Nature is dualistic: it can be beautiful yet display ugliness, safe but also dangerous, kind and at the same time cruel. Nature can teach us a lot about who we are and how the world around us is organized. It can provide insight into its beautifully balanced systems but also reflect the harshness…
A take on fictional knowledge by Mediamatic artist in residence Pauline Rip
How can we reimagine the richness of our cultural relationships with plants and nature through the imaginary creatures they inhabit? To what extent can fictional knowledge and cultures explore the value systems that exist in our societies?
Gunya is a Ukrainian traditional wool coat, originally worn by Hutsul shepherds in the Carpathian mountains. Providing physical protection from severe weather and animals, throughout the years it has carried a deep symbolic meaning, serving as an amulet for its owners. Using the classic shepherd’s…
On the 10th of December a new exhibition opens at Mediamatic presenting the first example of CD-ROM art BlindRom v0.9, the Prototype. Designed and produced by Gerald van Der Kaap in 1993, BlindRom was created as a prototype of the first interactive multimedia magazine where text, image, video
Our chef, Gino, and his international kitchen team are renowned for their 4-course dinners in the Serres Separées. However, not all of us can enjoy a 4-course dinner every night. We are now extending this offer to you! If you're an artist, student, designer, or part of our wider community, you're…
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 such as the self and others, giving up and always starting over again, the meaning of dedication, and…
