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Growing Chewellery
Wearable objects.
The following objects were created by destroying another experiment. A delicate woven tissue was made with care and needed to fill it with some soil and flower seeds. The whole thing just fell apart...
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Re-Marked
Digital Patterns.
Chewing gum is no longer a sweet candy. It has become a fascinating material with surprising benefits. Through creating different types of woven fabrics with this material, it changed my approach.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Cut / Paste Cacti
- with Martijn Baas3Oct 2020During 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas5Sep 2020During 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas1Jan 4300During 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas4Jul 2020During 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...
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Heather Dewey-Hagborg's Trace Hunt
Identifying Human Fragments.
Heather Dewey-Hagborg is a transdisciplinary artist and educator who describes herself as a biohacker. She operates on the intersection of art, technology, and science. Her core focus lies on...
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Salivary Sample
Created spit by spit.
When I began my research. I dove in the deep and bought a lot of different gums. This was to compare the different brands and types of gum. Looking further than just the colorful packages, I tried...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Morphology of Fish - Amsterdam Collection
Around Dijkspark, in the waters of Oosterdok an the Ij, many types of fish can be found. Here, Mandy den Elzen showes us the beauty of their gills; the respiratory organs of fish.
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Bursting the Bubble
How bad is it for our environment?
Chewing gum may have some benefits for mankind but do we exactly know what we put in our mouth? Unfortunately, your favorite piece of gum consists of plastic.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet Mandy den Elzen
- Brainstorming, conceptualising and idea sharing with the artist20May 2020Mandy den Elzen is a visual artist bridging the realms of nature, science, and art. Particularly interested in tactile properties of organic structures, Mandy den Elzen brings to light the aesthetic...
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Sticky Business
Gum: maybe money does grow on trees after all
A lot of people chew every day, and even if you’re not a daily chewer, you have almost definitely tried it once. Gum can be found in pretty much every store that sells essential daily goods, but what...
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Gumversation pieces
Something to sink my teeth in.
My remembrance after I bought Chewing Gum Rolls. This chewing gum type immediately sparked my creative juices and linked the shape with those old letter tapes. This kickstarted the idea of providing...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem22Nov 2020In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem22Nov 2020During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem5Jul 2020In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Doomer / Bloomer
- Meme Therapy with Lucie Chateau and Holly Foxton4Jul 2020How are you feeling about climate change? Are you a doomer or a bloomer? Whatever you feel, you are probably not alone. Countless memes are made and posted onto the internet that express emotions...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Botanikurs 101: Repotting
- with Monai McCullough24Oct 2020"I keep killing my plants" Is this you? Join this workshop and become the plant parent you always knew you could be. We will learn about different ways to repot plants, the benefits of different...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Botanikurs 101: Repotting
- with Monai McCullough26Sep 2020"I keep killing my plants" Is this you? Join this workshop and become the plant parent you always knew you could be. We will learn about different ways to repot plants, the benefits of different...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Growing Mushrooms
- with Wouter Hassing11Dec 2020Would you like to know what it takes to grow your own mushrooms? During this workshop, fungi expert Wouter Hassing will teach you about the potential of mycelium and how to start mushroom cultivation.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Growing Mushrooms
- with Wouter Hassing9Oct 2020Would you like to know what it takes to grow your own mushrooms? During this workshop, fungi expert Wouter Hassing will teach you about the potential of mycelium and how to start mushroom cultivation.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Growing Mushrooms - Summer Edition
- with Wouter Hassing14Aug 2020Boring summer? Not at all. We take the holidays to make up for all the events that were cancelled due to Covid-19. August is summer workshop month at Mediamatic. Would you like to know what it takes...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Growing Mushrooms
- with Wouter Hassing17Jul 2020Would you like to know what it takes to grow your own mushrooms? During this workshop, fungi expert Wouter Hassing will teach you about the potential of mycelium and how to start mushroom cultivation.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet Mandy den Elzen
- Brainstorming, conceptualising and idea sharing with the artist21Aug 2020Mandy den Elzen is a visual artist bridging the realms of nature, science, and art. Particularly interested in tactile properties of organic structures, Mandy den Elzen brings to light the aesthetic...