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Growing In & Out with Artist Minji Choi
Plant, Something that (Doesn’t) Love a Wall
Born in Seoul, South Korea and based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Minji Choi has a transboundary persona. As an artist, she devotes herself to reexamining ‘belonging’ and ‘nativeness'. In her body of...
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Stories of Coca
Controversies in Usage from South-America to Western Europe
It is one of the most consumed drugs worldwide. Yet, when considering that it is forbidden in the Netherlands, it is difficult to picture how "cocaine is the most seized drug" here ( Sawbridge 2019...
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Eating the Invasive
A beautiful plant with a horrible reputation
Many believe that the Japanese knotweed is a specie that can only cause harm. This, however, is a very one-sided view on this exotic invader. In cities and gardens it might be a pain to get rid of
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Gum on the streets
Visions of freedom and utopia
Gum is found on walls and streets all over the world. Most of the time it is normalised, sometimes it's encouraged and occasionally it is completely illegal. Perhaps a society's attitudes towards...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Law & Odor – Illegal Scents
- Odorama 41 with Frank Bloem, Inger Leemans, Ton van Harreveld, Gwen van der Zwan and Laura Burgers16Sep 2020Smell is a powerful tool that can tell us when we should mistrust a situation, or when we should suspect something. In Law & Odor - Illegal scents we research into the diverse world of scent in...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Sluisdeurenloods, Mediamatic Biotoop
Barn Workshop and Handyman
Inventory and rules
The Workshop in the back of the Barn on the left, is run by the Mediamatic Handyman. There are two very important rules: Always bring back a tool when you borrow one Always clean up when you work in...
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Modern Day Vampires
Consumption of blood whether it is human blood or animal blood in our modern culture has been associated to vampirism. In the past decade, our pop culture was fascinated by the fantastical stories of...
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In the End, We Only Have Ourselves
Body as a Restaurant by Zane Cerpina
Time is of the essence. Human progression and technological advancements have led us to turn our world to the new age- the Age of Man; the Anthropocene. When we can no longer rely on mother nature’s...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Reporting Corruption and Tax Avoidance:…
- Panel discussion on tax evasion9Jun 2017Learn more about corruption reporting and ways to detangle the complexity of this timeless phenomenon on the expert panel discussion taking place on June 9th. The European Youth Press – Network of...
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Bongkar Kamuflase Sindikat Narkoba Lewat Mesin…
Sewa Gudang simpan genset
BNN membongkar kamuflase para sindikat narkoba yang menyewa gudang untuk menyimpan genset berisi sabu-sabu.
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Dominika
I originally come from Poland but have lived in The Netherlands for the past fours years. Firstly, I lived in Amsterdam and then moved to Rotterdam to study Communication and Media at Erasmus...
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Alles over de Waterpijp
Wat is een waterpijp en wat kan ik er precies mee? U leest er hier alles over!
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Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond
Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market
- Flea market for “browsing” face-to-face9May 2015After being held in Tokyo, Berlin and Brussels, the Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market is coming to the Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam on the 9th and 10th of May 2015.
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P for protest
When a cup of patience overflows, all that remains is to pee.
The act of peeing on something contains a well-documented symbolic value, which makes it a useful tool for provocation. Urine and feces, hurled at policemen and politicians, is a common thing during...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Drone Camping
19Jul 2014- Fly, hide, relax and play with Rob Sweere, Jimmy Cauty and Sarah van Sonsbeeck31Aug 2014One of the most beautiful weeks of the Lightness festival was Rob Sweere's Whiteness show. Larger than life inflatable sculptures and audio drone to meditate in. We're showing Rob's pieces again but...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Drone Camping
19Jul 2014- Learning to fly! Every summer weekend Drones, Copters and Blimps will buzz around our local air space.31Aug 2014The Whiteness 2 exhibition will be a drone test field and playground every weekend of summer 2014. Come and fly, build fix and learn about multicopter drones in our 1000sqm exhibition space. Bring...
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De Balie
Cineville Talkshow: Dallas Buyers Club
16Jan 2014Regisseur: Jean-Marc Vallée / Speeltijd: 117 min / Land: USA / Ondertitels: Nederlands
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Mediamatic Foundation
Photo's of Gezi
what happened in Istanbul?
This page will show in pictures what happened at Gezi park, Taksim square in Istanbul. Please feel free to contribute or comment.
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Rotterdam
Temporary Museum of Random Art
- https://www.facebook.com/events/110923489074706/9Feb 2013Geïnspireerd door Streetartists die de openbare ruimte voor zichzelf claimen, door flashmobs waarbij een korte bijeenkomst van een heleboel mensen anderen compleet verrast en door Art-Bombing waarbij...
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Mapping creative internet activism in the Arab…
- Takes a look at selected projects and works by professional artists and citizen activists alike27Oct 2012Since the beginning of the popular uprisings in the Arab world in late 2010, the Internet has seen an increasing amount of activist videos commenting on events, documenting state violence and...
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Amsterdam Squatting: Op De Valreep
Workshops, live music, poetry readings, and film screenings in Oost made possible by community initiative
Mediamatic is in the process of undertaking a new direction. Until now focus had been set on developments in media. However, recently the organization has been exploring other innovative uses of...
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Beursplein Amsterdam
Openlucht filmvertoning: 'Illegal'
- Solidair met Ter Apel28May 2012In solidariteit met de vluchtelingen die door ons systeem op straat gezet worden, zal er een openluchtvertoning zijn van de film ‘Illegal’ op het Beursplein aanstaande maandag (2e Pinksterdag) om 22.