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  • 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...
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  • Dancing Scent and Aromatizing Movement

    Hackathon Conclusions by Caro Verbeek

    In January 2018 , Mediamatic teamed up with the IFF , Saskia Wilson-Brown from the Institute for Art and Olfaction , Klara Ravat , Caro Verbeek , and Frank Bloem to advance our language
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop, Oosterdok

    Open Call 2019 Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    This open call is closed

    Before Covid19, we were planning an ambitious event in Amsterdam about the Sensory History of Oosterdok, the eastern part of the old harbour of the city. Related to this project, Mediamatic issued an...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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.

  • Residency: Scent and Protest

      Tijdens een residency bij Art Olfaction Amsterdam in Mediamatic, bestudeert Cohene recepten die op geur gebaseerde methodes voor crowd control, zoals ‘The Skunk’, kunnen neutraliseren.

  • Exploring Skunk

    Of all creatures, the Skunk is most infamous for his foul odor. Caro Verbeek ,  Frank Bloem and Sanne Groeneveld visited Artis, the Amsterdam Zoo, on a quest researching the true smell of skunk for...

  • 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  
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Laura Triana

    The cultural influence of Tobacco

    This is a part our Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    Discover the transition of Tobacco from a cultural/historical perspective. 
  • Mediamatic Eten Marie-Claire Springham

    Making Scents

    Let's change the way we look at body odour.

    Love poet Pablo Neruda described how “better than any word, is the pulse of your scent.” When polishing and perfuming ourselves for a first date, are we missing a trick?
  • 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...
  • 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.  

  • Do you smell bees?

    Honey bees emit an odour that even human can smell

    No matter if you like exotic fruits or not, we have all eaten a banana during our life. And strangely enough, honey bees are able to produce a smell that strongly resembles the fruit.

  • 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...

  • Nose Nostalgia

    The Science Behind Fragrant Flashbacks

    Why does the scent of freshly cut grass spark vivid images of childhood memories on your elementary school yard? Why does a whiff of the perfume of a woman in passing transports you briefly into the...

  • Playhouse

    Tijdens Art Olfactory Amsterdam cureert het IOA team elke maandagavond ontdekkingsreizen naar de buitenste regionen van de geurcultuur. Van social games tot technische workshops, alles is mogelijk in...

  • Workshop: Experimental Perfumery

    Always wanted to learn how to make perfume, but didn't know where to start? In this 3 hour intensive, you are guided in the important first steps of perfume blending. 

  • Open Source Smell Culture

    Open Source Smell Culture is een eenjarige samenwerkingsprogramma tussen IAO en Mediamatic, dat alternatieve strategieën voor ‘attribution’ en ‘sharing’ binnen de parfumindustrie onderzoekt. Het...

  • Breakout group on communicating smells

    Hackathon Conclusions by Frank Bloem

    Breakout group: How to communicate a fragrance with only the package or a picture. Participants: Franziska Jostheit, Niklaus Mettler, Caro Verbeek and Frank Bloem We rephrased the question to: How...

  • Bezoekuren

    Elke woensdag, donderdag en zaterdag, ben je tussen 14 en 16 uur, van harte welkom om ons Aroma Lab binnen te stappen. Kom en ruik onze collectie van geurmoleculen, leer over het werken met geur als...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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!

  • Meet IFF

    International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    One of our partners during ArtOlfaction Amsterdam is IFF . IFF is an innovator of sensorial experiences that move the world. For over 129 years they've been practicing the art of discovery, creating...

  • Speaking Out Loud

    exhibition

    The artworks in the exhibition deal with the act of speaking, reading and writing. They particularly reflect on and emphasise the performative qualities of language and thus reveal the strong and...
  • Proposal by: Miguel Matos, Klara Ravat

    Irrational City Scents

    Project Proposal

    Much like the Surrealists used to do in their work originally, we want to get together and share a moment that is not guided by logic and rules. What will happen if we let go of the idea of...

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