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    Organising Ourselves and Our Work

    5
    Haz 2023
    - Open a/Artist Meeting on Studying Art with Autism/ADD #2

    The Hague-based German artist Jenny Konrad will talk about the agenda tools they have created to manage time, energy and stimulation. The presentation will be followed by roundtable discussions...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Anna Lina Litz, Nesie Wang 11 Tem 2023

    Looking via the Brain not the Eye

    17
    Nis 2023
    - A/artist Roundtable with Nesie Wang

    During the roundtable on Monday 17 April, Nesie Wang talked about how autism shapes her thoughts and expressions in her photography practice. Nesie joined Mediamatic for an internship as A/artist...

  • Making 'Penny for your Thoughts' more accessible

    A/artist roundtable about funding applications

    During this roundtable, we talked about Mediamatic's open call for project proposals, 'Penny for your Thoughts' . What thoughts do the neurodiverse artists around the table have about the application...
  • A lively evening with workshops, performances and presentations Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Zelf again

    12 artists quietly pretending it's museumnacht.

    During Museumnacht, 1000+ joined our artistic diagnostic tract. This night we offer the same program for professionals and those that find Museumnacht a bit too noisy!

  • Speculative futures, sea cucumbers and art that…

    An Interview with Silke Riis

    We sat down with sculptor and installation artist Silke Riis ahead of her A/artist talk on the 15th of January to talk about her artistic process, inspirations, and her ongoing installation at...

  • Words, randomness and rules

    A/artist roundtable with Arjan van Amsterdam

    Arjan van Amsterdam is an artist and graphic designer based in Amsterdam. During this round table discussion, he introduced us to his work, from his application to the Gerrit Rietveld Academy up...

  • For the Love of The Object: Design in the…

    A/artist roundtable with Marjanne van Helvert

    Marjanne van Helvert is a designer, researcher and writer based in Amsterdam. Her focus is on the injustices that permeate the fashion and design world, and the possibilities of creating more just...

  • 'Adults also want to play'

    An interview with Ignacy Radtke

    We met with artist Ignacy Radtke ahead of his talk at our upcoming A/artist event to ask him a few questions about his latest work 'Why do hoodie strings taste so good?', his personal experience with...

  • The Idea Becomes the Machine that Makes the Book

    A/artist roundtable with Annelies Wina Doom

    During our latest A/Artist discussion round, artist Annelies Wina Doom took us on a journey through her art work "Please do not touch, even clean hands can cause damage", from its conception to its...

  • Book Club: Visual Thinking

    A/artist roundtable about Temple Grandin's newest book

    Temple Grandin is a famous American academic, animal behaviourist, and autism spokesperson. Her new book, 'Visual Thinking', published in October 2022, is the latest in her series of books exploring...
  • Nesie Wang 28 Tem 2023

    The Mind Garden: Thoughts and Inspirations

    Explore connections between gardening and neurodivergence.

    A/artist has been developing the concept of Mind Garden for the past few months. After the roundtable discussion: Plants are it! , where guests shared their practice and thoughts about plants and...

  • The Links between Tattoo Culture and Autism

    Beautiful stimming; the experience of getting a tattoo and giving a tattoo as an autistic person

    Our latest interest within the A/artist Project is researching the link between the tattoo culture and autism. The idea came up when I mentioned in my interview at Mediamatic that I am enthusiastic...

  • Artikel A/artist meeting in autisme magazine #04…

    "Met een inclusieve houding hoef je niet eens te weten of iemand autist is"

    Autisme Magazine van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme, NVA Interview met Gerard van Wolferen en Willem Velthoven, verschijningsdatum 20 december 2023. 

  • a/Artist Knowledge Pages

    everything you need to know about working on the a/Artist project

    The a/Artist project is about creating a platform for neurodiverse artists and designers at Mediamatic, with a focus on the autism spectrum. This page is meant to help you with understanding and...
  • book: Annelies Wina Doom, Willem Velthoven, Jam van der Aa, Marcel Sturing

    Zelftest

    Cahier voor Museumnacht 2023

  • 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...

  • Using autism to imagine alternative worlds

    A/artist discussion round with research duo Liminal Vision

    Liminal Vision is a creative research duo consisting of artistic maker Victor Evink and film maker Emilia Tapprest. Victor is open about his autism diagnosis, while Emilia is not on the spectrum.

  • Zelf (what would you say?)

    Museumnight Amsterdam 2023

    Are you ever bothered by yourself? A lot or just a little? Come to Mediamatic and evaluate yourself through the works of a diverse team of artists. Hand yourself over to our experts, let them help...

  • 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...

  • Robin Waart is an artist who makes books who…

    A/artist roundtable with Robin Waart

    Robin Waart is an Amsterdam–based artist. During our discussion round he let us browse through six of his printed projects. They are collections of movie stills and book pages that deal with themes...
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    Documentation Museumnacht

    Documentation of Museumnacht 4 november 2023

  • Feeling in Colour

    Patrick Samuel as a Role Model

    Patrick Samuel is a visual artist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and autism advocate based in the UK. But what makes him a role model for neurodivergent creatives? 

  • 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...

  • Shields and Shelter

    A/artist roundtable with Kristin Maurer

    During this roundtable, long-time Mediamatic collaborator Kristin Maurer presented her design research about making a public swimming pool into a more accessible and comfortable space for people...

  • 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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