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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
Workshops
Participate in the various workshops to learn about and make with Japanese Knotweed! Find all tickets here ! Visit us at Dijksgracht 6 in Amsterdam.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Paper Making Workshop
- with Lucie Havel and Marieke de Hoop16Apr 2023Touch, feel and enjoy the texture of Japanese Knotweed fibre and learn how to make paper in a workshop led by Marieke de Hoop of PapierLab and Lucie Havel . Y ou will make paper with three or four...
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Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Under the Counter Burek Shop
14Apr 2023- with Krater15Apr 2023While governments fight the war on knotweed with prevention and eradication strategies, The Under the Counter Burek Shop promotes the culinary use of this abundant plant instead. Since it is illegal...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Freedom Meal
- love your guest5May 2023Artists Aslı Hatipoğlu (Thailand/Turkey), Alaa Abu Asad (Palestine/Netherlands) and Uno Fujisawa (Japan/Netherlands) have put together a special Freedom Meal at Mediamatic. Join us and be part of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Duizendknoop Kookshow
30Apr 2023- met Pauline Wiersema7May 2023Gratis groente! Altijd al willen leren hoe je thuis met Japanse duizendknoop kunt koken? 'De Duizendknoop Kookshow', gepresenteerd door social practice kunstenaar Pauline Wiersema gaat in...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Knotweed Mosaic
14Apr 2023- Rethink, Reshape, Refine30Apr 2023The open studio of designer Virgile Durando shows an array of different applications of Japanese Knotweed stems. From weaves to joints and from marquetry to complete furniture, these diverse...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Alaa Abu Asad
The Dog Chased its Tail To Bite it Off
14Apr 2023- by Alaa Abu Asad13Apr 2025On a planet where the "native" status is a rare claim, Palestinian artist Alaa Abu Asad wonders which botanical species are acknowledged as legitimate inhabitants of nation states. While others will...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Invasive Energy Harvesting: EROI Drink
14Apr 2023- Exhibition by Yoshinari Nishiki25Jun 2023EROI Drink ( エロいドリンク ) is an energy drink made from invasive Japanese Knotweed harvested within the Netherlands. By focusing on unpolluted strains obtained through water companies and a nature...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foliage Dye Workshop
- Dyeing wool with with Lucie Havel19Apr 2023If you look closely at Japanese knotweed, you will notice the many beautiful colours it holds. Join the workshop with Lucie Havel to learn how to dye wool with Japanese knotweed to bring out the...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Rhizome Dye Workshop
- Dyeing wool with Lucie Havel22Apr 2023If you look closely at Japanese knotweed, you will notice the many beautiful colours it holds. But, did you know it also holds hidden colours in their roots? Join the workshop to learn how to dye...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Not In My Backyard!
14Apr 2023- by Kristof Vrancken & Niek Kosten18Jun 2023An invasive alien species is threatening our biodiversity and infrastructure... While many react in panic, photographer Kristof Vrancken and graphic designer Niek Kosten seek to come closer to the...
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
Japanese Knotweed Program
All exhibitions , workshops and events during the Japanese Knotweed Festival. Reserve your tickets here *! *We offer a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders.
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Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Japanese Knotweed Festival
Under European regulations, invasive exotic species are allowed to be radically eradicated. The City of Amsterdam, for example, is allocating 8 million euros to aggressively destroy Japanese knotweed.
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Matilda Mulder
Exhibition assistant (she/her)
Hey there, I’m Matilda! As an exhibition assistant I worked on the production of exhibitions and events between February 6 and August 18, 2023. What I tried to investigate during my time at...
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Lucie Havel
Artist
Lucie's current knotweed projects
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
People
Here are the collaborators taking part in the Japanese knotweed festival Japanese Knotweed Brochure
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Branko Kleynen
Not just a Weed
Fermented Knotweed Pickles recipe
On March 25, 2020, after a scavenger hunt for Japanese Knotweed, Branko, Elise and Tommaso joined forces to pickle some shoots.