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Growing lamps

And then there was... mycelium

In this post I will share how I made my first products from mycelium in the Mediamatic Clean Lab.
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Nehis Osagie, Arne Hendriks

Babel

June '20 – Pigeon Tower 01

The first tower of mycelial waste. Living material. We mainly wanted to start. With a lot of enthusiasm but little precision or consultation. The uneven blocks were stacked intuitively. We filled the...
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

Jute

June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02

We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks

Cartier

Sept '20 – Pigeon Tower 03

The third tower was build inside the Clean Lab . Two previous attempts to build a sturdy, living tower had failed. Time to take a step back. We did not know whether our principles were correct.
Clean Lab

Credits

Thank you!

We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.
Structure

We are building a Pigeon Tower #4

Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works?
Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

Defining the Shape

Square and Round

Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.
Mediamatic Biotoop Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

Commence Operation

We are building a Pigeon Tower #2

During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...
Bibliography

Here you find a collection of books and images used as sources for the Myco-Assemblage

Shelter – Lloyd Kahn and Bob Easton (1973)
Mycelium Pigeon Towers

Collection of Design Research Questions

Is mycelium waste from the oyster mushroom industry an effective material to build with? Can we build structures to house Amsterdams feral pigeons? Do pigeons accept a mycelium structure as a place...
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

Yellow

Feb '21 – Pigeon Tower 06

The construction of this tower is mainly focused on speed and efficiency. It is a simple square design so we did not have to trim the blocks. To press them we organized a ‘Gentle Disco’. We gently...
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

I / O

Dec '20 – Pigeon Tower 07

I / O stands for Inside/Out and reverses the inside and outside of the tower. The walls of pigeon towers are smooth on the outside with a few holes so that the pigeons can enter. On the inside
Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

Gentle

Oct '20 – Pigeon Tower 04

The blocks of mycelium from mushroom grower John Verbruggen that we used to build are wide and heavy, and so they give us more security when stacking than in previous towers. Because we wanted to...
Inspiration

Who proceded us, and who got inspired?

When the Serres Séparées went viral, restaurants from all over the world got inspired and took over the idea to serve a safe and cozy dinner in private greenhouses. We feel honoured to see that we've...
Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

Hybrid Material

Mycelium Experiments

Explore the potential of living material through a series of diverse experiments.
Designing mycelium plant pots

While working with mycelium at Mediamatic we thought about ways to combine mycelium with plants. We chose to experiment on making biodegradable plant pots. When making a positive impact on the...
Proposal by: Verena Michels

Trash, Plastic, Noise & Bad Wheater

Project proposal: Compostable raincoat

Trash, Plastic, Noise & Bad Weather draws inspiration from the compost as an un- expected place to bury used, damaged or no longer wanted products. The current fashion system promotes either Fast...
What's growing on #1

Adventures of a curious CleanLab intern

In this series I will share some of the interesting and fun things that I do and come across during my time as the CleanLab intern at Mediamatic. During this time I will mostly keep myself busy with...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

Guards and Guides

Parasitic fungi and their function

Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The second big group is parasitic fungi. Of course, there are parasitic species for every organism, but they are mainly related to insects.
Proposal by: Mario Mimoso

Floating Havens

Project Proposal: Regenerating city life

Floating Havens is a project aimed at regenerating life inside the urban landscape. Using Amsterdam’s canals as a way to gain land to the crowded and congested city streets, we want to dedicate these...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

Nature's janitors and Remediation

Saprophytic fungi and their function

Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...
Mediamatic Biotoop

Sculpting Textiles

with Margherita Soldati

How can you use unconventional materials and techniques to manipulate textile in shapes, textures and patterns? During the workshop, artist Margherita Soldati will introduce you to manipulating...
Proposal by: Lena Kuzmich

Expanding Kin

Project Proposal: video installation on multi-species world-building

"Expanding Kin" is a video installation on multi-species world-building and consists of a short film and a physical installation organized as seating islands. The work examines the potential of...
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