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"Urinetown": piss in anti-utopia
What if in the future we have to pay for peeing?
In the world where they already trade drinking water and fresh air, such a perspective does not seem at all impossible. Impressed by the system of paid toilets in Europe, American playwright Greg...
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P for protest
When a cup of patience overflows, all that remains is to pee.
The act of peeing on something contains a well-documented symbolic value, which makes it a useful tool for provocation. Urine and feces, hurled at policemen and politicians, is a common thing during...
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Bart Mulder
Graphic Design
Currently I am studying graphic design at the HKU (university of the Arts Utrecht). My work arises mainly from fascinations, research and concept. I'm interested in New media and technologies.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Feeding The Bees
- Love your urban pollinators!1Apr 2015Food from 18:30 / Talks from 20:00. We all benefit from bees, but what can we do in return? How can we make Amsterdam a bee-friendly city? Thanks to extensive collaboration between city planners
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WORM
This Happened Rotterdam #5
- Hoe maakt u het?12Jan 2015Having ideas is easier than making them happen. Creators tell about projects that exist today, how their concepts and production process can help inform future work.
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Dijksgracht 6
Mediamatic's new location
On November 19 2014, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. A great area near the waterside, within walking distance from Amsterdam's Central Station. In the following months...
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workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Workshop: Aquaponics
- Build an aquaponics system25Oct 2014Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. The best way to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space. The fish poo...
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Simeon Henry Goodwin
Seaweed and Mushroom Fan
British Designer from Liverpool. I'm interested in Bio-Design and studied Sustainable Product Design in Cornwall, England, with an Erasmus Exchange at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. I'm...
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Haeckel-File #1: Haeckel the racist
Maybe you have lately visited the Amsterdam library and its exhibition on slavery. If so, you probably came across this drawing from Haeckel. To our twenty-first century eyes, this is quite a...
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The good drones bring us
Participation and innovation rapidly changes the image and usage of drones
Drones have gotten a bad reputation in the past years. Considering the amount of negative media attention they have received, that is no surprise. Drone strikes, innocent victims, privacy issues
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"Water is a cycle like everything in nature and…
On June 12th young water maverick and bioprocess engineer Bernelle Verster gave an inspiring talk at Mediamatics Biotalk ; a monthly lecture series that invites artists and designers to present and...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Round the Table: Bio art labs conspiracy
- An open conspiracy to promote the development of Bio Art and Design18Sep 2014A new league of labs and organizations is emerging that support artists with their work in biology. We're inviting experts for a round the table meeting about the future and collaborations within the...
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exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Pret Park
7Jul 2014- Lightness week 11: A hyper-real artistic spectacle13Jul 2014Welcome to PRET PARK! From July 8 – 13 Pret Park (amusement park) collectively investigates the possibilities and impossibilities of the artistic spectacle. Pret Park directly addresses a cultural...
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presentation: Mediamatic Fabriek
Fashion for Freedom
7Jul 2014- An online fashion auction for ALLOUT14Jul 2014Together with Amsterdam's finest LGBT supporting creatives, Stichting Mediamatic, SALON/ and Martin Butler hosted a special event for the benefits of ALLOUT. Now it's your chance to contribute! Take...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fairies for Freedom
- A Midsummernight's Eve21Jun 2014Together with Amsterdam's finest LGBT supporting creatives, Stichting Mediamatic, SALON/ and Martin Butler host a special evening for the benefits of ALLOUT. On June 21st Midsummer-night's Eve, we...
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Bussumstraat 58, Amsterdam-Noord
Opening expositie 'Toko' van Su Tomesen in…
- Een mini-blokker op wielen stelt de pro's en con's van plastic aan de kaak7Jun 2014Project space rhizomatic nodigt in juni de internationaal opererende kunstenaar uit voor het project ‘De Winkel om de Hoek’.
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Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond
iii - Trails To Hear
- Tour van beeldende en muzikale performances17أيار / مايو 2014iii - een internationaal collectief met thuishaven in Den Haag - brengt een avond waarin jij navigeert van act naar act. Op elke nieuwe plek valt een wereld te ontdekken waarin de artiesten met hun...
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Mediamatic Fabriek 5 أيار / مايو 2014
Het Orakel at De Dam
- Freedom of speech on May 55أيار / مايو 2014On Liberation Day, May 5th, Atelier van Lieshout and Mediamatic celebrate our freedom with 'Het Orakel' (The Oracle). A manifesto for the freedom of speech. Location: Damsquare in Amsterdam
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De Balie
De Vrijheidslezing #6: Esra’a Al Shafei
- Internetactivist uit Bahrein7أيار / مايو 2014“I believe in the strength of the internet and of design, to communicate human rights causes. To tell the world about situations they don’t hear about.” (Esra’a Al Shafei)
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workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics Workshop
- Build an aquaponics system24أيار / مايو 2014Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. The best way to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space. The fish poo...
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Droog Design
Irritation #13 - Guus Beumer
- Guus Baumer shares his dilemma and engages in a dialogue17Apr 2014Guus Beumer has been the director of The New Institute for one year now. One of the legacies of the institute are its major exhibition spaces of the former NAi. What role do the exhibitions play in...
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workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics Workshop
- Build an aquaponics system12Apr 2014Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. The best way to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space. The fish poo...
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workshop: Mediamatic Foundation
Workshop: Computer Security
- Basic Crypto for Everybody3Apr 2014The internet is broken. Who we call, where we are, what we send each other; all this information is logged and stored for large-scale data analysis. This workshop is about opting out of this social...