Can fungi digest plastic? Maurizio Montalti's Officina Corpuscoli explores the potential of mycelium to develop new materials. His work is trans-disciplinary, including science and research that addresses social and environmental themes from a creative perspective.
What can we learn from the octopus? Suzanne van Beest shows her fascination for transforming animal characteristics into design. For her graduation project she chose the Octopus. During her research she discovered that the most important function is its camouflage. This particular function is developed into her accessory product line called Wonderpus.
Join us for food and two talks about bio-based art, research and design on May 14th
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Entrance with a valid Mediamatic Membership, available at the door (€5 for 9 weeks). Location: Mediamatic, VOC-kade 10, Van Gendthallen Amsterdam. Dinner (optional, for €5) at 19:00, the presentations start at 20:30.
Bio Industry
This event is part of Mediamatic Bio Industry, a broad techno-cultural lab exploring the possibilities of fungal material and other bio-based materials for design, science and art. Made possible by the DOEN foundation and the Mondriaan Fund.
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