Mediamatic.net
Art, nature, biology and food in Amsterdam. Various exhibitions, workshops and a plant-based restaurant & bar. You're welcome!
More information about our restaurant here.
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Gastronomical Summit
Rethinking Japanese Knotweed Through Food
Every spring, Mediamatic organises a festival around Japanese knotweed. Knotweed is a fast-growing plant known in Europe for being considered a exotic invasive. This year's season explores the positive properties of Japanese Knotweed, including its surprising edibility. Join us for the finale of…
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Knots, Weeds & Roots
A dinner with invasive and invited species
From earthy taste of reminiscence roots to the ephemeral sweetness of flowers, artists Uno Fujisawa , Alaa Abu Asad and Aslı Hatipoğlu use the lifecycle of the Japanese Knotweed as a starting point to take you on a culinary journey through personal stories about migration and adaptation. Tickets
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Japanese Knotweed as a Sustainable Food Source
with Joël Broekaert, Jasper Riehm, Aslı Hatipoğlu & Uno Fujisawa
Join us for a thought-provoking culinary talk with renowned culinary journalist Joël Broekaert, innovative chef Jasper Riehm, artist and chef Aslı Hatipoğlu, and creative chef Uno Fujisawa as they delve into the world of the Japanese Knotweed. Often demonised as a relentless invader, the Knotweed…
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The Artist makes the Idea that makes the Book
How stubbornly strict rules by artists and designers generate beautiful books
Join us for an evening about conceptual book development with artists Robin Waart, A.W. Doom and Willem Velthoven. 3 very different makers whose projects have 1 thing in common: They find very strict conceptual starting points and grow them into logical, yet surprisingly rich and playful books. Is…
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Gentle Disco
Come dance on our Mycelium so we can build more Pigeon Towers
A batch of mycelium bricks will come in again, so it's time for another ‘Gentle Disco’ to press them. Join us to dance on the mycelium while listening to some good music by DJ Huppeldepup , and contribute to the building process of our pigeon towers. All will take place outside our barn in the open…
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Opening: Japanese Knotweed Season / Fantastic Materials
Openings with Siobhán McGibbon, Erica Monde, Aromalab and Rietveld designLAB
Join us this friday for the opening of several exhibitions at Mediamatic. Alongside the first round of exhibitions part of our Japanese Knotweed Season , we welcome students from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy into our barn to present their project Fantastic Materials . Free to join