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Visions and Wisdom
Hildegard von Bingen's unconventional life
The 12th century German nun Hildegard of Bingen is a historical figure admired by many to this day, be it for her vast knowledge and structured treaties on the properties of plants, the music she...
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Placing the Feeling in the Middle
a/Artist meeting with Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke
On the 18th of September, the A/artist team organised the successful public meeting ' Playing with (Dis)comfort ', with speakers Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke. Read on to find out how the...
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Freedom in Patterns
An interview with Gerard van Wolferen
We sat down with musician Gerard van Wolferen at Mediamatic ahead of his talk at our upcoming A/artist event to discuss the predictability and freedom within Gamelan music patterns . From childhood...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Playing with Ethics and Rhythm
- A/artist Meeting with Gerard van Wolferen and Astrid Poot16Oct 2023During this A / artist evening, we continued to explore the neurodivergent experience in the practice of the arts. Designer, freethinker, activist and blue collar philosopher Astrid Poot opened the...
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'Embracing Moments of Uncertainty'
An interview with Genevieve Murphy
We met with interdisciplinary artist Genevieve Murphy ahead of her talk at our upcoming A/artist event to discuss how she draws inspiration from psychology and personal experiences, as well as...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Playing with (Dis)comfort
- A/artist meeting with Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke18Sep 2023We are happy to announce a new season of A/artist public events which will kick off on the 18th of September. Through these events, w e'll be continuing to explore the neurodivergent experience in...
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Genevieve Murphy
Composer and performer
Genevieve Murphy (*1988) is a composer and performer from Scotland, currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She combines performance and visual art with contemporary classical music and her...
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Yonezu Kenshi
Yonezu Kenshi (米津 玄師／よねづ けんし), born on March 10, 1991, is a multi-talented artist from Japan, known as a musician, singer-songwriter, illustrator, photographer, and dancer. Yonezu Kenshi is also...
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Bitter, sweet "Lemon"
Yonezu Kenshi's self-discovery through music
Yonezu Kenshi (*1991), 米津 玄師, a Japanese musician who rose to fame online, possesses a remarkable range of talents, including songwriting, drawing, and dancing in his music videos. He is hailed as a...
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Embracing Vulnerability
Ladyhawke as a Role Model
Phillipa Margaret “Pip” Brown is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by her stage name ‘Ladyhawke’. She is known for her 80s-inspired melodic synth-heavy pop rock. But...
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Spinning as Stimming
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Johnson as a Role Model
Ahmir Johnson (*1971), known professionally as Questlove, is an American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. But what makes him a role model for...
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Stop Making Sense
How David Byrne finds community through music
David Byrne (*1952) is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker best known as the lead singer of the band Talking Heads. But what...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pan Flute Making Workshop
- Making music with Japanese Knotweed21Apr 2023Make a flute from Japanese Knotweed, your neighbouring plant! A crafty, fun and musical workshop for kids and families perfect for an after-school activity. Get your tickets here
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Performance Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Invention of Music
- A free concert with sound, music and storytelling by Marc Lemonnier21Apr 2023Stomp, Stomp... break! Click, clank. Come join us on a journey of sound, stories and history and witness the invention of music, with Marc Lemonnier . This family-oriented show is a musical journey...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pan Flute Making Workshop
- Making music with Japanese knotweed22Apr 2023Make a flute from Japanese Knotweed, your neighbouring plant! A crafty, fun and musical workshop for kids and families perfect for an after-school activity. You can find the ticket link below!
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Proposal by: Margot Domart
Bionomics sound
Project Proposal: How can we contribute together in reconnecting with our surroundings in a new era?
In our western society, we learn to connect images and concepts with words. We are living in the culture of the "eye", rather than the ear. I observe an atrophy of sensual and bodily intuition. With...
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Proposal by: Renata De Bonis
Sex, drugs, and death serenades
Project proposal: Horny zombie cicadas and their hallucinogens songs
Introduction to the project With the project entitled “Sex, drugs, and death serenades: Horny zombie cicadas’ and their hallucinogens songs”, I intend to investigate a parasite fungus that produces...
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Proposal by: Leo Kay
The Acid House Of Ideas
Project Proposal: Bread, microbial and plant agency, fermentation, human evolution and collective ritual.
A month-long participatory exhibition centered around the building of a model house of ergot-inoculated rye bread; exploring the recent history of human alienation from the land; the creative...
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Proposal by: Takako Hamano, Uno Fujisawa
EatArt Experience in Experiments
Project Proposal: Stimulating five senses
During the COVID pandemic, people were confronted with the essence of (their) being, either consciously or unconsciously. We had to find new ways to feel at ease with(in) ourselves and in our...
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Proposal by: Aya Yoshida
Music Pairing
Project Proposal: Eat Music Listen Dining
Music Pairing is the process of pairing food and dishes with music to enhance the dining experience in a similar way to wine pairing.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pigeon Soundscape installation
5Nov 2022- Follow the pigeon beat5Nov 2022What sounds do pigeons make? Dutch artists Pim Water and Lucas Kramer have created a musical installation that will surround Mediamatic's Biotoop on Munseum night. Walk towards Mediamatic and follow...
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Party: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mediamatic Foundation
Pigeon party
5Nov 2022- Let's dance like a pigeon!5Nov 2022Ready to bop your heads like a pigeon? Flutter your wings and move to a pigeon inspired beat. See you at our pigeon disco party! MORE ABOUT MEDIAMATIC PIGEON
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Was Hildegard von Bingen Autistic?
A summary of 'Ruminations on Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) and autism' by Patricia Ranft
Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century German nun, and one of the most influential women of her time. She wrote several scientific treatises, composed music, and invented her own language, all of...
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Can an Artwork be Autistic?
Using keywords to identify autistic characteristics in artworks
Repetition, extreme consistency, radical truth, cataloging, systematising, questioning, over- and understimulation. All of these words are part of a list the A/artist team brainstormed last year...