Ruilen Events
These are our past Ruilen [rœylə(n)] events.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Critical cuisine
- SwapUpShop: stone soup dinner6Jan 2013There is an old folk tale telling the story of hungry travellers who convince villagers to fill their empty cooking pot with food to still their hunger. At first, the locals are not interested in...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Everything must go!
4Jan 2013- Ruilen give-away-weekend6Jan 2013Has your wallet been sucked dry after the intense December-month? Would you still like to get your hands on some high heels, an airbed or some Chinese tea? You could come and pick it up on January 5...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Mediamatic Eetclub: swap gifts over lunch
- Prepare a 3-course aquaponics lunch with chef Andrea30Dec 2012Forget the cold, wet weather and join us in our sustainable urban aquaponics farm. We've been growing loads of veggies and fish, and finally it was time to harvest. Celebrate the launch of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Hairdresser
Swap a haircut
At the swapping-hairdresser you could get your hair cut once in a while, in exchange for whatever the hairdresser sees fit. Make a deal and get a new coupe. Are you a hairdresser? You were able to...
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Massage corner
Every Sunday
Have you had a long, tiring workweek? You could come and relax in our massage corner. Every weekend there was a masseur who gave professional massages. If you wanted, you could also give massages...
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Mediamatic Fabriek Lina Issa
What if, if I take your place?
2Dec 2012- Every Thursday and Sunday Lina Issa was available for a talk21Dec 2012Lina has been placing an advertisement in different cities, online and in newspapers, asking people if she could take their place in one situation or another in their life. For an hour, a day, a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Exchange Art for Art
- Art Trade Fair Fitax 5002Dec 2012The Tupajumi foundation teamed up with Mediamatic to organize the eleventh FITAX edition taking place in Europe, offering an alternative way of wheeling and dealing art in Amsterdam. The goal of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Food for the artist; Playmobil for you
- Pet trades his huge toy collection in exchange for food9Dec 2012Missing the good ol' days when it was all play and no work? If you'd like to spend your Sunday afternoon nobly helping a hungry artist while revisiting your childhood, then this was something for you.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Let's make something about swapping
- SwapUp workshop: Make15Dec 2012Let's say the days of the lonely designer are over. Instead we make a new model of design by working together. During the workshop "Make," you found out how swapping can be a method for producing...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Barbies for Food
- Trade food for a part of Pet's massive collection2Dec 2012Pet van de Luijtgaarden is trading his barbie collection for food. Pet has collected millions of objects to question why we store so much stuff. But Pet also needs to survive the winter. He decided...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Create a performance about swapping
- SwapUp workshop: Perform8Dec 2012Let's say your body was a poster, your medium of communication, the means of your criticism, your invitation for interaction…
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Learn to think differently about money
- SwapUp workshop: Think1Dec 2012Let’s say our current monetary system needs re-consideration… Can we think of alternative set-ups, alternative attempts to talk about (political) economy that doesn’t rely on expert jargon? Can we...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fashion Swap
- Swap clothes at Toko deLux25Nov 2012In collaboration with Toko van Timur (an initiative from Amsterdam East) we organised Toko deLux. Visitors swapped the sweater that, honestly, looked better on the mannequin, last year's winter coat...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Maak je eigen prentenboek
- Kinderworkshop van SwapUpShop24Nov 2012Zou jij je broer ruilen voor een paard? Of je X-box voor het dagboek van je zus? SwapUpShop heeft tijdens deze gratis workshop een 'ruilprentenboek' in elkaar gezet, onder professionele begeleiding...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Stamppot recipe swap
- And swap a recipe for our chefs' surprising stamppot18Nov 2012Stamppot (mash pot) is the archetypical Dutch dish. Traditionally it's made with potatoes, leafy greens or cabbages only Dutch people know, and served with sausage. Nowadays, however, due to the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Superdieren swap
- Complete your collection11Nov 2012If the Albert Heijn is failing at supplying you with a complete set of Superdieren cards, last Sunday it was time to take matters into your own hands. Stop spending money, and instead just trade your...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Swapping Red
- Swap all your red items4Nov 2012Own a firetruck no one plays with? A Ferrari that's just gathering dust in your garage? On November 4 you could get together all your (more than 60%) redness and bring it to Ruilen, where you could...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Seed Swap
- Swap your surplus seeds4Nov 2012Always wondered why all the stores seem to carry the same variety of seeds? It's because Big Companies are monopolizing the market. Visitors of the seed swap celebrated the diversity of nature
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Swapping Dreams
- During Museumnacht3Nov 2012Visitors swapped their dreams with other Museum Night owls in exchange for a drink. If you liked a challenge, you could swap part of your life between 19:00 and 21:00 . DJ Aletro took care of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Ruilplein
- Pop-up trading zone21Oct 2012Too much stuff, an overflowing wardrobe, and unused talents? Visitors joined us at the one-day-only trading zone Ruilplein for exchange without money.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
A house for a red paperclip
- Talk by trade-legend Kyle MacDonald9Oct 2012In 2005, Kyle MacDonald posted a picture of a red paperclip on his blog asking if someone would like to trade it for something bigger or better. After 14 trades within one year, he was offered a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Opening Ruilen [rœylə(n)]
- Be kind, but play hard.20Oct 2012(Un)usual exchange with the Beambtenbar, an exchange-masseur and DJ's Miss Fina & Toby Paul. A tintillating book? Homemade chutney? Visitors checked their exchange-products in at the door . (You'll...