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  • Image: Kate McLean

    Smellscape: Smells of Auld Reekie on a very…

    Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh

    Courtesy of Kate McLean
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  • In 2019 we worked with these people

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.

  • WatSpinoza? op het Damrak

    Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf voor het gooien van kauwgom op straat?

    Op 7 mei 2009 werd de eerste WatSpinoza? vraag aan het Amsterdamse publiek gesteld. Aan het Damrak, vlak voor het Centraal Station, worden voorbijgangers gevraagd: 'Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf...
  • Tolhuistuin (cultural organisation)

    Soundtrack City

    Sound walk through North

    Soundtrackcity is an invitation toto go and rediscover the city through walks soundtrack created by artists in collaboration with local communities. On July 25 at 14:30 starting from Tolhuistuin a...

  • Pigeon Fertilizing Tower

    Bringing pigeons' fertilization power back into the cycle of life by collecting their shit in a pigeon tower made from recycled paper.
  • Book: Caro Verbeek

    Een kleine geschiedenis van de (grote) neus

    Door Caro Verbeek

    In Een kleine cultuurgeschiedenis van de (grote) neus neemt Caro Verbeek de lezer mee op een reis langs opvallende neuzen in de westerse kunst en cultuur. Van Michelangelo, Rembrandt en Gogol tot...

  • Video's KJO? Oops

    Fragmenten van een dag met leermomenten

    Een selectie filmfragmenten van presentaties over het leren van fouten. KJO - Oops vond plaats op 9 september in het Compagnietheater, Amsterdam. Beeld Mediamatic/ Frequin producties .
  • Perfume Niklaus Mettler 20 Aug 2018

    Filtered Beans

    The Scent of Fancy Condos

    The qualities of cafés can tell us about the make-up of a community, a neighborhood’s ethnic composition and about the urban development of a city. Niklaus Mettler extracted the flavors of three...

  • Recepten: Open Aroma Lab

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like A Beast

    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...

  • The real story behind natural perfumery

    Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?

    "Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic 2018

    Scroll down for a quick overview of our highlights,  go here to see  the full overview of our 2018 program  or   click here to view who we worked with this year.
  • 2022 Elise Chalcraft

    How do you imitate scents from nature?

    Frank speaking on NPO Radio 1 about Smelling Like Another Being

    Listen to our resident parfumier Frank Bloem as he talks about his recent workshop Smelling Like Another Being , developed here at Mediamatic, on NPO Radio 1.  
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nour Akoum

    Aroma Lab's Kids Workshop

    Fruity Birthday Cake version

    Need a way to show kids how to make their own Fragrance but in a fun and relatively easy way? Here is your solution!
  • Blog Sophie Conroy

    Welcome?

    A blog series by Sophie Conroy #1

    Welcoming is a radical act. Whether we are welcoming friends, family, or even ourselves, true welcome relies on genuine trust, acceptance, and vulnerability. When it comes to welcoming the unknown, a...

  • Xenophon: a Multi-species Romance Through Smell

    Research Residency Siobhán McGibbon

    During her time on residency at Mediamatic, McGibbon researched, experimented and developed new skills in storytelling and means of expression through scent. As a world-builder, the artist was...
  • Proposal by: Paolo Bosca

    Food Utopias

    Project Proposal: A different geography of taste

    Food Utopias is a performative and theoretical research which investigates the power exercised by map on space, specifically in gastronomy. We use maps every day. The most common maps see the world...
  • Project: Huibert Teekens

    177 X Amsterdam

    Ontdek de wereld in Amsterdam

    Volgens cijfers van de gemeente is Amsterdam de stad met de meeste nationaliteiten ter wereld (!). De stad telt 177 nationaliteiten en is daarmee de meest diverse stad ter wereld, gevolgd door...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Designing Incense

    with Niklaus Mettler

    Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    with Frank Bloem

    Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from biological materials like fruits, spices, or even hair! During this workshop you will be introduced to the...
  • Proposal by: Natascha Nanji

    Welcome to Studio Swan

    Project proposal: An interpersonal, speculative fiction proposition

    Welcome to Studio Swan is a speculative proposition that asks what conditions would be appropriate for us to temporarily become with plant or animal? And why would this be something desirable or...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Building Aquaponic Systems

    with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

    Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.

created Anne Lakeman modified Anne Lakeman

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