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  • Rattle that lock

    Looking at rats from a different point of view

    Rats are everywhere and hard to get rid of. This is probably the main reason for them being unwanted in big cities - and at the same time the best reason to rethink your own perspective: rats are...

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  • We’re serious about mocking!

    On the theory of carnival

    Whether at the Rio Carnival in Brazil, the Mardi Gras in New Orleans or the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Carnival is celebrated all over the world. In fall 2021, Mediamatic will also join the...

  • Sweaters against Putin

    Mediamatic turns down the gas heaters for Ukraine whilst learning how to knit.

    We are dialing down our heating because we don't want to fund the Russian government with our gas money. We will all be wearing sweaters for Ukraine in an attempt to stop our dependency on natural...

  • Why Beftival?

    A Conversation with Ine Poppe and Olga Middendorp

    Beftival is coming, and, along with our growing anticipation, we also got curious to know more about the conceptual behind the scenes of it all. What pressing societal issues gave inspiration to this...

  • We all know turtles and kangaroos - but what…

    A reinterpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals

    “We cannot describe the cries of admiring joy let loose by an enthusiastic public. In the immense oeuvre of Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals is certainly one of his magnificent...

  • Getting intimate through stitches

    Meet Desirée Hammen

    Are you curious to know more about our new workshop, Radical Embroidery? We talk with workshop tutor Desirée Hammen, an Eindhoven-based fashion designer and artist who specialises in embroidery.

  • 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...

  • "Resilience, reality and surviving"

    Amir Qudaih about our upcoming exhibition Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip

    “You don't really have too many people from Gaza outside here because we don't really make it out. Gaza is a very small place, it's literally three miles wide, 17 miles long. You can run it and it's...

  • A look at the history of Caribbean cuisine

    A blog for Code Noir

    Whether culture, tradition or simple sustenance, food is a central part of human life. It also carries great symbolic value. To share a meal goes beyond the food itself; it extends to an experience...

  • Take a seat and lean in: The poetry of Code Noir

    Reflecting on representation and language with Rachel Rumai Diaz

    Following the end of the Code Noir dinner series, I had a chat with Rachel Rumai Diaz-- the spoken word artist behind the poetry that breathed life into the culinary journey of our latest Neo

  • Stitches, Threads and Needles

    Exploring the edges of contemporary embroidery

    From feminist empowerment and craftivism, to DIY material experimentations, embroidery is crossing boundaries left and right. Our new Radical Embroidery workshop has been inspired by a lot of...

  • Project proposal: Arthur Guilleminot

    Piss Soap

    Ecodeviant Research

    My project of Piss Soap is an ecodeviant product aiming to regenerate our local urban environments, while questioning our social conditioning about disgust. Piss soap is made entirely out of human...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Willem Velthoven

    Keep Out!

    march 2020 Corona Closure | Help to Flatten the Curve!

    We are ok but our exhibits and our bar/restaurant are closed until further notice. This started on Sunday march 16, 2020. We'll stay closed for public at least till April 6 whilst following the Dutch...

  • Diversity mission

    As a progressive public cultural institution, we find diversity, in all its facets, essential. We actively strive to raise awareness and implement a more transversal and integrated way of thinking...

  • How do you imitate scents from nature?

    Frank speaking on NPO Radio 1 about Smelling Like Another Being

    Listen to our resident parfumier Frank Bloem as he talks about his recent workshop Smelling Like Another Being , developed here at Mediamatic, on NPO Radio 1.  

  • How national is food culture?

    A case study of regional food practices in Turkey

    We often distinguish food cultures by assigning them a national name. However, national territories are rarely homogenous and, many times, various food cultures exist within the same country. This...

  • Let's stitch!

    From sewing to species: An interview with Inge Naaimachines

    During Dutch Design Week we will be collaborating with various artists, makers and scientists. Inge Naaimachines is a creative business based in Eindhoven who will be providing the sewing machines to...

  • Dutch Design Awards

    Infographics campaign against the culture cuts nominated

    Our 2011 campaign against the culture cuts has made it to the Dutch Design Awards finals. Other nominees are amongst others Lernert & Sander and Metahaven. The winners will be announced on October...

  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Het Parfum

    25
    Aug 2018
    - Smell the Future of Amsterdam

    The Navy Terrain opened up after 360 years, which means more space in the centre of Amsterdam. What can we do with this? There are many options, such as: Sports and Relaxation, Fancy Condos, Navy

  • We grew a new project nursery: Penny for your…

    Project Nursery

    There is something uniquely inspiring when looking into artistic processes that are still in progress: unpolished, experimental, and open-ended.  Penny for your Thoughts   is our project nursery

  • Infographics: Are the budget cuts necessary or…

    The Dutch budget for arts & culture institutions is relatively small. The above average cuts will produce below average results.

    In 2011 the budget is € 490 million to support the cultural infrastructure. That sounds like a lot, but it is only a third of what we spend on holidays. It's 1,5% of the annual costs of the State...

  • Private Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Freestyle Carpenting

    with Niels Albers

    High quality furniture that can be made by anyone, with simple tools and without special training – this was the idea behind Enzo Mari’s design approach. As a tribute to the work of the communist...

  • Innovation award for Mediamatic

    ikTag and Interactive Social RFID Games

    Tonight Mediamatic, together with a team of over 35 artists and designers won a silver SpinAward. With the ikTag & Interactive Social RFID Games ( www.mediamatic.nl/iktag ) Mediamatic won in the...

  • Residency: Scent and Protest

    During a residency with Art Olfaction Amsterdam at Mediamatic, Cohene will explore formulas for neutralizers for scent-based crowd control methods such as 'The Skunk’. 

  • An interview with Engy Aly

    "There are much, much more Arabs and Muslims than I have ever seen in my life outside of an Arabic country."

    July 2010. Engy has been living and working in Amsterdam-Noord for a few weeks. She was kind enough to share her first impressions, and tell us a little bit about her background.

created Jana Stockerer modified Elise Chalcraft

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