Paddestoelen Paradijs Second Opening Party

Program

Mushroom spores concert by the DNK Ensemble

The Secret Sound of Spores installation has been making itself heard throughout Mediamatic Bank for a few months now. For our second opening party, Koen Nutters wrote an arrangement for the DNK Ensemble to accompany the sound of the spores. The DNK Ensemble is Seamus Cater on harmonica, Viljam Nybacka on cymbals, and Oguz Buyukberber on bass clarinet.

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Mold-based synthesizer concert

David de Buyser developed a digital synthesizer called the F-Box that uses molds and bacteria to produce sound. David has revealed the synth for the first time tonight, and collaborated with Younes Zarhoni on the first mold-based synthesizer concert ever.

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Mold fight

Visitors watched slime mold fight it out against our visitor's bacteria. We are already on our fourth round of fights. There was a small ceremony to crown the winners. Find out more about our mold stadium fights here.

Radioactive mushrooms

Last fall, Japanese photographer Takashi Homma ventured into the Fukushima forests with a Geiger counter in hand and a local guide. He picked about 100 specimens of mushrooms and set up a mini-photo studio right inside the woods to capture his findings. Ten photographs from this series are on display. Find out more about the photographs here.

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