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In Pursuit of the Right Jute
Two jute, one panel.
Jute sacks are a great base for our panels. Mycelium likes to grow on them, and they are a waste product of the cacao industry in the Netherlands, so there are a lot lying around.
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Ramon Bril
(gets it done)
Mushroom hunting Life Scientist. Loves plants, especially orchids. Photographer. Two big toes.
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De Balie
Horzels - Willem Otterspeer
- De bèta-wetenschappen hebben de universiteit verpest5nov 2015In de derde aflevering van de reeks Horzels zal Willem Otterspeer vertellen hoe de bèta-wetenschappen de universiteit hebben verpest.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Designing the human body
- Biotalk 13 - with Agi Haines and Isaac Monté15okt 2015What are the possibilities of using the human body as everyday material? How far can we modify our organs? And how will we respond to these changes? Both speakers of this Biotalk are fascinated by...
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Kunstformen For Sale!
Haeckel posters and shirts available
Brighten up your walls and wardrobe with Kunstformen Der Natur from German biologist Ernst Haeckel. From Radiolaria to jellyfish, in black and white or brightly colored. All 100 large scale posters...
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Developing our spawn & panel mixtures
Some observations from the growth of our spawn and panels in the bio-lab
What kind of quality and texture do we want our insulation panels to consist of? Selecting appropriate substrate mixtures is the first step to achieving the ideal material.
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Atanas Genkov
Extremely enthusiastic and full of energy, I am creative, pro-active and solution-oriented professional, an engaging coach and strategic thinker, able to deal with complex situations, committed to...
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Agi Haines (UK)
Visual Artist
Agi Haines’ work is focused on the design of the human body. How might people respond to the possibilities of our body as another everyday material and how far can we push our malleable bodies while...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Materials
- Learn to grow oyster mushrooms21okt 2015It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Stichting Mediamatic
3Package Deal
- Eindpresentatie & Nieuwe lichting kunsttalent30sep 2015Het Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK) en Bureau Broedplaatsen (BBp) presenteren in samenwerking met Mediamatic op 30 september lichting 2015 van de 3Package Deal. Gelijktijdig toont de huidige...
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Beer Roulette!
Spin the wheel of (mis)fortune to taste batches #1-#21
Over the Dijkspark Opening weekend and at last week's Biotalk , the Myco-Insulation Brewery finally revealed our tried and (safety) tested beers to the public for some tastings!
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Pure Gold
18sep 2015- door Kamiel Rongen18sep 2025Het is een kunstwerk, maar bruikbaar. Plas in onze urinoirs onder het genot van de hypnotiserende videos van Kamiel Rongen. We gebruiken je vloeibare contributie om een krachtige meststof te brouwen...
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Megan Bishop
Mediamatic Communications
Originally from England with a background in History, I moved to Amsterdam for the MA Arts and Culture at Leiden University. It was here that I completed my thesis on the effects of Bio-design on...
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Make your own
Willem-tafelzuur (pickles) with leftover radishes
The process of fermentation can be used to extend the shelf life of your vegetables, add flavour to your cheeses and even grow new bio-materials . Amsterdam pickling company Lepelboom wants you to...
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Naja Ryde Ankarfeldt
After studying fine arts and artscience, Naja works on visual patterns, living arts, microbial structures and biomaterials.
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Emma van der Leest
Trained as a product designer, Emma is invested in biodesign and explores natural solutions and sustainable materials.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Opening Dijkspark en Mediamatic
- Zwam Beer Ferment Oog Aroma Culture12sep 2015Kom dansen tussen de schimmels en pissen over kunst. Op zaterdag 12 september worden Mediamatic en het Dijkspark geopend. Tot middernacht kan in onze nieuwe Biotoop kijken naar de indrukwekkende...
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Paradiso
Jimmy Wales over ‘Wikipedia and Governance’
- Lezing van oprichter Wikipedia ihkv Erasmusprijs 201525nov 2015Jimmy Wales is medeoprichter van Wikipedia, het internet platform dat dit jaar de Erasmusprijs toegekend heeft gekregen. Wikipedia is een van de weinige initiatieven waarin het revolutionaire ideaal...
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Design Development
Improving the space we are working in for the Myco-Brewery project.
Our move into the black barn at the Mediamatic Biotoop is a great step for the development of the project. It also gives us a number of design challenges.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Vernissage - Kamiel Rongen, Zeger Reyers, Teun…
- Schimmel Sex Water Art Ei Zaaien Lab!11sep 2015Wanneer gaat het vieze over in het schone? En wat gebeurt er als je (micro)-organismen en afvalstoffen toestaat een installatie te (ver)vormen? Kom vrijdag 11 september naar de opening van Pis, Hard...
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Beer Recipes
Exploring use of Hops, Yeast & Grain
Naturally, one of the many objectives of this project is to brew some tasty beer, unique to Mediamatic. We are fortunate enough to be brewing twice a week at the moment so each time we are slightly...
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Dutch Design Week shirts
changing fabrics with micro organisms
In collaboration with Alejandro Tauber (vice) we did some experiments with the goal of coloring/changing fabrics with bacteria or fungi.
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Ferinho