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"I steal DNA from strangers"
Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates portraits from discarded DNA.
Picasso once said that “ bad artists copy, good artists steal ”. It appears that New York artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has taken this literally. Her project "Stranger Visions," fashions...
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How about human hair for mass production?
British designer Ellie Birkhead uses local human hair to make region-specific bricks.
What if we could use human hair to replace finite materials used in building houses? Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ellie Birkhead decided to experiment with this idea. Birkhead is the developer...
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Dutch Pavilion Venice
The Measurement of Presence
11May 2019- Venice Biennale 2019 Dutch Pavilion by Iris Kensmil and Remy Jungerman24Nov 2019By Caroline Prisse and Willem Velthoven — Curated by Benno Tempel of Gemeente Museum den Haag, this editions' Dutch presentation focuses on Black modernism and black feminism
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Susanne Duijvestein
Zelfstandig begrafenisondernemer en Designing Death curator
Susanne Duijvestein (1986) is geschoold als organisatiekundige en maakte na elf jaar coöperatief bankieren en nevenfuncties bij Slow Food en de Amsterdam Economic Board een switch naar het vak van...
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Organization:
Uitgevist
Volle vaart op weg naar een zeewaardig vegetarisme
Uitgevist is een culinair concept van drie mannen voor wie vegetarisch koken een tweede leven is. Robert Prins, Peter Hundepool en Sven Bergström beseffen dat het dierlijk leven in de zee uitgeput...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Uitgevist Dinner
- What happens if one takes the fish off the plate?12May 2019De zee is moe, we moeten haar rust gunnen... Is er een plantaardig alternatief voor het verrukkelijke vismenu? Vegetarisme wordt vaak gezien als 'het vlees van het bord halen', maar wat...
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Forever, Ink.
A new, everlasting memorial.
Morticians Mike and Kyle Sherwood launched Save My Ink Forever in 2016 when they realised that thousands of dollars of body art was literally going up in smoke.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Fungi!
- Basic mushroom and biomaterials introduction12Jul 2019It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Fungi!
- Basic mushroom and biomaterials introduction21Jun 2019It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Fungi!
- Basic mushroom and biomaterials introduction24May 2019It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Fungi!
- Basic mushroom and biomaterials introduction26Apr 2019It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Eating of Humans
1May 2019- Neo Futurist Dinner 8: With Gwen van der Zwan, Krisztina Czika and Bryce Steba4May 2019For the development of this 5-course Neo Futurist Dinner we invited artists Gwen van der Zwan, Krisztina Czika and chef Bryce Steba to collaborate around the theme of eating humans. This project was...
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Literally, Renaissance
Flowers thought long dead can be smelled again, thanks to a collaboration of scientists and artists. But what does this mean for us?
“Is death permanent?” is a big question, very interdisciplinary. But between philosophers, artists, IT professionals, and scientists, it’s one that being chipped down into small, manageable questions.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
BEAUTY KIT FEMALE FARM 0.3
11Aug 2019- Recycling the feminine living matter and bio-electricity, assuring an eco-friendly production of the best raw female fluids17Aug 2019In August this year, a group of females will take part in the third version of Beauty Kit Female Farm . The BKFF 0.3 is a seven day residency project that invites participants to undergo a long...
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Gob in the Machine
Spit and Posthumanism
I’ve spoken about spit and discovered art in which it is the primary material. It has been used as a motif and even as a cleaning fluid to restore historical works ( check out how Moma uses it to...
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Celebrating Spit
dribble, slobber, sputum, drool...
A weapon, a balm and a data bank, when used respectfully saliva brings us passion and healing.
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The Urine Brick
Building the future
What is the link between pissing and building? The connection expands past port-a-loos. It's bricks. The answer is bricks.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet Margherita Soldati
- Discuss your work, ideas and obstacles with the artist30Nov 2018Margherita Soldati is an artist represented by Mediamatic. She will be a regular attendee of the Mediamatic Biotoop with scheduled consults for you to attend. Exchange your ideas and sign up for a...
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Eating the Future
Exploring food beyond the plate
Food-4-Evah explores how the human body might adapt to a world of post-processed meals. Could you get used to food from the future? In exploring this question, photographer/teacher Ursula van de...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Museum Night for the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Discover Mediamatic10Nov 2018On the 10th of November we will rediscover the museum night, with all the senses except our eyes. This evening is specially organized for people with a visual impairment. Come to Mediamatic and...
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Isabel Burr Raty
Isabel Burr Raty is a Belgian-Chilean independent filmmaker and performance artist. In her films, she brings the imaginative realisms of the eco-survivors and their subversive sense of chronology...
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Waag Society
The Beauty Kit Focus Group at the Waag Society
- With Isabel Burr Raty15Nov 2018For the past years Isabel Burr Raty, performance artist and independent filmmaker, has been exploring the cavities that make up the human female sexual organs, concluding that they have a hybrid...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Museum Night Amsterdam Blind
3Nov 2018- Discover Mediamatic without sight4Nov 2018On November 3 we discover the Amsterdam museum night with all the senses except our eyes. Guide or be guided blindfolded through Mediamatic, and experience the most famous artworks in the dark. Taste...
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Exhibition: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Mediamatic Biotoop, NEMO Science Center, Oosterdok
Het Parfum: the exhibition
- Smell the Future of Amsterdam21Sep 2018After 360 years, the Navy Terrain opens up. We’ll get 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