illegal scents we research into the diverse world of scent in...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Opening: Meta_bolus
- by Saša Spačal and Mirjan Švagelj with Toby Kiers20Feb 2020We present the installation ‘Meta_bolus’ by Saša Spačal and Mirjan Švagelj. Their installation explores the olfactory world of microscopic living organisms in the soil. Meta_bolus allows you to smell...
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Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit? Blogserie…
#2 De Wraak van Gaia: Hoe de aarde ons zal uitroeien als we niet terugvechten
In de serie ‘Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit?’ schrijf ik blogs over uitdagende theorieën uit de ecofilosofie. Ik introduceer de ideeën, ter informatie of inspiratie. Daarna zullen er...
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Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit? Blogserie…
#1 Leren luisteren naar niet-mensen is een politieke aangelegenheid
In de serie ‘Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit?’ schrijf ik blogs over uitdagende theorieën uit de ecofilosofie. Ik introduceer de ideeën, ter informatie of inspiratie. Daarna zullen er...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Smell of Rain
- Odorama 37 with Saša Spačal, Frank Bloem, Rosalie Bak, Henk Jonkers and Leanne Wijnsma20Feb 2020Most of us remember how the streets smell after a summer rain. This smell is called petrichor and is partly caused by the organic compound geosmine and bacteria that help organic matter decay. Over...
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Freedent(al) Teeth
Impersonating reality.
The plastic chewing gum blister -containing 2 parallel rows in which rectangular chewing gums are individually packed- is probably the most common packaging. This specific packaging evoked an...
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Lola's Chewing Gum
Discover the oldest DNA found in a chewing gum.
What happens if you are chewing gum while doing research about human secretions? Well, this ordinary piece of chewing gum has become my inspiration for a Secretopic research.
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Secretopic Research: Chewing Gum
A visual archive
Chewing gum has something mysterious about it. Although we all know it, we can say very little about it. Why don't we question it more? How did it begin? What are we chewing? Why do we chew it...
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Jan - Sep 2020
Eva van Rossum
Research and exhibitions assistant
After finishing a bachelor in Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and graduating an Art and Research programma at the Rietveld, I am currently doing a research internship here at Mediamatic.
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Saša Spačal
3-Package Deal artist 2019 - 2020
Saša Spačal is an artist who works at the crossroads of research into living systems, contemporary art and sound art. Her artistic research focuses on the development of technological interfaces and...
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Anna de Hooge
Anna de Hooge (1996) is a writer, media worker and researcher in the field of disability studies. She used to think she was the witch of the story, climbing Rapunzel’s hair to reach the academic...
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In 2020 we worked with these people
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Little Red Riding Hood and the Smell of Fear
- Odorama 36 - with Frank Bloem, Dik van der Meulen, Jasper de Groot, Jonas Klinkenberg and Jan Jedenak23Jan 2020“What great big nose you have, grandma?” “All the better to smell you with, my dear.” This evening we will research the smells in fairytales. Often meant to frighten children, one of the genre's...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Habit(ats)
9Nov 2019- Jewellery - Linking Bodies department of Gerrit Rietveld Academie9Nov 2019What 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...
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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
The Male Haze
- Odorama 34 - with Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria, Emily Burdfield Steel and Frank Bloem24Oct 2019Does a 'real man' smell like the Axe commercials? During the Male Haze, Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria, Dr. Emily Burdfield Steel, and Frank Bloem will explore male smell from a cultural and biological...
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Organization:
Orion College
Orion biedt kinderen en jongeren met speciale onderwijsbehoeften in Amsterdam goed (voortgezet) speciaal onderwijs met passende zorg of ambulante begeleiding waardoor zij de best mogelijke kans van...
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Aboard a passenger-liner-turned-hospital-ship
The Oranje
Smelly business did not remain in the pre-modern era. It is very much a modern phenomenon just as well. One point of interest for us scent-hunters is the MS Oranje. A 20,166-ton ship, in its hay-day...
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A Mélange of Foul Odours
The Smell of Discovery
One of the main purposes of the Oosterdok was the building of ships. For a short while in history, before the English took that questionable title, the Dutch were the largest colonial power in the...
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Those Who Bled for Nutmeg
The Narrative Contextualized within Banda Island's Larger History
“The island can be smelled before it can be seen. From more than ten miles out to sea a fragrance hangs in the air and long before the bowler-hat mountain hoves into view you are nearing land.”...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Isabel Burr Raty
Finissage Beauty Kit Female Farm 0.3
- with Isabel Burr Raty18Aug 2019The Beauty Kit Female Farm 0.3 is a long durational body art performance happening in the Sluisdeurenloods at Mediamatic Amsterdam. Together with a group of facilitators, Isabel Burr Raty will mentor...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
26Jul 2019Every Friday at 16:00, come explore Mediamatic as part of our Weekly Free Friday Tour. Get a glimpse inside our various labs and sensorial exhibitions. Free Entrance ( RSVP )
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Overview of Nature Morte events
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Odorama Calendar
Whether derived from nature, or chemically constructed, odourant molecules have the ability to profoundly effect our behaviour, emotions and associations. At Odorama we’ll actively engage with our...