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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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AlbertoNDSM, or the resurrection of the shipbuilding industry leftovers
The Noord participants explore Amsterdam Noord
Our guests discussed Amsterdam's cultural life with Eva De Klerk. They talked about gentrification and the future of Amsterdam Noord.
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LaraThe design work kicks off!
June 2010. Mapping for Tourists design update 2
Following an initial research and brainstorm session that attempted to answer the question: “what is a conventional travel guide…
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An interview with Ayman Ramadan
"Everything that is forbidden back home, is allowed here."
July 2010. Ayman, one of the Noord participants, chats with us about the power of rain, and explains what it is he likes about…
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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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DidoAn interview with Kareem Lotfy
Cairo, the tale of love and hate.
Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and…
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GM Collector
Gespreksaantekeningen van een interview met Steven Kolsteren, hoofd educatie Groninger Museum.
In December 2010 introduceerde het Groninger Museum zijn GM Collector, een sleutelhanger waarmee je tijdens je bezoek je…
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Mediamatic Alumni
Old friends and casual acquaintances
These are a few of our former colleagues. Some of them worked with Mediamatic for years, others for a short period of time. This…
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Starting to explore the North
The tourists are arriving in Amsterdam
Friday night: one of the first nights out with the almost complete team of artists.
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Lynn
EngyTravel Guides
Noord design update 1: preparations.
Travel guides according to Wikipedia, and our first impressions of existing travel guides. An ongoing research.
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JustinAn interview with Ganzeer
About Amsterdam-Noord and the perception of time
Ganzeer is an Egyptian artist and one of the Mapping for Tourists (now Noord) participants, working on the creation of an exhibition…
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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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In 2011 we worked with these people
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Project proposals
Participating artists and the design team
Mapping for Tourists resulted in Noord. These pages are snapshots of the artists' progress, as documented in July of 2010. Visit…
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Second Plenary Meeting
July 27, Noord hq.
Egyptian artists, Lebanese designers, and local experts and editors talk about their work. The perfect way to stay updated on the…
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In 2010 we worked with these people
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MahmoudBored in Noord
When I first arrived in Amsterdam, I was intrigued by the local perception of Amsterdam Noord. It seemed to me that, although Noord…
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Anne
MartineAanjagen van verandering
Aletta's Back-in-a-Bite
Afgelopen vrijdag was het zover. Evelyn de Roos ging samen met haar collega's van het instituut voor vrouwengeschiedenis (Aletta)…
