Nature

performance: Natlab Iris Woutera

Deform

17
Eki 2021
- with Iris Woutera

Deform (2015) by Iris Woutera is a performance in which a flexible cocoon envelops the human body. The combination of hard (plastic) and stretch (textile) creates a movable space, in which special...

performance: Natlab Nadie Borggreve

Live Tufting Landscapes

17
Eki 2021

22
Eki 2021
- with Nadie Borggreve

Watch as Nadie Borggreve creates her tufting works that echo and are deeply rooted in nature. Her creations have a pictorial aspect that transport the viewer into a multitude of settings. Her...

Dutch Design Week 2021 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Credits

Thank you!

We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.

Party Natlab

Inhuman Carnaval Party

21
Eki 2021
- Free beer for Non-Humans!

Party in biodiversity costumes with DJ Wannabeastar and Shirley Macholina. Make sure to pass by in the costume lab before to make your outfit. Free beers from Oedipus Brewery for non-humans!

exhibition: Ketelhuisplein Arne Hendriks

Mycelium Pigeon Towers

17
Eki 2021

24
Eki 2021
- by Arne Hendriks

The building of mycelium pigeon towers, a collaborative project between Arne Hendriks and Mediamatic, is now going to Eindhoven! These structures are an experiment to build with living mycelium waste...

Exhibition Natlab, Baltan Laboratories Paolo Cirio

Extinction Claims

17
Eki 2021

30
Kas 2021
- By Paolo Cirio

The conceptual artist, Paolo Cirio created an algorithm that computes data of over 40,000 endangered species with data on fossil fuel emissions from major oil, gas, and carbon companies to calculate...

Tumulus Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Ruchama Noorda

Autumn

Sept '21 – Dec '21

Costume Lab Natlab

Open Costume Lab

17
Eki 2021

22
Eki 2021
- Dress up as the amazing species of our ecosystem

A costume made from a mushroom? A mask with the scent of lilac, or face paints as a water bear? At Dutch Design Week we are hosting an open costume lab where we invite fashion designers, artists and...

Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Kombucha collection

with Saskia Frederiks

The world of fermentation is endless. You can play with structures, flavours and smells. Learn all about fermenting in our upcoming workshops.

Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks, Ben Hopley

Folk

May '21 – Pigeon Tower 10

To make sure the tower has a stable foundation we re-press the mycelium blocks using the weight of our bodies. Two to five people stand on the top of the mycelium wall, hold hands, and slowly move or...

Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks

Chim

Aug '21 – Pigeon Tower 11

Chim is the first tower in which we placed wooden pigeon lofts. Because the mycelium bricks shrink after construction, we created a continuous ring of lofts. These lofts were placed directly on the...

Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno

Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno exhibited in Nature's Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art, and Invention . Nature's Toolbox is an exhibition exploring the wonders of biodiversity. The exhibition perceives...

Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell

Bokashi: How to

Bokashi introduction

At the back of our kitchen you will see we have our big green bokashi bins which we use for the kitchen and communal lunches. Here you will find a more detailed introduction to the process and use...

Biodiversity Meets Fashion

Amsterdam Fashion Academy x Mediamatic

The city of Amsterdam, a metropolitan with the largest city population in the Netherlands, has always been a center for fashion, music festivals, and diversity. The city is characterized as “slightly...

workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

(cancelled) Open Aroma Lab

23
Ara 2021

Come by every Thursday between 13:00 and 17:00 for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic...

workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Open Aroma Lab

16
Ara 2021

Come by every Thursday between 13:00 and 17:00 for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic...

workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Open Aroma Lab

9
Ara 2021

Come by every Thursday between 13:00 and 17:00 for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic...