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Nele Odeur
Scent & Spice
Since my early childhood, I have followed my nose, probably predestined by the surname Odeur [the French name for scent] given by my father, and the pronounced olfactory organ I got from my mother.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Weekend van de Wetenschap
3Oct 20204Oct 2020We dagen je uit om tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap op onderzoek te gaan. Loop over ons terrein en leer over eigenschappen van verschillende planten, struin het Oosterdok af opzoek naar Haeckel...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Fermentation
with Saskia Frederiks
The world of fermentation is endless. You can play with structures, flavours and smells. Taste and learn in our fermentation workshops.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Clara Casal Georgiou, Nadja Nolte
How-to Tofu
Make your own Tofu from a batch of Soybeans
Why not savour the amazing qualities of soybeans by making tofu at home! Did you know that soybeans are largely indigestible? This is due to the presence of an enzyme inhibitor called protease...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Hortus Dijkspark
starting from Dijkspark, we're mapping the plants in the city
A big variety of plants is growing around our Biotoop, from healing to toxic, from dark green to purple. You can visit the Hortus Dijkspark at any moment. Come to learn more about the different...
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Comfrey
Solidago Canadensis
Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
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Canadian goldenrod
Solidago Canadensis
Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Weekend van de Wetenschap
5Oct 2019- 20196Oct 2019We dagen je uit om tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap op onderzoek te gaan. Loop over ons terrein en leer over eigenschappen van verschillende planten, struin het Oosterdok af opzoek naar Haeckel...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Clara Casal Georgiou, Elnaz Assar, Magdalena Thur, Nadja Nolte
Acorn Sausages Recipe
Exploring the culinary potential of wild plants surrounding Mediamatic, the Balanophagy Team is making sausages out of acorn paste
Acorn sausages - makes 1 piece 150g acorn paste (use a blender) 1-2 potatoes 1 tbsp fried onions 1 garlic clove of garlic 2 tbsp roasted breadcrumps 1 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper Mix all...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Clara Casal Georgiou, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte
Making acorns edible
In a hands-on process the Clean Lab Team learns about the processing of acorns.
The Harvest In and around Amsterdam the oak can be found in parks, forests and along the streets. Once you are attentive, you will see them everywhere around. The Balanophagy Team as well didn’t have...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Clara Casal Georgiou, Magdalena Thur, Elnaz Assar, Nadja Nolte
The Balanophagy Team
We are Clara, Magdalena, Elnaz and Nadja and we are living the balanoculture: the harvesting, processing, storage and consumption of acorns play a large role in our project taking place in the Clean...
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Balanophagy
Clean Lab team lives the Balanoculture
“Balanophagy” comes from ancient Greek and stands for the practice of eating acorns. The Clean Lab Team is working on bringing the forgotten practice back to the table.
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Elder
Sambucus nigra
Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
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Pelts and skin
Smelly goods from New Amsterdam
“If it was the search for a short route to Asia that brought the Dutch to North America, it was the beaver that made them stay” ( NNI, 2019 ). Like most trade network, the North American fur trade...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Dood
2Nov 2019- Museum Night Amsterdam 20193Nov 2019Will your death sound like the music of Einaudi, or more like Hazes? On November 2nd at Mediamatic come and interactively explore your identity and expression in relation to death. From abstract...
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Mikkel Karstad
Mikkel is a highly acclaimed and influential Copenhagen based Executive Chef, cookbook author, food writer, stylist and food authority who helped define the New Nordic Cuisine movement, in the early...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Co-design with Microbes: Waterkefir
20Oct 2019Learn everything about water kefir; what it is and how you can make it yourself. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own water kefir that you can take home.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Information Overview
Mediamatic is always open to meet new people.
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop, Sluisdeurenloods, Mediamatic Biotoop
Nomadic Picnic
- by DAY collective4Aug 2019Nomadic Picnic is a participatory performance consisting of an unconventional meal with strangers, with only one rule: being silent. Tickets / Facebook
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Field marigold
Calendula arvensis
Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .
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Saskia Frederiks
Saskia Frederiks is specialist in fermentation. She discovered water kefir once during an outdoor movie event in Vijfhuizen. Since that evening she's fascinated by all kinds of fermentation...
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Presentation: Oedipus Brewery
Vlierbier cuvée: Launch event & talk at…
- Mediamatic x Zeger Reyers x Oedipus Brewing11Jul 2019Blossom, branches, berries and the Judas Ear; one can find all these ingredients on or around the ordinary Elder tree. In collaboration with Oedipus Brewery and artist Zeger Reyers, we present a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Wild Yeast Hunting
- with Wolter Jonkman and Ad van Nuenen24Nov 2019One of the most important tastemakers in your beer happens to be a living organism: yeast. Most beer brewers buy their yeast from expensive suppliers, but what to do if you want to work with your own...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Ambergris
- Odorama 29: with Vibeke Mascini, David Deijmann, Frank Bloem, Lizzie Marx and Arthur Oosterbaan14Mar 2019Ambergris is the rare perfume ingredient that is found on beaches, that brings fixation to perfumes and that is worth its weight in gold. The 14th of March will be wholly dedicated to this mysterious...