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  • Archief'23
  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet-a-Maker

    16
    apr 2024
    - met Siobhán McGibbon

    Kom naar Mediamatic voor een gesprek met een maker in onze kas aan het water! Ontdek meer over hun werk of bespreek jouw project met de kunstenaar die je heeft geïnspireerd. Siobhán...
  • Japanese knotweed
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Alaa Abu Asad

    The Dog Chased its Tail To Bite it Off

    14
    apr 2023
    13
    apr 2025
    - Tentoonstelling door Alaa Abu Asad

    Op onze aarde, waar 'inheems' een zeldzame status is, vraagt Palestijnse kunstenaar Alaa Abu Asad zich af welke botanische soorten kunnen worden erkend als rechtmatige inwoners van natiestaten.
  • Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Japanese Knotweed Festival

    Under European regulations, invasive exotic species are allowed to be radically eradicated. The City of Amsterdam, for example, is allocating 8 million euros to aggressively destroy Japanese knotweed.

  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Branko Kleynen

    Not just a Weed

    Fermented Knotweed Pickles recipe

    On March 25, 2020, after a scavenger hunt for Japanese Knotweed, Branko, Elise and Tommaso joined forces to pickle some shoots.
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23

    Workshops

    Neem deel aan onze workshops tijdens het Japanse Knotweed Festival. Bestel hier uw tickets ! 

  • 373 words to insult a plant

    In conversation with Alaa Abu Asad

    Killing without thought. Just one of the phrases that is used to discuss the Japanese Knotweed. A plant that does not even deserve to be thought about. It only deserves to be killed. Artist...
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival

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  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23

    Oogst de plant voorzichtig!

    Zo voorkom je onbedoelde verspreiding

    Ontdek hoe je de Japanse duizendknoop kunt gebruiken, of bestrijden. Leer hier hoe je deze eetbare en medicinale plant, die boordevol kwaliteiten en voordelen zit kunt oogsten zonder dat ie wortel...

  • “Anxiety is the Japanese knotweed of mental…

    Presumably, anxiety is a challenge we all have dealt with at one point in our lives. Be it caused by the pandemic, wars, our fast paced lifestyles, our own personal challenges, or… THE JAPANESE...
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23

    Programma - lief je gast

    Alle  exposities ,  workshops en events die gedurende het festival plaatsvinden.

  • Understanding Japanese knotweed

    In conversation with Virgile Durando

    Virgile Durando is a product/material designer and researcher from France. He is our current artist in residency, presently working on collecting and developing knowledge regarding the re

  • If you can't beat it, eat it!

    What we can learn from the fate of the passenger pigeon

    Flocks clouded the sky and cast a dark shadow over the land, stealing hours of daylight and sometimes days on end. This is not an exaggerated Hitchcock scene from ‘The Birds’ but rather a common...

  • Rooted Reflections

    A conversation with Alaa Abu Asad, Asli Hatipoglu, and Uno Fujisawa

    In their preparation for the 17th edition of the Neo Futurist Dinner “Knots, Weeds & Roots”, I sat down with artists Alaa, Asli, and Uno in order to discuss a bit more about what they have planned...

  • Witness the rapidly growing Japanese Knotweed in…

    The Japanese Knotweed Festival is coming up, and what better way to kick it off than by celebrating our own Japanese knotweed at Mediamatic? In merely 4 weeks, this plant can grow up to 1.5 meters

  • Strong like a Weed

    How Pop-Culture Can Teach Us Resilience

    There is an intriguing connection between Jujutsu Kaisen's hero, Itadori Yūji, and the notorious Japanese Knotweed. Discover the hidden meaning behind this name doppelganger!
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23

    Events

    Het Japanse Knotweed Festival 2023 activiteiten programma. 14 april - 7 mei. 
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23

    Exposities

  • Interview Leyang Fu

    Human as Food, in a Material World

    An interview with Noa Jansma

    Noa Jansma is a Dutch multimedia designer. She completed her training at the Design Academy Eindhoven and has exhibited her work at renowned locations such as C/O Berlin, Les Rencontres de la...
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '24

    Japanese Knotweed Program

    Aankomende evenementen

    Alle exposities , workshops en events die gedurende het seizoen plaatsvinden. Koop hier je tickets ! *We bieden kortingstickets aan voor kunstenaars, studenten en stadspashouders.
  • Blog Leyang Fu

    (Re)naming a Plant – the Magic in a Name

    To many, calling a name equals casting a spell, as names are often assigned with magic or spiritual power. Such belief spreads widely geographically among different tribes. In modern days, we know...

  • Clean Knotweed & the Strange Entanglements of…

    An Interview with Artist Yoshinari Nishiki

    I had the pleasure of interviewing artist Yoshinari Nishiki for Mediamatic's Japanese Knotweed festival. Yoshinari had just returned from Brussels, where he had spoken with European policymakers.

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