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  • Image: Rabbi Simeon ben Cantara

    Cabala Mineralis

    The sprout of Mercury. The water of life Nine volatile parts fix one part of mercury. Homogenitas the sharp living water. Image by http://www.levity.com/alchemy/cab_min1.html
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  • Book: Paulo Coelho

    De Alchemist

    Volg de wijsheid van het hart

    In de Alchemist maken we kennis met de Andalusische schapenherder Santiago. Hij heeft één grote wens en dat is reizen. Hij wil de wereld zien en weten hoe de wereld in elkaar zit. Van infonu

  • Was Hildegard von Bingen Autistic?

    A summary of 'Ruminations on Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) and autism' by Patricia Ranft

    Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century German nun, and one of the most influential women of her time. She wrote several scientific treatises, composed music, and invented her own language, all of...

  • Hermann Nitsch @ Incubate Tilburg

    De Day After

    De geur van het bloed dringt zich nog steeds aan me op. Gisteren was ik bij de performance van Hermann Nitsch op het Incubate Festival in Tilburg. Het was een ervaring die me nog lang bij zal blijven.

  • Bibliography

    Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    English bibliography Allen , Catherine. “To be Quechua: The Symbolism of Coca Chewing in Highland Peru”. American Ethnologist , 8, no. 1 (February 1981): 157-171. doi:10.1525/ae.1981.8.1.02a00100.

  • Our first steps into reality

    The start of a new project with Jasmin Moeller

    Recently, Mondriaan Fund granted Jasmin Moeller and Mediamatic the Commissioning Contemporary Art scholarship for the Reality of Theory project. This is a project in which the audience will produce...

  • Elficological know‑how

    A take on fictional knowledge by Mediamatic artist in residence Pauline Rip

    How can we reimagine the richness of our cultural relationships with plants and nature  through the imaginary creatures they inhabit? To what extent can fictional knowledge and cultures explore the...

  • w139/reading

    Lees | Denk | Discussieer

    Vanaf oktober organiseert W139 zes leesgroepen rondom verschillende culturele en actuele thema's. In de groepen worden verschillende teksten behandeld die de basis vormen voor discussie. Elke groep...

  • Het Middel

    Een aan het genre ontstegen ideeënroman

    Dirk van Weelden, Het Middel Pagina's: 256 ISBN: 9789045701271 Prijs: € 18.90 Uitgeverij Augustus 2007
  • Book: Stuart A. Kauffman 1 Jan 1993

    Origins of Order

    Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution

  • A must-smell exhibition at VU

    Aromatic Art (Re-)constructed: In Search of Lost Scents

    Co-curated by the mind behind our Odorama series, Caro Verbeek, the exhibition entitled Aromatic Art (Re-)constructed: In Search of Lost Scents on view in the main building of VU is an extensive...
  • Stage

    Stage: Haeckel Erfgoed

    Wil jij ons helpen om voor het digitaal en analoge erfgoed van Ernst Haeckel te zorgen en zijn missie voort zetten? Ernst Haeckel is een inspiratiebron voor ons. Meer dan een eeuw geleden scoorde hij...

  • Best of Mediamatic

    Here you can find an overview of our favorite projects made in 2020. Click here for a  summary of all our projects per year  or  our upcoming events . 

  • Shroud

    History and the revival

    Ever thought about what you'll wear when you're dead? In the past it was customary in our country to make your own death shroud and keep it in your linen closet because you never know. Although this...

  • Bad smell as a war weapon

    How stink has been used to spread psychological warfare in (recent) history

    Since the 19th century the main focus of our society has been on deodorisation: thighs, city, people must not smell bad, and we try to banish bad smells from our daily life.  Our sensibility...
  • Book: Erik Davis 1 Jan 1998

    Techgnosis

    Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information

  • Residency: Scent and Protest

    During a residency with Art Olfaction Amsterdam at Mediamatic, Cohene will explore formulas for neutralizers for scent-based crowd control methods such as 'The Skunk’. 

  • Spinoza te gast bij Ik R.I.P.

    Filosoferen over de dood

    De Ik R.I.P. expositie laat zien hoe verschillende kunstenaars zich hebben laten inspireren door de dood. Focus van de tentoonstelling is de relatie tussen de dood, identiteit en zelfexpressie.
  • Mediamatic Off-Line Vol. 10#3 Mathilde ter Heijne 1 Jan 2001

    A collective Psychosis?

    Interview

    Mathilde ter Heijne interviews German psychoanalyst Gertrud Hardtmann, October 13, 2001
  • Book: 1 Jan 1990

    Versuch einer Geschichte der Rechenmaschine

  • Book: Richard Rojcewicz

    The Gods and Technology

    Richard Rojcewicz

    The Gods and Technology is a careful and original reading of the principal statement of Martin Heidegger ’s philosophy of technology, the essay Die Frage nach der Technik (“The question concerning...

  • Davis

    Techgnosis

    False gods born from oceans of silicon, whispering cabalistic secrets while battling ancient and not-so-ancient philosophers bleeding demented words of light... Satanic machines faxing amongst...

  • We’re serious about mocking!

    On the theory of carnival

    Whether at the Rio Carnival in Brazil, the Mardi Gras in New Orleans or the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Carnival is celebrated all over the world. In fall 2021, Mediamatic will also join the...

  • Vinegar Making

    A guide and story around vinegar-making

    This article is part of the 4 article series  "Vinegar Making". A series that aims to bring light into vinegar, the liquid that spices up salads and unclogs toilets.  Dive into an...

  • Vinegar Making 2/4

    The chemistry

    This article is part of the 4 article series  "Vinegar Making". A series that aims to bring light into the world of vinegar Missed part one?: settle your FOMO by  clicking here  

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