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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Designing the human body
15okt 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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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
21okt 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
30sep 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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Transnatural Arts, Research & {future} Design
Playing Life
25sep 2015Levend materiaal als creatief ontwerp medium.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Pure Gold
18sep 201518sep 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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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
12sep 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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Urine: Arousal Stimulating Chemical?
Pheromones: selective chemical messengers that reveal if human's are sexually attracted to one another. Relative to smell, these pheromones can be secreted through the skin, sweat glands, saliva, and...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Vernissage - Kamiel Rongen, Zeger Reyers, Teun…
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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Hyde Park joins Pis'Project
Kamiel Rongen Utilizes Urine and Urinals in New Piece
Audio-visual artist, Kamiel Rongen, is back and busy working on his newest creation, right here at Mediamatic Biotoop. Followers of the BioTalk series may recognize the artist, whom goes by the...
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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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Equipment Manuals
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Lab-specific Recipes
How to feed and treat your micro organisms
Working on a lab is a lot like cooking. You can prepare the food for your little pets, the micro organisms. There are a couple of rules involved; like extreme cleanliness. But if you practice a bit
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Public Insight: Twijfel Zaaien
23aug 2015Wie is Jasmin? Waarom juist deze 30 vragen ? En wat is toch dat Dijkspark waar iedereen het over heeft? Tijdens de Public Insight ontmoet je de makers en leer je meer over de achtergrond van Twijfel...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Zuur Vis Design Eat Bacterie Pis Bloem
13sep 2015Schimmelen, verzuren en verrotten… Het klinkt vies, maar het zijn juist deze processen die ervoor zorgen dat je bier en kaas zo lekker smaken. Mediamatic is niet bang voor de beestjes en brengt met...
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Vraag 6/30 van Twijfel Zaaien
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