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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem10May 2026In 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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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Freestyle Kintsugi
- with Mariko Hori21Mar 2026Humans are not able to control everything. In this workshop, the participants will experience the philosophy of kintsugi, which embraces the flawed or imperfect. They will practice to accept the way...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Deep Documenting
- with Naomi van Dijck21Mar 2026Whether 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...
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Aromathèque #12 Mediamatic Biotoop
In the Presence of Ancestors
- Re-ecologizing ourselves through ancestry26Feb 2026What role do our ancestors continue to play in our daily lives? Do we carry the weight of generations on our shoulders, and how might we release ourselves from the pressure of ancestral beliefs
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Haptic Lab Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Detailed Talks
- with Amber van Gastel18Feb 2026What is it like to be you? How do you see the world differently from someone else? In this workshop you will learn a different way of communicating. A way that does not start with finding the right...
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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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet-a-Maker
- with Laura A. Dima6Mar 2026Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our restaurant by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspires you. Laura A. Dima is open to...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Aquatic Speculations
- with Silke Riis14Mar 2026You 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...
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A sensory investigation of affective obsolescence and material care: Mediamatic Biotoop
Touching the Disposable
- with Enora Cressan31Jan 2026Join us for a hands-on exploration of the materials we usually overlook, discard, or dismiss as valueless. Led by Enora Cressan, our designer-in-residence at the Clean Lab, this workshop dives into...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Citrus Bouquet
- Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem12Apr 2026In this Aroma Lab workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem12Apr 2026In 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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Aromathèque #11 Mediamatic Biotoop
Alcohol-Free Beer
29Jan 2026Does life still make sense when the spirits lose their spirit? For a long time we thought it wouldn’t. But reality proved different and although alcohol is still very popular, the alcohol free...
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Unfolding Universes Calendar
Here you can find an overview of our past and future editions!
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Citrus Bouquet
- Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem8Feb 2026In this Aroma Lab workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem8Feb 2026In 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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet-a-Maker
23Jan 2026- with Lynn Shore19Feb 2026Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our restaurant by the water! Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspires you. Lynn Shore is open to...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Freestyle Kintsugi
- with Mariko Hori14Feb 2026Humans are not able to control everything. In this workshop, the participants will experience the philosophy of kintsugi, which embraces the flawed or imperfect. They will practice to accept the way...
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Aromathèque #10 Mediamatic Biotoop
Fire in the Alps
- On Small and Big Fires, and the Winter Rituals of Bregenzerwald11Dec 2025In the depths of winter, the Alps have always glowed. Not with sunlight, but with fire: small flames flickering in the hearth, great orange towers rising on the mountainsides and a thousand quiet...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Citrus Bouquet
- Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem11Jan 2026In this Aroma Lab workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem11Jan 2026In 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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Working in the biotope
Artist Residencies
Meet them here
Mediamatic hosts artists, designers, and researchers who explore new forms of art, biology, and ecology within our Living Labs. Our residency program connects artistic experimentation with scientific...
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Aromathèque #9 Mediamatic Biotoop
Foraging Spells
- Urban witchcraft for the eco-curious.13Nov 2025Do crows gossip about us when we walk by? Can a city dweller shapeshift? What’s the difference between a prayer and a spell, or between herbal medicine and a little blood magic? For a while we have...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem7Dec 2025In 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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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Citrus Bouquet
- Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem7Dec 2025In this Aroma Lab workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore...