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  • Image: Megan Bishop

    Ramon and Claudia in the clean lab

    Claudia watches Ramon cultivate mycelium from the other side of the laminar flow hood.
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  • Fungal Futures

    Exhibition at Utrecht University

    Oude Hortus, Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht | March 24 - May 16 2016 A collaborative project between Utrecht University, Officina Corpuscoli and Mediamatic.

  • Bio-design vs. Bio-art

    What is the difference? Is there a difference?

    Art and Design are two separate areas of study and expertise with their own schools, histories, and rules. However, when it comes to the biological, the terms 'Art' and 'Design' seem to be used...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Visitor Information

    You can visit Dijkspark and the Casting Doubts installation daily. The seedcard however are only for sale during opening hours of Mediamatic ETEN, which you can find here . The Casting Doubts...

  • What is Bio-Design?

    For those new to the subject who would like a little clarity on what this field encompasses and what role Mediamatic takes in relation to this.

  • Clean Lab Report

    February 2016

    The Clean Lab has been undergoing some changes recently. The area has been cleared to make way for an all new clean space with new equipment and workbenches to facilitate the growing needs of the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Linde van Beers, Ashley Scarborough

    Myco Brewery Growing Process

    How we grow beautiful mycelium products

    From early October we began to have consistent success with our mycelium growth on the spent grain from our myco brewery, so we thought the best way to celebrate this is to share our knowledge of the...

  • Meet the Myco Insulation Brewery Team

    Part 2: Mycelium Cultivation

    Find out more about Ramon, Brendan and Claudia, the current team responsible for the mycelium cultivation activities of the Mediamatic Myco Insulation Brewery.

  • Bio Clean Lab Layout (old)

    Floor and wallplan

    The Bio Clean lab is a tidily organised space where many projects are worked on simultaneously. That means that appropriate storage and object placement is paramount for all collaborations. The Clean...
  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Pure Gold

    18
    Eyl 2015
    18
    Eyl 2025
    - by Kamiel Rongen

    It's an artwork, but you can use it. Pee in our urinals while enjoying the hypnotizing videos by Kamiel Rongen. We are happy to collect your fluid contribution and create a powerful fertilizer for...
  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bernotat&Co

    Radiolaria

    1
    Eki 2014
    1
    Tem 2025
    - by Bernotat&Co Design Studio

    A series of eleven lamps made of 3D-knitted textile with glow-in-the-dark effect, inspired by microscopic organisms and the phenomenon of bioluminescence. When the light is switched off, the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Andy Cartier

    Chimera Furniture

    Mycelium Experiments

    What if mycelium was combined to existing furniture to give them a new life? 
  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Zeger Reyers

    Hard Water

    18
    Eyl 2015
    - by Zeger Reyers

    Is it plates growing in between plants, or plants growing in between plates? Hard Water is an installation that consists of a thousand plates, soil and plants 'growing' on the exterior wall of...
  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Soňa Borodáčová

    Hacking Haeckel

    3
    Eki 2014
    - by Rudy Guedj, Martin Huger, Olya Troitskaya and Sophie Rogg

    Rudy Guedj, Martin Huger, Olya Troitskaya and Sophie Rogg met during their studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie where they collaborated on the visual identity for the school’s theory program in...

  • How do you brew beer?

    Follow our step-by-step guide for home brewing a simple beer.

    Brewing beer is easy! Besides investing in key equipment and ingredients, the process itself is not complicated. Give yourself a full day to make your first brew since it does take some time, and be...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bart Ellenbroek

    Building a geodesic dome

    My experiences during my third week at Mediamatic

    Exploring the possibilities of a geodesic dome built from mycelium.

  • Secretopia

    Secretions in Art, Design and Society

    Secretopia is an inquiry into human secretions through art, science and design. After exploring the potential of urine in The Pis’ Project, we decided to expand the programme to all sorts of...

  • Myco Insulation Brewery Update

    April 2016

    What has the Myco-Brew team been up to recently? With the newly refurbished Clean Lab, the Myco-Brew project is back in action! Separate spaces within the same building have been specially designed...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Susanne Duijvestein

    From Pest to Soil

    Humusating a Muskrat

    Maybe you have heard about the Muskrat, an ‘invasive exotic’ that likes to chomp on 'our' Dutch dykes. It was on the 22nd of May that one found their final resting place in one of the grow beds at...

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...

  • Lab-specific Recipes

    How to feed and treat your micro organisms

    Working on a lab is a lot like cooking. You can prepare the food for your little pets, the micro organisms. There are a couple of rules involved; like extreme cleanliness. But if you practice a bit
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Cut/Paste Cacti

    with Martijn Baas

    During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...

  • The Chair That Bleeds

    The Red Series 001 Breath Chair by Hyun-Gi Kim

    We consider chairs to be one of those everyday inanimate furnitures that fills the room. And like many inanimate objects, they’re often taken for granted because chairs are always being made. But...

  • In the End, We Only Have Ourselves

    Body as a Restaurant by Zane Cerpina

    Time is of the essence. Human progression and technological advancements have led us to turn our world to the new age- the Age of Man; the Anthropocene. When we can no longer rely on mother nature’s...

  • The Taste of Elder

    Together with  Brouwerij Oedipus   and artist   Zeger Reyers , we follow the seasons with the elder tree. We brew four different seasonal beers with local ingredients from this everyday shrub in...

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