Research

Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

Piss Soap

1
May 2019
- Buttplug Edition

Arthur Guilleminot specialises in “queered approaches” to common household objects and daily rituals. His work is often overtly sexual, using objects associated with the fetish and BDSM community “as...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

Soap Alchemy

15
Dec 2019
- with Liza Witte

Soap 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...

Phase one: Experimenting with Jellyfish

How do you start a project with jellyfish? By experimenting on them. We were lucky to receive a number of jellyfish from the fisherman who usually supplied Mediamatic ETEN with oysters, and the next...

Workshop:

T - Creating 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...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

T - Yeast Hunting

with Ad Neuen and Wolter Jonkman

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

T - 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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T - Building Aquaponics Systems

with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

T - Botanikurs 101: Repotting

with Monai McCullough

"I keep killing my plants" Is this you? Join this workshop and become the plant parent you always knew you could be. We will learn about different ways to repot plants, the benefits of...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

T - Distilling a Scent Bouquet

with Frank Bloem

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

T - Composing Fragrance

with Frank Bloem

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

Nature needs Heroes: Fermenting vegetables

2
Nov 2019
- with Saskia Frederiks

Thanks to Timberland, you will able to join this workshop for only € 12,50. Read more about the Nature needs Heroes campaign here . Pickling vegetables and specifically cabbage is one of the...

Martin Melchers

Martin Melchers werd in Amsterdam Oud-West geboren. Hij studeerde fysiotherapie, en werkte van 1972 tot 1985 als fysiotherapeut bij de GG&GD bij de gemeente Amsterdam en van 1985 tot 2004 als...

Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

Soap Alchemy

17
Nov 2019
- with Liza Witte

Soap 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...

Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

Habit(ats)

9
Nov 2019

9
Nov 2019
- Jewellery - Linking Bodies department of Gerrit Rietveld Academie

What is a body? How do humans move and use their body? Is it possible to sense our bodies and their relation to the world anew? How do I know that I am human? How can feelings be materialized outside...

Shroud

History and the revival

Ever thought about what you'll wear when you're dead? In the past it was customary in our country to make your own death shroud and keep it in your linen closet because you never know.