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Aboard a passenger-liner-turned-hospital-ship
The Oranje
Smelly business did not remain in the pre-modern era. It is very much a modern phenomenon just as well. One point of interest for us scent-hunters is the MS Oranje. A 20,166-ton ship, in its hay-day...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Magdalena Thur
The resomation of fungal tissue
Could mushrooms provide the future fabric for death shrouds?
Mediamatic's search for a vegan cloth which can be used in Resomation – an environmentally friendly alternative burial method – lead to testing fungal material.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Sculpting Textiles
- with Margherita Soldati14Sep 2019How can one use unconventional materials and techniques to manipulate textile in a 3D shape, to create textures and patterns? During the workshop, artist Margherita Soldati will introduce you to...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Finissage Beauty Kit Female Farm 0.3
- with Isabel Burr Raty18Aug 2019The Beauty Kit Female Farm 0.3 is a long durational body art performance happening in the Sluisdeurenloods at Mediamatic Amsterdam. Together with a group of facilitators, Isabel Burr Raty will mentor...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Soap Alchemy
- with Liza Witte27Oct 2019Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Soap Alchemy
- with Liza Witte29Sep 2019Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Tumulus
Ruchama Noorda
Tumulus is an enclosed garden installation that functions as a natural ruin, compost heap, cement & soil sculpture, seed bed, earth work, lo-tech fountain, drinking/ dyeing source, and dunghill.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet Mandy den Elzen
- Discuss your work, ideas and obstacles with the artist13Sep 2019Mandy den Elzen is the new 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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Previous Odorama's
Whether derived from nature, or chemically constructed, odourant molecules have the ability to profoundly effect our behaviour, emotions and associations. At Odorama we’ll actively engage with our...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Expeditie Oosterdok, 100 jarig bestaan OBA
- Doe mee aan de open tour, maak je eigen doodskleed of leer over het maken van parfum19May 2019Mediamatic opent op 19 mei haar deuren voor de bezoekers van Expeditie Oosterdok! Vandaag kun je gratis meedoen aan een van onze open tours en kun je workshops volgen over het maken van parfum of het...
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Heaven Scent
You can now resurrect the unique smell of your deceased loved one, for $600.
So we’ve seen smell dating . But it turns out that is just the first whiff of what’s to come in terms of personal odour and relationships. French company Kalain now offers a service that promises...
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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
Susanne Duijvestein (1986) is trained as an organizational expert and after eleven years of cooperative banking and other positions at Slow Food and the Amsterdam Economic Board made a switch to the...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Sculpting Textile
- with Margherita Soldati29Jun 2019How can one use unconventional materials and techniques to manipulate textile in a 3D shape, to create textures and patterns? During the workshop, artist Margherita Soldati will introduce you to...
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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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Sushi Singularity
The Future of Food
According to Open Meals , “humans know nothing about sushi!”. A food innovation company and design studio, they are looking to bring about “The 5th Food Revolution” by 2020.
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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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Flavia Terzian
Exhibition Intern & Artist
I have a real passion for observing and constructing art. I find myself evolved in creating immersive spaces, providing different platforms of social changes through an altered environment. Having...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Children of O
4Jul 2019- Neo Futurist Dinner 10 - with Design Academy Eindhoven6Jul 2019A mythical community has inhabited Mediamatic to find solutions for the lack of usable water in Amsterdam, calling themselves the Children of O. Mediamatic's 10th Neo Futurist Dinner will...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Eating of Humans
1May 2019- Neo Futurist Dinner 08 - 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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Beauty Kit Focus Group 0.2
- Participatory Lecture Performance by Isabel Burr Raty10Jun 2019In Catastrophic times… Can the orgasmic body be a source for sustainable electricity production? Can the cavities that make up the landscapes of the human sexual organs be a territory for...
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Beauty Kit Focus Group 0.2 Mediamatic Biotoop
Beauty Kit Focus Group
- Participatory Lecture Performance by Isabel Burr Raty13May 2019In Catastrophic times… Can the orgasmic body be a source for sustainable electricity production? Can the cavities that make up the landscapes of the human sexual organs be a territory for...
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Beauty Kit Focus Group 0.2 Mediamatic Biotoop
Beauty Kit Focus Group
- Participatory Lecture Performance by Isabel Burr Raty22Apr 2019In Catastrophic times… Can the orgasmic body be a source for sustainable electricity production? Can the cavities that make up the landscapes of the human sexual organs be a territory for...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Fruitition + Cake Space Great Again
- Night Garden 136Apr 2019Come witness narratives of voice design and movement, with blooming improvisation lead by the space!