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Aromathèque #2 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Speculative Sensations
11Ara 2024During our second edition of the Aromathèque, we will dive deep into the topic of speculative fiction. What does this word, which you see more and more being used, imply? What does it have to do with...
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Aromathèque
Sensory art, Research and Design
Aromathèque is here to tickle your senses, flip your nose upside down, and make you rethink everything you smell, taste, touch, and inhale. From mayonnaise madness to alluring pheromones, every...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
24Eki 2024Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets + drink
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Aromathèque #1 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Mayo Mayo Mayo
14Kas 2024What does the island of Menorca have to do with it? Why are we Dutch ridiculed for using mayonnaise on French fries by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction? Why is a store-bought mayonnaise a good solution...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
26Eyl 2024Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets + drink
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4. Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Siobhán McGibbon
Xenophon: Portal to Where? Here, Maybe.
19Nis 20241Ağs 2024Irish artist and researcher Dr. Siobhán McGibbon builds a fictional world to discover an alternative kinship with non-humans. In this fictive world, ‘ Xenophon ’, the beings (Xenothorpians) have the...
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4. Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Siobhán McGibbon
Xenophon: Making Odd: a Goat, a Bee, a Psyllid
19Nis 20241Ağs 2024Irish artist and researcher Dr. Siobhan McGibbon builds a fictional world to discover an alternative kinship with non-humans. In this fictive world, ‘ Xenophon ’, the beings (Xenothorpians) have the...
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Xenophon: a Multi-species Romance Through Smell
Research Residency Siobhán McGibbon
During her time on residency at Mediamatic, McGibbon researched, experimented and developed new skills in storytelling and means of expression through scent. As a world-builder, the artist was...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker - Frank Bloem
6Tem 2023At Mediamatic, we are lucky to be inspired by the many artists who work and stay with us for exhibitions, residencies and workshops on a daily basis. We are welcoming you to Mediamatic to meet...
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3. Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Frank Bloem, Caetano Mendes Dias, Rachel Barfield
Aromas of Extermination
14Nis 20234Ağs 2024Discover the smells of different ways humans try to get rid of the plant, from uprooting the plant to electrocuting their stems and leaves.
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Breathing Japanese knotweed
Invader becomes the invaded
Japanese Knotweed ( Fallopia japonica) is a native plant from Japan that was brought to the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th Century by Dutch vessels. At that time, Japan was a Dutch colony
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The smell of Japanese Knotweed
Diving into knotweed scents
Japanese knotweeds seem to be odorless but when we break them, suddenly a sweet odor spreads through the air. Discover different methods to capture this scent.
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Caetano Mendes Dias
AromaLab Assistant
My name is Caetano Dias, I am a research designer and I worked at Mediamatic as an Aroma Lab assistant for six months in 2023.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
12Oca 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
25Mayıs 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
20Nis 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
16Şub 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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Proposal by: Miguel Matos, Klara Ravat
Irrational City Scents
Project Proposal
Much like the Surrealists used to do in their work originally, we want to get together and share a moment that is not guided by logic and rules. What will happen if we let go of the idea of...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
26Oca 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
22Ara 2022Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet A Maker
24Kas 2022Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Frank Bloem, Niklaus Mettler
Inhuman Sanatisers
Olfactory Cross-dressing
Can we raise awareness for the diversity of species in our ecosystem by smelling? Smelling like of coral reef in the ocean, a field with wild flowers, or an endangered rhino? It's all possible!
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2022 Elise Chalcraft
How do you imitate scents from nature?
Frank speaking on NPO Radio 1 about Smelling Like Another Being
Listen to our resident parfumier Frank Bloem as he talks about his recent workshop Smelling Like Another Being , developed here at Mediamatic, on NPO Radio 1.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Fredrik Link
How is smell used as a disguise in beings?
Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.
This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...