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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Alessandra Avanzi

    Ancient Egypt and the culture of perfume.

    The use of smelly components in Egyptian daily life: Kyphi, incense and other perfume.

    Incense was considered the “Fragrance of the Gods” in Ancient Egypt. Making incense meant in a mysterious way creating the body of the gods and communicating with them.   Do you know that the...

  • Nose Nostalgia

    The Science Behind Fragrant Flashbacks

    Why does the scent of freshly cut grass spark vivid images of childhood memories on your elementary school yard? Why does a whiff of the perfume of a woman in passing transports you briefly into the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Building Aquaponic Systems

    with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

    Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Branko Kleynen, Niklaus Mettler

    All our essential oils

  • Smells like ... Microbes?

    Your perfume may soon be produced by bacteria

    The traditional perfume industry is strongly linked to the availability of specific odorants. As their harvest is depending on weather conditions and is therefore uncertain, scientists came up with a...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Fredrik Link

    How is smell used as a disguise in beings?

    Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.

    This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    with Frank Bloem

    Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from biological materials like fruits, spices, or even hair! During this workshop you will be introduced to the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Designing Incense

    with Niklaus Mettler

    Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Francesca Nicchiotti

  • Tajine met kip en couscous van Ome Ad

    Gemaakt tijdens de tweede Over Datum Eetclub in Mediamatic Bank

    Ome Ad maakt fabuleuze couscous en stoofschotels uit de tajine. Hier een van zijn recepten.

  • Mediamatic 2020

    Here you will find an overview of our highlights, go here to see the full overview of our 2020 program or who we worked with this year . 2020 was an interesting year. The sudden, and first ever
  • Project proposal: Simon Niedenthal

    Creative Reinterpretations

    Scents & Computers

    Scented interactive media like the web games of DigiScents, Inc. have largely vanished from the internet despite archival efforts of the time, only leaving behind hints at what these experiences...

  • Love Sweat Love

    Dating via smell on Museumnacht

    We use all of our senses when searching for love in the wild. However, modern dating platforms are generally bad at reproducing this animalistic setting, and leave some senses unstimulated. Least...

  • Tinda's Açorda

    Portugese broodsoep met garnalen

    Deze soep maakte onze huis chefkok Tinda van Smoorenburg van de IJ-keuken tijdens de eerste editie van Over Datum Eetclub bij Mediamatic.

  • Bananencurry van Ome Ad

    Gemaakt tijdens Mediamatics tweede Over Datum Eetclub

    Dit recept is goed uit de losse pols te maken. Wat meer of minder ui, kruiden naar smaak, een banaantje of suiker voor een wat zachtere sensatie, wees niet te precies en kook op je gevoel en met wat...

  • Festive Fumes

    Adventurously absorbing alcoholic aromas

    The recognisable scent alcoholic drinks produce can be intense when you have not had one yourself, and at the wrong time of day give the impression of not really having your life together. Still

  • Body as Atomiser

    Swallowable Parfum by Lucy McRae

    If we were able to biologically enhance the fragrance emitted from our bodies, what could be the consequences for our everyday existence? Our skin sweating cosmetics, turning into a perfume atomiser.
  • Perfume Spyros Drosopoulos 20 Aug 2018

    Splash!

    The Scent of Outdoor Sports and Leisure

    Splash! is the scent of people gathering together in an outdoors setting. It's a happy festive scent where one can feel the excitement. We smell water and grass and fresh air in the beginning. As...
  • Project proposal: Mandy den Elzen

    The essence of the Mastbos

    Het Mastbos, aangelegd in 1515, is het oudste naaldbos van Nederland en ligt ten zuiden van Breda. Het functioneert nog steeds als een productiebos waaraan de innovatieve ideeën over bosbouw van...

  • Media of "Seafoam"

    What forms will our aphrodisiacs take?

    “The medium is the message” (McLuhan). Such aphorism cannot be truer than for our aphrodisiac. Whether one gently applies lotion onto the body of oneself or their lover(s) as if to caress, or sips a...

  • Rode Curry van Ome Ad

    Gemaakt tijdens Mediamatics tweede Over Datum Eetclub

    Een rode curry met vlees en cashewnoten.Voor dit recept geldt: varieer, iets meer van het een of ander doet er niet veel toe. Het ligt aan je smaak en wat je precies in huis hebt (gehaald) aan over...

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