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  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Workshop: Introduction to Smell

    16
    Jun 2019
    - Make your own Perfume

    A trained nose smells more and knows what to do. Always been interested in natural perfumes, scent compositions or the making of your own fragrance? In our newest workshop with  Frank Bloem , you...

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  • olfaction
  • olfactory
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  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Composing Fragrance

    13
    Jul 2025
    - with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...

  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Citrus Bouquet

    13
    Jul 2025
    - Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore the...

  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like another being

    with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop we explore the amazing smells that our natural world is rich of, by translating the odor of animals, insects, plants and bacteria into a perfume for humans. Smelling like a cockle in...

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour Tour

    19
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    25
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Oosterdok

    Open Call 2019 Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    This open call is closed

    Before Covid19, we were planning an ambitious event in Amsterdam about the Sensory History of Oosterdok, the eastern part of the old harbour of the city. Related to this project, Mediamatic issued an...

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    13
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Frank Bloem, Niklaus Mettler

    Inhuman Sanatisers

    Olfactory Cross-dressing

    Can we raise awareness for the diversity of species in our ecosystem by smelling? Smelling like of coral reef in the ocean, a field with wild flowers, or an endangered rhino? It's all possible!

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    12
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • Premiere: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Thank you for Calling

    18
    Jul 2025

    Met Wie Spreek Ik is a short, magical-realistic film about Rens (37), a director of a music venue who is on the brink of a burn-out. After an emotional breakdown, he is unexpectedly called by Herman...

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour Tour

    11
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.

  • 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 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

    Composing Fragrance

    with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...

  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    18
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...

  • festival: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Japanese Knotweed Festival

    Under European regulations, invasive exotic species are allowed to be radically eradicated. The City of Amsterdam, for example, is allocating 8 million euros to aggressively destroy Japanese knotweed.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like A Beast

    with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...

  • RFID fantasies, experiences and creative…

    Mediamatic RFID & Physical Computing Hackers Camp

    During Picnic 07 ( Go play with your tag! ) you could experience the creative prototypes and experiments that were built around the unique opportunity of having a large crowd of tagged people present

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Josie Dibnah

    Embodying Landscapes

    In conversation with Philipp Kolmann

    Philipp Kolmann (artist, designer, cheese-maker, herdsman) is our current artist in residence, exploring ‘Embodied Landscapes’ as part of the AFK 3Package Deal. His work moves fluidly through diverse...

  • 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.

  • Breakout group on communicating smells

    Hackathon Conclusions by Frank Bloem

    Breakout group: How to communicate a fragrance with only the package or a picture. Participants: Franziska Jostheit, Niklaus Mettler, Caro Verbeek and Frank Bloem We rephrased the question to: How...

  • Perfume Ricardo Moya 20 Aug 2018

    Love & Tonic

    The Scent of A Party Zone

    This perfume was inspired by an urge to party in the beautiful, flowery summer. Amsterdam is a happy city: Love and freedom are its catchwords. Ricardo Moya twisted and interpreted a love accord with...

created Marina Mehlhorn modified Anne Lakeman

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