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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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Food Wellness

    Following the process of Waew's efforts to create a Thai Sauna experience

    Take a deep breath in and hold it for a moment. Breath out. Feel the steam on your skin.  Imagine being able to relax and take a moment for yourself, knowing that you will enjoy a delicious meal...

  • Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit? Blogserie…

    #4 Denken, voelen en doen in de Garden-Based Approach

    In de serie ‘Ecologie is ingewikkeld en daarmee uit?’ schrijf ik blogs over uitdagende theorieën uit de ecofilosofie. Ik introduceer de ideeën, ter informatie of inspiratie. Daarna zullen er...
  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Foraging for Mental Health

    with Lynn Shore

    Are 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft

    Tasting before wasting

    Optimizing our African Catfish feed

    My project for the past 8 weeks has been to look at how we could use waste streams from both the aquaponics greenhouse and the kitchen to feed our catfish to make the system as circular as possible.

  • Canadian goldenrod

    Solidago Canadensis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft

    Elderflower Champagne 2.0

    Popping champagne straight from the garden!

    The first fermentation step for making Elderflower champagne started last week with a trial test of 20L!  Here you can find the process, recipe, and some great action shots of the flowery business!

  • Field marigold

    Calendula arvensis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia . 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Clara Casal, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte

    The Balanophagy Team

    We are Clara, Magdalena, Elnaz and Nadja and we are living the balanoculture: the harvesting, processing, storage and consumption of acorns play a large role in our project taking place in the Clean...

  • The Nutritional Value of Acorns

    What can acorns bring to the table?

    Acorns - the fruits of the oak tree - have a remarkable nutritional profile that have great potential health benefits
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 5 Aug 2021

    Is it an alien? Is it a sex toy? No, it's Sopropo!

    procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit

    You may have come across Sopropo on your travels, at a Surinamese/Asian restaurant or maybe even at home. Read on and learn about our journey procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit...

  • Growing Chewellery

    Wearable objects.

    The following objects were created by destroying another experiment. A delicate woven tissue was made with care and needed to fill it with some soil and flower seeds. The whole thing just fell apart...

  • About Mediamatic

    Mediamatic is an art centre dedicated to new developments in the arts since 1983 . We organize lectures, workshops and art projects, focusing on nature, biotechnology and art+science in a strong...

  • Comfrey

    Solidago Canadensis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft

    7 kilos of Happiness

    The ins and outs of weighing our fish

    Every 6 months, we weigh our 128 African catfish. This is done to get a snapshot into the growth rate of the catfish and check on their general wellbeing. The Aquaponics Greenhouse currently has five...

  • Runaway van Kanye West

    Vanessa Beecroft als het geheim wapen van een nieuwe regisseur

    Eigenlijk is Kanye Wests videoclip "Runaway" vooral sterk in alles wat er niet te zien is. Kanye is de regisseur, tegelijk de hoofdrolspeler en zo meer, maar let op, bij de aftiteling staat Vanessa...

  • Whiz Freedom

    For When Nature Calls

    The world's first anti-bacterial and hydrophobic urine director. The Freedom is a soft and gentle, ingenious device and it allows women of all ages to wee in a standing up, sitting down or lying...
  • project: Annelies Wina Doom 16 Oct 2021

    More like this: Schubben / Scales

    Annelies Wina Doom scrolls the internet

    For the Inhuman Carnaval Costume Lab, Mediamatic asked Doom to help our participants gain some inspiration. She made a series of recorded explorations of the visual beauty of nature by smartly...

  • Elder

    Sambucus nigra

    Find more about this tree on Wikipedia .

  • Chewable Plants

    Is it possible to give an ordinary piece of rubber a new afterlife?

    A human can produce an average of 0.5 to 1.5 liters of saliva each day or 0.3 to 0.4 ml per minute. This production of saliva can be increased or stimulated by eating, drinking or chewing some...

  • Nature needs Heroes

    Workshops, talks and art

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    The Beauty Dinner: the Recipes

    How to continue treating your skin at home

    Thank you to everyone who participated in The Beauty Dinner, created by artists Margherita Soldati, Krisztina Czika and chef Alice Héron. As we mentioned, we want you to be able to relive the dinner...

created Anne Lakeman modified Julia van der Veen

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