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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
L'Absinthe de la Rue de Dindon VIII – Mediamatic…
by Dirk Vis and Edgar Walthert
Ingredients: spirits, anise, fennel, liquorice, nettle, lemon, sage*, hyssop, melissa, coriander, lavender*, mint*, tree wormwood*, mugworth* and wormwood *harvested from Tumulus
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Cut/Paste Cacti
- with Martijn Baas21Aug 2021During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Onderwaterwerk
- Marjolijn Boterenbrood7May 2021Met zeebioloog Marnix van Stralen deed Marjolijn Boterenbrood in 2019 een experiment om mosselen op een linnen doek te laten groeien. Het werd loodzwaar van de groeiende massa mossels. Het tweede...
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Journeys of "Seafoam"
What processes will our aphrodisiacs go through?
All of our participants of our aphrodisiacs are adventurers of journeys that never end. From a seed in the Hortus Dijkspark to a maturing jar of goodness to a glass that you toast with your beloved
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Knowledge Page
Shaffy's Tuin and Mediamatic
Surrounding our Clean Lab with its entrance next to our Aquaponics Greenhouse, Shaffy's Tuin, is located. To prevent other cafés to fill up the waterside in between Hanneke's Boom, the Klimmuur and...
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks
I / O
Dec '20 – Pigeon Tower 07
I / O stands for Inside/Out and reverses the inside and outside of the tower. The walls of pigeon towers are smooth on the outside with a few holes so that the pigeons can enter. On the inside
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark 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...
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Arne Hendriks
Babel
June '20 – Pigeon Tower 01
The first tower of mycelial waste. Living material. We mainly wanted to start. With a lot of enthusiasm but little precision or consultation. The uneven blocks were stacked intuitively. We filled the...
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Timeline of Pigeon Towers
Since the summer of 2020, we have been experimenting with different forms and methods of building pigeon towers with mycelium. Each structure in this timeline contributes to the research. Click on a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Cut/Paste Cacti
- with Martijn Baas12Jun 2021During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Lisa Witte
Exhibition Assistant
Restorator, (online) curator and copywriter for Mediamatic, with an interest for publicparticipation and multisensory applications.
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Niels van Poecke
Niels van Poecke (1983) studied art and culture sciences and philosophy at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He finished his studies in philosophy with research into Greek tragedy and the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Mycelium Pigeon Towers
- by Arne Hendriks1Oct 2021Every two to three weeks, a new pigeon tower emerges at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom farms. The...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
The Power of Eight
From Octaves to Da Vinci
After the square and round tower try-out, we tried to build in an Octagonal shape. Finally we had succes! Apart from it being the right shape to keep the bricks together, the number 8 also became an...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
How do I handle living material?
Supply, Cut, Build
Building a living architectural structure is challenging and needs a lot of research. To start with: What kind of material do we want to use exactly, where do we get it, and how do we handle it the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Code Noir: Workshop
with Lelani Lewis
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Fermentation Rack
23Apr 2020Each 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.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Mediamatic Eten, Dijkspark Naomi Tidball
Food is both fuel and identity
A blog for Code Noir
In light of our upcoming Code Noir event, it is important to reflect on globalisation's ability to reshape food. It offers a diversity within gastronomy, and it allows for a wider availability of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier
Commence Operation
We are building a Pigeon Tower #2
During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Opening Light Observatory #2
- by Natali Blugerman and Santiago Brignardelli10Jul 2020The mind creates images, and therefore we can experience the world around us visually. What we see is just the result of a complicated process of interpretations, defined by several axes that meet...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Growing Mushrooms
with Wouter Hassing
Would you like to know what it takes to grow your own mushrooms? During this workshop, fungi expert Wouter Hassing will teach you about the potential of mycelium and how to start mushroom cultivation.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Cut/Paste Cacti
with Martijn Baas
During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Jo-Lene Ong 1 May 2020
Mariko Hori’s Under The Harbour
An artist conversation with OHO curator, Jo-Lene Ong
Mariko is one of the artists selected from our 2019 open call . She is currently preparing for her upcoming exhibition with us of her new work, ' Under The Harbour' that involves underwater smells
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In gesprek met de zee
Beeldend kunstenaar Peter Matthews toont hoe je kunt praten met de oceaan
Ondergedompeld in de zee ontwerpt Matthews majestueuze zeegezichten. Door zijn werkt geeft de 'Mystical Waterman' een glimps van het bewustzijn van de oceaan.