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Proposal by: Simon Niedenthal
Creative Reinterpretations
Project proposal: Scents & Computers
Scented interactive media like the web games of DigiScents, Inc. have largely vanished from the internet despite archival efforts of the time, only leaving behind hints at what these experiences...
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Bef-tival Explained
beffen: verb, to lick pussy
Going down on, eating pussy, carpet munching, muff diving, cunnilingus; these are some of the ways we refer to the act of female oral sex. But something seems to be missing from our sexual vocabulary.
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Nelke Mast
Multidisciplinary Artist
'Nelke Mast (alias NELLY DANSEN) is a 23-year-old multidisciplinary artist currently studying for a Master of Artscience at KABK. Nelke’s practice is primarily characterised by researching erotic...
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Amber Rahantoknam
Multidisciplinary Artist
Amber Rahantoknam, also known as AMBIGOU, is a multi-disciplinary maker mixing text and image through illustration and poetry.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Beftival
6nov 2021- Museumnacht Amsterdam 202113nov 2021Het werkwoord beffen is nog steeds omgeven met schaamte en rode oren, maar niet overal! Mede onder invloed van sociale media verpreutst de maatschappij maar tegelijkertijd wordt vrouwelijke...
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Dr. Brian Hare
Physicist
Dr. Brian Hare is a physicist who studies lightning at the University of Groningen.
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Riolering, technologie en de zintuigen
Het rioolnetwerk onttrok niet alleen onze poep en plas aan de zintuigen, maar ook de techniek die dat mogelijk maakte. In muren en onder de grond bepaalde het de ervaring van de stad en het...
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Redolent of the Past
Smell, Memory and Affect
The viscerality and embodiedness of olfactory experience are unrivaled by other senses. We introduce to you the role of smell in the formation and recall of memories and its affective powers in our...
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Mediamatic Biotoop, Mediamatic Eten, Dijkspark Naomi Tidball
Food is both fuel and identity
A blog for Code Noir
In light of our upcoming Code Noir event, it is important to reflect on globalisation's ability to reshape food. It offers a diversity within gastronomy, and it allows for a wider availability of...
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The Sweet Scents of Ecstasy
Heliotropine, the diffusing scent in Brabant (NL)
The region of Brabant in The Netherlands is not only known for its extensive farming industry, but also for the production of designer drugs. ‘Snoepjes’ is the local nickname for the pills that are...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Opening Light Observatory #2
- door Natali Blugerman en Santiago Brignardelli10jul 2020Doordat onze geest beelden creëert, kunnen we de wereld om ons heen visueel ervaren. Dat wat we zien is het resultaat van een ingewikkeld interpretatieproces, gedefinieerd door meerdere assen die...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The 4th Annual Experimental Scent Summit
9jul 2020The fourth annual edition of the Experimental Scent Summit will take place starting from Thursday, July 9. The four-day online event is the annual presentation of the ongoing collaboration between...
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Junko Yamamoto
De japanse Yamamoto (1972) is beeldend kunstenaar en onderzoekt door haar gevarieerde kunstpraktijk ruimte en herinneringen.
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Peter Matthews
De kunstenaar die spreekt met de zee
“It is important in life to pauze momentarily and to reflect on the journey we are taking as humans” (Peter Matthews, 2019)
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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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Joy in the Cemetery
Cemeteries are more about the living than the dead.
I like to attribute the whole “cemeteries are scary places” trope to romantic and gothic literature as well as horror movies. I don’t think cemeteries are inherently scary, or sad, or haunted - and...
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Nele Odeur
Scent & Spice
Since my early childhood, I have followed my nose, probably predestined by the surname Odeur [the French name for scent] given by my father, and the pronounced olfactory organ I got from my mother.
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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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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Light Observatory #2
10jul 2020- door Natali Blugerman en Santiago Brignardelli20nov 2020Doordat onze geest beelden creëert, kunnen we de wereld om ons heen visueel ervaren. Dat wat we zien is het resultaat van een ingewikkeld interpretatieproces, gedefinieerd door meerdere assen die...
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Literally, Renaissance
Flowers thought long dead can be smelled again, thanks to a collaboration of scientists and artists. But what does this mean for us?
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Alessandra Baldissarelli
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Organisatie: Marie-Claire Springham
Burton Nitta
The London-based Anglo Japanese duo comprising o Michael Burton and Michiko Nitta describe themselves as “an interdisciplinary art and design studio collaborating with science and technology to...
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Celebrating Spit
dribble, slobber, sputum, drool...
A weapon, a balm and a data bank, when used respectfully saliva brings us passion and healing.