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    Sofie Albrecht

    Sofie is spreker van de derde editie van Odorama, waar ze vertelt over geur vocabulaire en parfum taal.
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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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Alessandra Avanzi

    Ancient Egypt and the culture of perfume.

    The use of smelly components in Egyptian daily life: Kyphi, incense and other perfume.

    Incense was considered the “Fragrance of the Gods” in Ancient Egypt. Making incense meant in a mysterious way creating the body of the gods and communicating with them.   Do you know that the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    with Frank Bloem

    Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from biological materials like fruits, spices, or even hair! During this workshop you will be introduced to the...

  • Subliminal Scents

    There is a reason your favourite store smells like it does

    Ever left a supermarket with a loaf of bread you didn't need? Because it smelled so great you just had to get a fresh baguette? It is a sign of a magical sales tool: sensory marketing.
  • Proposal by: Mandy den Elzen

    The essence of the Mastbos

    Project Proposal:

    Het Mastbos, aangelegd in 1515, is het oudste naaldbos van Nederland en ligt ten zuiden van Breda. Het functioneert nog steeds als een productiebos waaraan de innovatieve ideeën over bosbouw van...

  • Smells like ... Microbes?

    Your perfume may soon be produced by bacteria

    The traditional perfume industry is strongly linked to the availability of specific odorants. As their harvest is depending on weather conditions and is therefore uncertain, scientists came up with a...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Fredrik Link

    How is smell used as a disguise in beings?

    Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.

    This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...

  • Reminder: Architecture of Crisis

    Pistalk: Thursday May 19, 20:30

    Have you ever wondered what it is like to survive in a spaceship? At this edition of Pis'talk , we explore how the bleak landscapes of our own planet can serve to reveal many things about human...
  • 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.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Building Aquaponic Systems

    with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

    Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
  • 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.  
  • Parfum Spyros Drosopoulos 20 aug 2018

    Splash!

    De geur van Park, Sport en Ontspanning

    Splash! is de geur van mensen die buiten samenkomen. Het is een vrolijke geur waarin je de opwinding voelt. Eerst ruik je water, gras en frisse lucht. Zodra de picknick begint, mengt de geur van...

  • Mediamatic 2020

    Hier vind je een overzicht van de hoogetpunten van ons programma in 2020, klik hier voor  een compleet overzicht van ons 2020 programma of een overzicht van met wie we dit jaar werkten . 2020 was...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Designing Incense

    with Niklaus Mettler

    Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...
  • 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...

  • Smell Dating

    Sniff out your true partner

    Love is a reaction, and smells are really just floating chemicals. Knowing this, it makes sense to build a dating agency around the idea that scent is a larger factor in attraction than physicality.

  • The Psychology of Smell

    Odorama, Thursday May 12

    At this edition of Odorama we will explore the psychology of the sense of smell from a broad point of view: Dr. Garmt Dijksterhuis will speak about the effects of smells on human behaviour, whilst...

  • Festive Fumes

    Adventurously absorbing alcoholic aromas

    The recognisable scent alcoholic drinks produce can be intense when you have not had one yourself, and at the wrong time of day give the impression of not really having your life together. Still

  • Media of "Seafoam"

    What forms will our aphrodisiacs take?

    “The medium is the message” (McLuhan). Such aphorism cannot be truer than for our aphrodisiac. Whether one gently applies lotion onto the body of oneself or their lover(s) as if to caress, or sips a...

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