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Installation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Simple Adult Forms
20Feb 2026- by Silke Riis31Dec 2026Simple Adult Forms challenges the modern obsession with exponential growth. In a culture that views starting over as a failure, Riis looks to biology in order to find an alternative narrative. By...
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Opening Night: Mediamatic Biotoop
Hydrocommons
- with Enora Cressan, Marjolijn Boterenbrood and Silke Riis20Feb 2026Join us on Friday, February 20th, to mark a new chapter for Mediamatic! This evening, we explore the idea that we are not separate entities, but porous beings in the same water. When will we begin...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Under the Harbour
15Jan 2026- by Mariko Hori15Jan 2027Have you ever wondered how the underwater smells like? Or what scents surround the aquatic species? Under the Harbour is a participatory exhibition that brings the smell of the Oosterdok from the...
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Salicornia Studio
Design Studio
Salicornia Studio, founded by designer Federico Rizzo in 2023, is a design hub focused on product innovation and material research.
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Community Event: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Green Train with European Sleeper
- Riding the night, planting the future22Oct 2025The Green Train is an interdisciplinary contemporary art program designed to deepen public awareness of, and engagement with, European landscapes. It highlights the environmental advantages of train...
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The Confluence of European Water Bodies: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Diplomatic Suitcase
- Opening Night19Sep 2025Water flows through every aspect of our lives. It is a force that is at once essential and powerful, yet deeply endangered. In our world, water is often silent in the face of political and legal...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Diplomatic Suitcase
19Sep 2025- The Confluence of European Water Bodies21Oct 2025Water flows through every aspect of life — essential, powerful, and deeply endangered. Yet, in Europe and beyond, water often remains voiceless in political and legal decisions. This exhibition...
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Mediamatic + Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation Mediamatic Biotoop
EAT
4Sep 2025- A Concert-Ritual-Breakfast14Sep 2025During EAT , we invite you to disrupt your morning ritual and try a new approach to spending time where every minute, and even second, counts. In a Concert-Ritual-Breakfast, musician Shannon Lee will...
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Aroma Lab presentation Mediamatic Biotoop
Murky Swamp, Delta Splat
- Aromathèque #711Sep 2025In this Aromathèque, we don't just visit the swamp; we become it. Sink knee-deep into the yielding, muddy soil, feel the pulse of the rotting clay, home to the arenicola, thrumming between your toes.
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Performance: Mediamatic Biotoop
Dusking
- Marjolijn van Heemstra16May 2025You don't have to wait for nightfall to experience the darkness. Just after sunset, the great transition begins: twilight. The golden hour turns into the blue hour, the light fades, and colours...
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Performance: Mediamatic Biotoop
Multispecies Tasting
- Salicornia Studio16May 2025Inspired from the endangered southern Italian mediterranean coasts, this is a table which stands as a cut out of an habitat, an edible landscape to be explored through a special cutlery.
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Open City Monastery Mediamatic Biotoop
Rites of Play
Unveiling the Open City Monastery
What if a space existed to respond to human needs, not with forced positivity, but with the quiet acceptance of what is? A place where rest is a ritual, where food and shelter are offered freely, and...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Maria Ilieva, Matilde Calamandrei, Laura Sanz Rosal
Oosterdok Sensory Tower
21May 202521May 2026This exhibition invites you to journey through time, exploring the layered history of Mediamatic's waterfront location. Here, where the scent of the water blends with the lingering echoes of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Psychosoma - Guided Conversation
- with Eve Merriel Hurst16May 2025Psychosoma is a sensory fountain creating a space for vital conversations around holistic healing and psychosomatic health: conditions that affect both the body and mind. Western healthcare is...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Minji Kim
Aquatic Soundscapes
1Mar 2025- Minji Kim1Apr 2025We know our actions ripple through the water. But how do they sound to those who live beneath the surface? What can these unheard frequencies teach us about our impact and our connection to the...
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Building a Hydroelectromagnetic Microphone: Mediamatic Biotoop
DIP: Detecting Invisible Pulses
- with Minji Kim15Mar 2025Although electromagnetic fields may not be visible or commonly perceived in daily life, they are a fundamental physical phenomenon present everywhere in nature. Some aquatic species can sense these...
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Blog: Oosterdok Mariah Issa
Aquatic Soundscapes
"I want to listen in places that my body cannot access"
Mediamatic has welcomed a new artist-in-residence, Minji Kim ! What inspires her work? How does the location of Mediamatic influence it? How does Minji wish for the Aquatic Soundscapes exhibition to...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!25Sep 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!18Sep 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!11Sep 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Cyanotype Dyeing
- A Visual Exploration of Female Reproductive Health7Sep 2024Reclaim lost knowledge about medicinal herbs! This workshop focuses on foraging for plants with potential benefits for female reproductive health. In collaboration with artist Fedora Boonaert , you'...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!24Jul 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!4Sep 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Textile Repair Café
- work in our Lap Lab and learn valuable mending skills!17Jul 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...