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  • Party Mediamatic Biotoop

    Gentle Disco

    28
    Mar 2024
    - Come dance on our Mycelium so we can build more Pigeon Towers

    A batch of mycelium bricks will come in again, so it's time for another ‘Gentle Disco’ to press them. Join us to dance on the mycelium while listening to some good music by DJ Huppeldepup , and...
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  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Aquatic Speculations

    14
    Mar 2026
    - with Silke Riis

    You are an archaeologist of the future, and on one of your excavations you stumble upon something odd hidden in the soil; During your sailing trip across what once used to be “The Netherlands”, you...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks

    Pigeon Cam

    On the 7th of June 2022, almost two years after we first started learning how to build pigeon towers with waste mycelium, we introduced the first four squab (young pigeons) into their new living...
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    In 2024 & 2025 & 2026 we worked with these people

  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Eve Merriel Hurst

    Psychosoma

    7
    Mar 2025
    7
    Jan 2027
    - Eve Merriel Hurst

    This sensory fountain creates a space for vital conversations around psychosomatic health: conditions that affect both the body and mind. Western healthcare is largely based on the belief that 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.
  • 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...

  • It's Electric!

    Electric pee in Rio de Janeiro

    Every year the city of Rio de Janeiro has to deal with the same reoccurring problem. The many people at the Carnival pee in the streets. With this in mind, AfroReggae and JWT came up with a way to...
  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Boro Stitching

    with Emma Fukuwatari Huffmann

    Are you looking for ways of caring and diversifying your wardrobe? Come and join Emma Fukuwatari Huffman to learn a mending technique inspired by Boro, a traditional Japanese mending style born out...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    In 2021 we worked with these people

  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop

    Radical Embroidery

    with Desirée Hammen

    Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to...
  • exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks

    Mycelium Pigeon Towers

    1
    Oct 2021
    1
    Oct 2031
    - by Arne Hendriks

    New  pigeon   towers emerge as old ones slowly collapse into fertile soil at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom farms.
  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Deep Documenting

    21
    Mar 2026
    - with Naomi van Dijck

    Whether you're working on an installation, a participatory event, or an ongoing research project, finding the right way to document your process can be challenging—especially when the work doesn’t...
  • 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...
  • Venue Mediamatic Biotoop

    Weddings

    A place for happiness. Getting married in your own way

    Weddings are times of joy and happiness. There is no better way to start a life together than at Mediamatic, where creativity and uniqueness are put on a pedestal. Our venue offers a beautiful...

  • Report: Map Fest evening 2

    July 8, 2010. Mapping for Clarity at Mediamatic Bank

    The second evening of Map Fest was Mapping for Clarity. Speakers were Richard Rogers, Catalogtree and De Geuzen. The host of the evening was urban sociologist and researcher Merijn Oudenampsen.

  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), 1991

    Game: Super Mario World

    The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is a 16-bit video game console. It was first released in 1990, and was Nintendo's second home console, following the NES. The SNES controller featured...

  • An interview with KhaJag Apelian

    "All the basic things in life are design."

    Born in Dubai, raised in Lebanon, and currently based in The Hague: KJ is leading the Noord design team. He tells us about his love for the performing arts, and the power of design.

  • Philips Videopac G7000, 1978

    Game: Flipper

    The Videopac G7000 was one of Atari 2600's biggest rivals. It was the only video game console to have a built-in keyboard. Its successor, the G7200, would feature a built-in black and white screen.

  • Philips CD-i, 1991

    Game: Escape from CyberCity

    The Philips Cd-i is an interactive multimedia CD player. Apart from games you could play audio CD's, picture CD's and, in combination with a video cartridge, video CD's (VCD). The CD-i featuring in...

  • Taking contemporary classical music out of the…

    Gillian Moore shares her longtime experience at ‘Kom je ook?’ 2

    The program for the second edition of Kom je ook? on September 8th 2009 is complete! Gillian Moore, Head of Contemporary Culture at Southbank Centre London will be our second keynote speaker next to...

  • Commodore 64, 1982

    Game: Jupiter Lander

    With a 30% to 40% market share, the C64 is one of the most successful games of its time. It's not surprising that, at 17 million sold units, it still tops the list of best selling PC's ever.
  • 2 april 2008

    El HEMA on the Road

    Kosmopolis adopteert El HEMA

    De tentoonstelling en winkel El HEMA reist in 2008 met Kosmopolis door Nederland. Het multimediale platform Kosmopolis maakte vandaag bekend dat zij de El HEMA adopteert. De El HEMA is in mei te zien...
  • workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    12
    Apr 2026
    - 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...

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