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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Scent as Storyteller
2Feb 2017Calliope Tsoupaki, Martina Florians and Tanja Deurloo, three scent geeks, gather on the crossroad of the different ways that scents connect to memories, connotations and emotions. They started their...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Secretopia: sexual liberation and bodily taboo’s
13Feb 2017During this night we covered some feminist angles on the movie Wetlands. When the book, and later the movie, came out a lot of people were shocked by its explicit and convention-breaking content.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
(ir)Relevant Matter
15Feb 2017By turning ashes into soap, Caroline Jacob creates an object to be used. In Karolina Ferenc's work, the lichen becomes a friend or a lover rather than a commodity. Margherita Soldati explores the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Secretopia: Drugs and the Body
27Feb 2017In our second edition of Secretopia movie discussions we looked at drugs and their effect on the body by considering human secretions in Trainspotting [1996].
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Aroma Lab Edition
9Mar 2017How do we capture smell? Which different techniques exist to extract smells and what are their pro’s and con’s? This edition of Odorama was all about different techniques of distilling. We invited...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Secretopia: From sci-fi to reality
14Mar 2017Science fiction often invents devices before science does. This also goes for the movie Fantastic Voyage [1966] where a shrunken ship with crew enters a human body and moves around through the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Regeneration
17Mar 2017Can we regenerate our man-damaged eco-systems and if so, how? For this Regeneration Biotalk we've invited artist Ivan Henriques, professor Biogeochemistry Caroline Slomp and engineer/architect Eric...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Secretopia: Femininity and Life
27Mar 2017The documentary, The Moon Inside of you [2009], describes the director's personal journey in which she explores how we, both women and men, experience menstruation. Diana Fabianova's initial innocent...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Extra Extra No 8 Magazine launch
30Mar 2017Extra Extra and Mediamatic kindly invite you to the launch of the 8th edition of the magazine. To celebrate the brand new issue we are throwing a party! You are welcome to join us for drinks and a...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Secretopia: Andy Warhol's Dracula
10Apr 2017In this Secretopia session we discuss the outrageous cult classic Andy Warhol's Dracula (1975) exploring sexuality, immortality and classism. Paul Morrissey’s moralistic take on modern values, co
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Aquatic harvesting
13Apr 2017Will algae farms be the farms of the future? Can washed-up jellyfish be repurposed to make a durable material? Are algae the solution for clean energy harvesting? Through performance and talks, we...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Zuursalon: Tempeh
26Apr 2017Tempeh, we know it as Indonesian fermented food: soybeans bound together by mycelium. At Mediamatic, we are working on cultural, artistic and culinary applications of mycelium. The potential of...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Scent and well-being
4May 2017Hippocrates taught his students to be ‘men with open noses’ in order to recognise and cure diseases. There is a reason that the plants we find most fragrant turn out to be strong antibacterial and...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Michalis Skourtaniotis
Monologue Dialogue
14May 2017Imagine a dialogue of live video art, contemporary music instruments, scent and performance art. A group of Greek artists from different disciplines come together for one single and unique...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Irene de Gelder
Secretopia: Catching Pheromones
15May 2017The movie Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, directed by Tom Tywker (2006), is set in 18th Century France and tells the story of Jean-Baptise Grenouille , an olfactory genius, on his homicidal quest...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Biotalk: Algorithms from Nature
17May 2017Are the algorithms of living matter also useful for digital arts? Could they for instance be used in live visual performances? And how? Mediamatic and the Live Performers Meeting invite you for this...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Das Magazin
Das Mag Festival x Marijke Schermer
20May 2017Tijd om je leesbril op te zetten! Das Mag and Mediamatic nodigen je uit voor Das Mag Festival 2017, waar de pareltjes van de Nederlandse literaire wereld gevierd worden. Bij Mediamatic zal Marijke...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Smell, Memory and Dementia
8Jun 2017Scents are excellent keys to open doors and hatches in our memory. Even for people with dementia, scents can trigger youth memories. How do you bring back the memories of people that suffer...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark European Youth Press
Reporting Corruption and Tax Avoidance:…
9Jun 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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Meneer Wateetons
ROTZOOI met Katz
15Jun 2017The art of fermentation is many, many centuries old. This day and time, knowledge about is has spread, and recipes from all over the world are exchanged between kitchens. At the top of this ladder...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Marie Mart Roijackers
Geo Mediations
16Jun 2017What can we learn about contemporary geological processes and the role of humans therein by looking at media objects and digital culture? The symposium Geo Mediations celebrates the entanglements of...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sungaze
18Jun 2017Listen and dance to the best tunes tracks songs rhythms beats and sounds from all over the world. With Mexican DJ Zutzut and local support acts. Facebook
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mediamatic Foundation
Midsummer Night
23Jun 2017The shortest night in the year is a special one. For many centuries it has been celebrated by cultures all over the world, by lighting bonfires, gathering of magical herbs, dancing, singing and more.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mediamatic Foundation
Me and Chef Watson
12Jul 201715Jul 2017If it was up to Chef Watson your dining experience would be completely algorithmically established. Ingredients and preparation alike: the steps would be based on computer logic. But when human...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Crys Leung
Ali Farka Touré Tribute Band
28Jul 2017Ten years after Ali Farka Touré’s passing, his former band members reunite for a tribute to the founder of Malinese blues. Led by guitarist and lead singer Afel Bocoum, Mediamatic presents an...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Hackers & Designers, Margarita Osipian
On&/Off the Grid
11Aug 201713Aug 2017Opening Friday August 11th at 19.00, with an exhibition and Summer Talks evening featuring cross-disciplinary speakers. Researching, breaking apart, and exploring urgent contemporary issues is...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mediamatic Foundation
Uitmarkt 2017
26Aug 201727Aug 2017Een weekend vol met (bio)culturele activiteiten en projecten zoals 'Interwoven' van Diana Scherer, een spectaculaire modeshow 'Artsy Onesie Tango Rave' en presentaties van Wouter Hassing en Corinne...