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Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Ben Hopley

Water kefir ready for the first fermentation

Photo 2021 by Ben Hopley for Mediamatic

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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Sauerkraut: Co-design with Microbes

with Saskia Frederiks

Sauerkraut is one of the oldest fermented foods that is around. Nowadays, most of the sauerkraut is made in one big factory. But did you know it is fairly easy to make it yourself? During this...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Water Kefir: Co-design with Microbes

with Saskia Frederiks

Learn everything about water kefir; what it is and how you can make it yourself. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own water kefir that you can take home.
2020 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes

with Saskia Frederiks

Have you been dreaming of being able to make your own kimchi? It is a delicious condiment, which brings fermented flavor of umami and tanginess, as well as beneficial microbes into your cooking .
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Milk Kefir: Co-design with Microbes

with Saskia Frederiks

You probably know yoghurt but have you ever heard of milk kefir? It's a zingy-drink made with a dairy culture or kefir grains. During this workshop, you will learn everything about milk kefir; what...
Tempeh Tasting Adventures

Exciting our taste buds with a sustainable source of protein

Clean Lab Interns Elnaz and Magdalena delved into another series of testing and tasting Tempeh preparations.
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Pickles: Co-design with Microbes

with Saskia Frederiks

Pickling vegetables is one of the oldest fermentation practices around. It is a rich source of antioxidants and is known for its sour and salty taste. During this workshop, you will learn to apply...
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 Suzana Orsolic

Reconnected senses in times of disconnection

How to make your online live streams multi-sensory appealing

In March 2020, we would meet with friends online to drink a glass of wine or host a trivia night. One year and countless online meetings later, our social lives are still disrupted, and inevitable...
exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Fermentation Rack

23
Apr 2020

Each season different herbs, vegetables, and flowers will adorn this installation. From fermented garlic to Wax Begonia lemonade; come and have a sneak peek at what we serve in our restaurant.
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Kool Kabbage

2018 - 2019

2018 turned out to be a good cabbage-year. What to do with a food-surplus of 60.000 kilos of cabbages? Mediamatic took them on to survive the winter on cabbage and to question the value of our food.
Proposal by: Leo Kay

The Acid House Of Ideas

Project Proposal: Bread, microbial and plant agency, fermentation, human evolution and collective ritual.

A month-long participatory exhibition centered around the building of a model house of ergot-inoculated rye bread; exploring the recent history of human alienation from the land; the creative...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 22 Mar 2021

We are Growing Edible Flowers

15 meters from farm to plate

Mediamatic ETEN and the Aquaponics Farm together are aiding the growth of a project that started "rooting" its way into Mediamatic's collection a couple of years ago; and now with the arrival of this...
Proposal by: Guy Vincent

Nothing Wasted

Project Proposal: Organic waste fermentation art experiment

Nothing Wasted is a compost installation that receives organic waste from the Mediamatic restaurant, as well as from the public passing by. It is treated using the bokashi method, which ferments...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft

Duckweed taste testing 2.0

Using duckweed as an alternative food source to feed our fish

Let me tell you about an aquatic plant I have come to love... Duckweed is a floating aquatic plant commonly found in ponds, lakes, and other still-moving bodies of water. Duckweed is commonly seen as...
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.
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Vera Catalano, Doudouce Knol

What does a day in the Aquaponics greenhouse look…

Morning The first thing we do in the morning is to check the pH in the subtank. The pH, a measure of how acidic the water is, determines the health of the fish, the creation of bacteria in the system
exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Mediamatic in twenty-six words

21
Mar 2019

Information Mediamatic in keywords Open 24/7 Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam The mural is located on the windows of the Sluisdeurenloods, right next to the bridge connecting to the...
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 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...
Waterkefir: How to

Ferment your own lemonade

This step-by-step guide will teach you all you need to know about fermenting water into lemonade with kefir grains. Lots of different flavours can be used for this basic recipe. Lets experiment and...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Mediamatic Eten Kamilè Vaitkuté, Jiwei Zhou

It smells like fresh bread!

As the taste of lupin tempeh was only pleasant to Willem, we all together decided to test the mycelium growth on different materials. We collected different grains (the ones that we have a personal...
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!
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Clara Casal, Nadja Nolte

How-to Tofu

Make your own Tofu from a batch of Soybeans

Why not savour the amazing qualities of soybeans by making tofu at home! Did you know that soybeans are largely indigestible? This is due to the presence of an enzyme inhibitor called protease...
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

Bokashi Containers

Composting with microorganisms

The organic waste coming from the kitchen of Mediamatic ETEN finds a special companion in its composting process: the Bokashi container. This system uses effective microorganisms to enable low...

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