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The Confluence of European Water Bodies: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Diplomatic Suitcase
- Opening Night19Sep 2025Water flows through every aspect of our lives. It is a force that is at once essential and powerful, yet deeply endangered. In our world, water is often silent in the face of political and legal...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet-a-Maker
- with Letizia Artioli3Oct 2025Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our restaurant by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspires you. Letizia Artioli is open to...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Diplomatic Suitcase
19Sep 2025- The Confluence of European Water Bodies21Oct 2025Water flows through every aspect of life — essential, powerful, and deeply endangered. Yet, in Europe and beyond, water often remains voiceless in political and legal decisions. This exhibition...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet-a-Maker
9Sep 2025- with Matilde Stolfa11Sep 2025Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our restaurant by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspires you. Matilde Stolfa is open to...
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Event: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Monument Day at Mediamatic
- Learn about the history of the Sluisdeurenloods13Sep 2025Ever knew that the Oosterdok hides plenty of historical and cultural landmarks? Join Mediamatic on the 13th of September as part of Open Monument Day to learn about the history of the...
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Mediamatic + Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
EAT
4Sep 2025- A Concert-Ritual-Breakfast14Sep 2025During EAT , we invite you to disrupt your morning ritual and try a new approach to spending time where every minute, and even second, counts. In a Concert-Ritual-Breakfast, musician Shannon Lee will...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Letizia Artioli
Lullaby for Floods
- Opening Night5Sep 2025The Lullaby for Floods installation will be the creation of a sonic environment and an in-between space connecting us to the Earthly turbulences in the new climate regime: it exchanges our inner...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Maria Ilieva, Matilde Calamandrei, Laura Sanz Rosal
Oosterdok Sensory Tower
21أيار / مايو 202521أيار / مايو 2026This exhibition invites you to journey through time, exploring the layered history of Mediamatic's waterfront location. Here, where the scent of the water blends with the lingering echoes of...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Minji Kim
Aquatic Soundscapes
1Mar 2025- Minji Kim1Apr 2025We know our actions ripple through the water. But how do they sound to those who live beneath the surface? What can these unheard frequencies teach us about our impact and our connection to the...
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Policy Plan 2025-2028:
Open City Monastery
Transdisciplinary Design Research
Mediamatic is an organization focused on developing and presenting cross-disciplinary art, design and science practices. Sustainability and social urgency are our core concerns. Since 1983, we have...
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Plants and Saline Water
Management Strategies Inspired by Nature
This post is the second in a series of articles for the Korreltje Zout project where we discuss our research into how we can grow plants in salty soil or using salty water for irrigation. In the...
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How Amsterdam's geological history shaped its…
The inescapable connection with the sea
Amsterdam, the picturesque capital of the Netherlands, is a city rich in history and culture. While its iconic canals, historic architecture, and vibrant atmosphere captivate visitors, the city's...
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Understanding salinity units and conversions
What are the units for salinity? Can they be converted into one another, to homologate research data?
Salinity is the concentration of dissolved salts in water; it is a critical parameter in various fields, including oceanography, environmental science, and water quality monitoring. Salinity plays a...
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Plants and Saline Water: A Tale of Adaptation
Water is essential for life, and for plants it's no different. But what happens when the water is salty? Can plants adapt? Let's dive into the world of plants and their relationship with saline water.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Harvesting rainwater
Research and design for a rainwater system
Following the research on irrigating with canal water, a more general question appeared: How to build an ecological water management system for the exterior garden and interior greenhouse aquaponics?
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People
Get to know the team that is working on Grain of Salt.
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exhibition: Dutch Pavilion Venice Willem Velthoven, Annelies Wina Doom
Plumbing the System
20أيار / مايو 2023- Superuse proposes rainwater management for the Giardini della Biennale26Nov 2023This years Dutch contribution to the Architecture Biennnale in Venice is a very humble and, at the same time, incredibly ambitious proposal. Next to the amazingly analytical illustration by Carlijn...