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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Radical Embroidery
26Feb 2022Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to...
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Beftival Collaborators
Artists, Designers, Curators and other makers involved in Beftival
A festival featuring over 30 artists and scientists. Come discuss, feel and celebrate fe-male sexuality, gender and preference. Click here for the program.
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health /RESCHEDULED
4Dec 20214Dec 2021This workshop is rescheduled due to new corona measures. Participants will be notified about the new date and time before Tuesday end of the day. Are you looking to boost your mood by connecting...
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lecture: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Ine Poppe, Olga Middendorp, Mediamatic Foundation
To bef, bef, bef
7Nov 2021Clarissa Smith, Professor of Media & Sexual Cultures at Northumbria University (UK), explores some of the contradictory pleasures of female sexuality as represented in art and pornography. Journalist...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
28Aug 2021Are 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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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sweaty Summer
9Sep 2021Sticky nights, an upcoming thunderstorm, the sound of mosquitoes in the air and a smouldering campfire. Summer is the season for the 'holiday smell' of sunscreen and sweat, as well as the smell of a...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Twijfel Zaaien reopening
30Apr 2021On a rainy Friday afternoon, we celebrated the reopening of the Twijfel Zaaien installation.
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Voddenmannen 1
24Jul 202125Jul 2021Mediamatic and Voddenmannen are happy to invite you to the Voddenmannen 1 pop-up shop. Come by and get your hands on the very first batch of affordable design items that are remodelled from discarded...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Foraging for Mental Health
6Oct 2021Are 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
8Sep 2021Are 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
7Jul 2021Did you know that many plants that grow in the city can help to boost your mood and support mental health? In this workshop Lynn Shore will take you on a mindful guided session around Dijkspark and...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Design your own Shroud
25Jul 2021Ever thought about what you'll wear when you're dead? In the past it was customary in the Netherlands to make your own death shroud and keep it in your linen closet because you never know. Although...
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Gender-biased research
Can women be autistic?
Two weeks into my research and I'm falling down a rabbit hole. Admittedly, before diving into this project, I have little to no knowledge about autism. Then with the amount of bombarded information...
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a/Artist Project
Neurodivergence in the Arts
Platform for neurodivergent artists and designers. Primarily those who identify as/with the ASD (Autism) and ADHD spectrum. How can we better value the contributions of makers on "the spectrum" and...
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Chicken Coop Sauna
Structure Experiments
After Waew made her first prototype of a Sauna Cabin in Thailand, she used plastic and blue metal tubes. In December 2020, she came to the Netherlands to further continue her experiments. Although in...
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Shrinking Sustainability
Experimenting with making bioplastic
Designer of the Herbal Thai Sauna, Waew, is currently in the process of experimenting, she was able to make numerous different kinds of bioplastic, in an attempt to see if they would be able to...
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Tofu, Bean curd or Ricepaper?
Thai Sauna Experiments
By now, we have already been able to get a taste of the experiments that Waew is currently involved in, to create a Thai Sauna dinner experience. Starting with the willow brand chicken coops, to the...
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Steaming Wellness
Thai Herbal Sauna vs Dutch Sauna
The Thai Herbal Sauna experience is very unique and contrasting to the Dutch experience. The Thai is focused more on personal relaxation and rejuvenation of the body, rather than the Dutch one, which...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Design your own Shroud
19Sep 2021Ever thought about what you will wear when you're dead? In the past it was customary in the Netherlands to make your own death shroud and keep it in your linen closet because you never know. Although...
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workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Design your own Shroud
14Nov 2021Have you ever thought about what you want to be wearing when you die? In this workshop we will breathe new life into an old Dutch tradition. You will be guided in the process of making your own...
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The Finger Rub Rug
When enclosed in a room with a rug made of silicone fingers, it is difficult to remain neutral. Whether it be humour or disgust, Dima's installation invites the audience to act on their response as...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Happiness
24Jun 2021What are the links between smells and mood? Did you know that smell can literally enhance your frame of mind or evoke positive memories? Diving into this topic, we bring some light to the stage of...
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presentation:
La Cocina Presents: Staging a Banquet
1Nov 2020Unfortunately this presentation is cancelled! When we prepare and eat food we don’t only combine and ingest solids and liquids, but also symbols, protocols, values, and centuries of history. ...
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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
La Cocina Presents: Staging a Banquet
31Oct 2020Like plants and people, recipes travel all over the world. They adapt to, but also influence, the context and ingredients available. This event alludes to the importance of reflecting on the effects...