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AlbertoAn interview with Tunc Topcuoglu
Connecting high and low culture through kebab.
Tunc Topcuoglu on the importance of roots, and being an outsider. "No longer trapped in a specific identity, you are forced to…
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Mapping for Tourists
MFT resulted in Noord, an exhibition and travel guide
Noord is the result of a project initiated by Nat Muller and Mediamatic: Mapping for Tourists. 22 artists were invited to map…
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An interview with Joop de Boer
Bridges, wrestling and hardcore music.
A closer inspection of the various subcultures in Amsterdam-Noord.
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Culture
A taste of culture in Noord
North was considered a cultural wasteland for a long time, but not anymore! Ever since the NDSM shipyard went bankrupt 1984, an…
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Travel guide
Noord
A subjective travel guide to The Netherlands
This is the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands. It is about Amsterdam-Noord. We made this guide during the summer of 2010…
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JustinAn interview with Ahmed Kamel
"I think the center has become more settled, and Noord is changing faster than ever before."
August 2010. Ahmed tells us about the tranquility of Noord, and why it is special to him.
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Abel
Mediamati©
Het duivelse auteursrecht en Mediamatic.
Mediamatic besteedt wel degelijk aandacht aan het auteursrecht, getuige het uitgebreide scala aan Copyright instellingen en het…
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An interview with Mahmoud Hamdy
Physical and mental distance
While healing himself with healthy tomato juice, Egyptian artist Mahmoud speaks about integration, swings, and why Noord needs…
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WillemNoord is exceptionally normal
Introduction to Noord
This is the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands. It is about Amsterdam-Noord. We made this guide during the summer of 2010…
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EvelynNoord
Exhibition and travel guide
Together with 22 local and international artists, Mediamatic mapped Amsterdam-Noord. This resulted in an exhibition, and in the…
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An Interview with Lara Balaa
"Noord is a construction site, a space in transition."
July 2010. Lara is part of the Mapping for Tourists (now Noord) design team, working on the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.
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Amsterdam Noord and the dream of the malleable society
From social to spatial engineering
For a long time Amsterdam served as a container for everything unwanted. From the early gallows to the trailer camps, and from the…
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Organisation:Amsterdam-Noord
Buiksloterkerk (church)
This picturesque 1710 church is one of North’s oldest monuments. It regularly hosts cultural events, such as Podium Noord on every…
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SarahAn interview with Sarah van Sonsbeeck
"Noord's potential for new developments has only risen."
A look at how space and power are intrinsically connected to Amsterdam Noord's massive development.
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Noord
Pars pro toto for The Netherlands
During the summer of 2010, 22 artists made work in and about Amsterdam-Noord. This resulted in an exhibition, and in the first…
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CasparAn interview with Kaweh Modiri
My Burglar and Me
As a Rietveld student Kaweh's apartment was burglarized and his most valuable possessions were stolen. After finding out who did it,…
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An interview with Lynn Amhaz
Homesick for Noord
We met with Lynn Amhaz, who is part of the Mapping for Tourists travel guide design team.
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An interview with Wietske Maas
Smoking peacocks, urbanibalism and snails
Over the years Wietske Maas has experimented and worked within several different cultural disciplines. Before working with Matteo…
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Learning to Cycle in Noord
The roads are broad and easily accessible, but by car you can’t truly enjoy the subtle beauty of Noord. Bicycles are the means of…
