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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet Mandy den Elzen
5Feb 2020Mandy den Elzen is the new artist represented by Mediamatic. She will be a regular attendee of the Mediamatic Biotoop with scheduled consults for you to attend. Exchange your ideas and sign up for a...
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Mary Mazziotti
I am a self-taught visual artist working primarily in hand-embroidery on textiles with a special interest in “memento mori”, a genre that reflects on the impermanence and fragility of life, nations...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Tour
Every Friday at 4
Come explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations and peek inside our sensorial labs.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pickles: Co-design with Microbes
14Jun 2020Pickling vegetables is one of the oldest fermentation practices around. It is a rich source of antioxidants and is known for its sour and salty taste. During this workshop, you will learn to apply...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kombucha: Co-design with Microbes
14Jun 2020Learn everything about kombucha; what it is and how you can make it yourself with the help of a SCOBY. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own kombucha to take...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes
8Mar 2020Kimchi is winning in popularity in the Netherlands. It is a great taste maker with a rich tradition. This common fermented side dish from Korea contains many beneficial bacteria and is seen as a new...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
20Feb 2020Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
13Feb 2020Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Aroma Lab
6Feb 2020Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Jan - Apr 2020
Maartje Terpstra
Education assistant
In Februari, March and April 2020 I help with developing the educational program at Mediamatic. I study Arts, Cognition and Criticism and my main research interest lies with ecological art in its...
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The Making(s) of Biryani
by Masuma Halai Khwaja
Masuma Khwaja is a brilliant artist from Karachi, Pakistan, whom we are excited to welcome as our first guest artist of 2020. During her one-week research stay with Mediamatic in mid-January
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes
16Feb 2020Kimchi is winning in popularity in the Netherlands. It is a great taste maker with a rich tradition. This common fermented side dish from Korea contains many beneficial bacteria and is seen as a new...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kombucha: Co-design with Microbes
16Feb 2020Learn everything about kombucha; what it is and how you can make it yourself with the help of a SCOBY. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own kombucha to take...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Botanikurs 101: Out of the Pot - Epiphytes
15Feb 2020The root system of a plant constantly provides the stems and leaves with water and nutrients. Often we see houseplants in pots to support its delicate roots, however, there are many different types...
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Gum Beading
An experiment with personal associations.
A minty experiment in which various chewing gums produced transform into an almost wearable piece of jewellerey.
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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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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet Margherita Soldati
21Feb 2020Maybe you have touched the ceiling in our toilet? Margherita Soldati is obsessed with manipulating textiles to create organic and repetitive shapes. She started to wonder how she could integrate...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting Textiles
with Margherita Soldati
How can you use unconventional materials and techniques to manipulate textile in shapes, textures and patterns? During the workshop, artist Margherita Soldati will introduce you to manipulating...
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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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Recepten: Open Aroma Lab
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Creating Incense
22Feb 2020Incense can be used as an insect repellent, to mask a foul smell or as a way to connect with the divine. In fact, the word “incense” is derived from the Latin word for “to burn.” This workshop will...
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A Blame, A Barrier
Olfactory Discourse Regarding the Other
R: Dutch children weren’t allowed to be held, [because] later they’d smell of [our] sweat. Holding them wasn’t allowed… [T]hey [The Dutch] were afraid [of their children] being soaked in sweat, sweat...
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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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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
with Frank Bloem
In 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...