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Grain of Salt
Canal water research for plants
The goal is simple. We want to stop using clean tapwater to irrigate the plants at Dijkspark and instead use a water source that may be considered unconventional: the canal. The common perception...
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mediamatic eten Justin Knelange
From Grandma's Kitchen to new Culinary Horizons
In conversation with our new head chef Panos Fakos
As a small boy, Panos was introduced to the world of spices and cooking by his loving grandmother. Food has always played a big role in his upbringing where his mother and her sister paved the path...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Looking back at the Japanese Knotweed Symposium
Knotweed on a pedestal
We look back at a two-day gathering with researchers, designers, and artists, which aimed to explore Japanese knotweed and our relationship with this contested plant. Japanese knotweed was put on a...
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Danica Sretenović
Curator and Architect
Danica's current knotweed project
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Understanding Japanese knotweed
In conversation with Virgile Durando
Virgile Durando is a product/material designer and researcher from France. He is our current artist in residency, presently working on collecting and developing knowledge regarding the re
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Herbology of Japanese Knotweed
- with Lynn Shore16Apr 2023Yes! You are now excited about Japanese Knotweed, just like us! You may have even found a patch of them close to you. What next? Learn the history and medicinal properties of Japanese knotweed, how...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Herbology of Japanese Knotweed
- with Lynn Shore30Apr 2023Yes, you are now excited about Japanese Knotweed just like us! You may even have found a patch of them close to you. What next? Learn the history and medicinal properties of Japanese Knotweed, how to...
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
Harvesting Knotweed Responsibly
Please prevent unintended spreading of knotweed
Japanese Knotweed is a hyper-local resource in the Netherlands, and a wonderful edible and medicinal plant, full of beneficial qualities. However, it is important to approach harvesting with caution...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Japanese Knotweed Symposium
14Apr 2023- Lets talk Japanese knotweed!15Apr 2023Mediamatic invited experts and creatives from various disciplines to discuss all things Japanese knotweed. We will unpack the plant that is so often described as invasive. The symposium focussed on...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Freedom Meal
- love your guest5أيار / مايو 2023Artists Aslı Hatipoğlu (Thailand/Turkey), Alaa Abu Asad (Palestine/Netherlands) and Uno Fujisawa (Japan/Netherlands) have put together a special Freedom Meal at Mediamatic. Join us and be part of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Duizendknoop Kookshow
30Apr 2023- met Pauline Wiersema7أيار / مايو 2023Gratis groente! Altijd al willen leren hoe je thuis met Japanse duizendknoop kunt koken? 'De Duizendknoop Kookshow', gepresenteerd door social practice kunstenaar Pauline Wiersema gaat in...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Dyeing with Fabulous Fungi
- Workshop with Ilse Kremer5Mar 2023Have you ever been mesmerized by the beautiful colours of mushrooms? Did you know you can dye fabric with the pigments produced by mushrooms? Come join fashion and textile designer Ilse Kremer to...
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The green gold
Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday
After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...
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Closing the Tap
Turning to the canal to reduce our tapwater consumption
The goal is simple. We want to stop using clean tapwater to irrigate the plants at Dijkspark and instead use a watersource that may be considered unconventional: the canal. The common perception of...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Dying, Caring, Encore!
- Project Presentation with Angela Kerr, Emily Bates and Yi-Jing Chen26Jan 2023Our identity is defined by so many elements. Hair. DNA. Body. The way we think or dress. Yet, most of these are perishable. Our body becomes ashes, our hair is cut, our clothes are replaced. Those...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
- with Lynn Shore11Mar 2023Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
- with Lynn Shore21Jan 2023Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your...
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Proposal by: Sujata Majumdar, Roland van Dierendonck, Irene Nooren
Nanoplay
Project Proposal: The Society Within Us
'The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think' - Gregory Bateson Our current way of thinking does not enable us to deal with...
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Proposal by: Emily Bates
Human Hair Tapestry
Project Proposal: A collective document, and trauma portrait
Hair has played a complex and diverse role within humankind’s cultural history, both symbolically and materially, being utilised within rituals and as memorial or portrait across many communities...
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Proposal by: Takako Hamano, Uno Fujisawa
EatArt Experience in Experiments
Project Proposal: Stimulating five senses
During the COVID pandemic, people were confronted with the essence of (their) being, either consciously or unconsciously. We had to find new ways to feel at ease with(in) ourselves and in our...
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Proposal by: Yi-Jing Chen
Growing with Garments
Project proposal: Interspecies Collaborative Design & Fashion
Growing with Garments is a response to an increase in biodesign in the fashion industry. Encountering living organisms in garments not only contributes to inventing eco-friendly materials but also...
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Proposal by: Angela Kerr
Forests of Remembrance
Project Proposal: Could the dearly departed save the planet?
As human beings, we honour our dead with rites, tombs and vigils, statues and cenotaphs, processions, pyres and rituals. Our instinct to respectfully bid farewell cuts across cultures, place and time.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
- with Lynn Shore10Dec 2022Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
- with Lynn Shore8Oct 2022Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting with your environment? Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session to explore ways to engage with everyday nature in order to support your...