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Mediamatic Biotoop is a breeding ground for art, design and life sciences. Here you will find many site-specific installations, a restaurant, waterside terrace, co-working spaces and labs. All exhibits are free of charge unless otherwise stated.
This is an overview of the things we have on show at the moment and our past exhibitions.
Find out our Workshop Calender here.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Madeline Schwartzman
Face Nature
27May 2023- by Madeline Schwartzman31Aug 2023Opening soon! Madeline Schwartzman , writer, artist, and educator from New York, experiments with morphology, the fusion of human and non-human nature. She animates her body and face with the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Not In My Backyard!
14Apr 2023- by Kristof Vrancken & Niek Kosten18Jun 2023An invasive alien species is threatening our biodiversity and infrastructure... While many react in panic, photographer Kristof Vrancken and graphic designer Niek Kosten seek to come closer to the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Invasive Energy Harvesting: EROI Drink
14Apr 2023- Exhibition by Yoshinari Nishiki25Jun 2023EROI Drink ( エロいドリンク ) is an energy drink made from invasive Japanese Knotweed harvested within the Netherlands. By focusing on unpolluted strains obtained through water companies and a nature...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Matilda Mulder
The Dog Chased its Tail To Bite it Off
14Apr 2023- by Alaa Abu Asad18Jun 2023On a planet where the "native" status is a rare claim, Alaa Abu Asad wonders which botanical species are acknowledged as legitimate inhabitants of nation states. While others will forever remain...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Frank Bloem, Caetano Mendes Dias, Rachel Barfield
Aromas of Extermination
14Apr 2023- by Mediamatic Aromalab28Jun 2023Discover the smells of different ways humans try to get rid of the plant, from uprooting the plant to electrocuting their stems and leaves.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Playful Jewelry for the inner world
Weimin Zhu
'Playful Jewelry for the Inner World' is a collection of silver jewelry that invites the wearer to move meditatively. The rhythmic movements bring you closer to your inner world, make you more aware...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Hortus Dijkspark
1May 20181May 2028Rondom onze Biotoop groeit een grote verscheidenheid aan planten, van genezend tot giftig, van donkergroen tot paars. Je kunt Hortus Dijkspark op elk moment bezoeken. Klik hier om meer te weten te...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Mycelium Pigeon Towers
1Oct 2021- by Arne Hendriks1Oct 2031New pigeon towers emerge as old ones slowly collapse into fertile soil at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Casting Doubt
15May 2015- by Masha Ru en Jasmin Moeller31Dec 2024Are you fundamentally lonely? Do you break taboos? Join us and start Casting Doubts (Twijfel Zaaien) in Amsterdam's newest hotspot: Dijkspark. Thirty questions about life and art lead you along the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pure Gold
18Sep 2015- by Kamiel Rongen18Sep 2025It's an artwork, but you can use it. Pee in our urinals while enjoying the hypnotizing videos by Kamiel Rongen. We are happy to collect your fluid contribution and create a powerful fertilizer for...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Mediamatic in twenty-six words
21Mar 2019Information Mediamatic in keywords Open 24/7 Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam The mural is located on the windows of the Sluisdeurenloods, right next to the bridge connecting to the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bernotat&Co
Radiolaria
- by Bernotat&Co Design Studio1Oct 2014A series of eleven lamps made of 3D-knitted textile with glow-in-the-dark effect, inspired by microscopic organisms and the phenomenon of bioluminescence. When the light is switched off, the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Regina Schroeter
Al-Rihla (The Journey)
- by Bahia Shehab1Dec 2016Mediamatic and Framer Framed invited Lebanese-Egyptian street-artist Bahia Shehab to create a brand new graffiti wall at Mediamatic Biotoop right next to our terrace. In order to celebrate her...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Teun Castelein
Rederij Lampedusa
- Refugee boat in recreational boating11Sep 2015Amsterdam has a new shipping company; Rederij Lampedusa, located in the harbor of Mediamatic. The shipping company consists of a fleet of two North African boats, which were used by refugees to cross...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Fermentation Rack
23Apr 2020Each season different herbs, vegetables, and flowers will adorn this installation. From fermented garlic to Wax Begonia lemonade; come and have a sneak peek at what we serve in our restaurant.
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Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Ninke van Wiggen, Branko Kleynen
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
14Apr 2023- Rethink, Reshape, Refine30Apr 2023The open studio of designer Virgile Durando shows an array of different applications of Japanese Knotweed stems. From weaves to joints and from marquetry to complete furniture, these diverse...
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All Senses Operative
11Dec 2022- Exhibition: BlindRom v0.9 x Chill Cave26Mar 2023In All Senses Operative, Mediamatic presented the first example of CD-ROM art BlindRom v0.9, the Prototype. Designed and produced by Gerald van Der Kaap in 1993, BlindRom was created as a prototype...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dasha Tsapenko, Ruslana Goncharuk, Marjo Van Schaik
Growing Gunya
17Dec 2022- Exhibition: Totemic Apparel for this Winter5Mar 2023Gunya is a Ukrainian traditional wool coat, originally worn by Hutsul shepherds in the Carpathian mountains. Providing physical protection from severe weather and animals, throughout the years it has...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Ruchama Noorda
Tumulus
22Jul 2019- by Ruchama Noorda28Feb 2023Tumulus is an enclosed garden installation that functions as a natural ruin, compost heap, soil sculpture, seed bed, earth work, dyeing source, and dunghill. Over the course of several seasons from...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Six-Winged Chicken and other mythical…
- by Anne Kamps1Sep 2020Where does the meat we eat actually come from? On what scale is it produced? And, what is real news and what is fake news? A few years ago, the phenomenon of the six-winged chicken was written about...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Soffitto
3Nov 2018- by Margherita Soldati1Dec 2022Is it allowed to touch the ceiling? With Soffitto, Margherita Soldati proposes another way of experiencing the space around us by engaging with our senses. In the multi-sensorial installation
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Het Parfum
25Aug 2018- Smell the Future of Amsterdam1Dec 2022The Navy Terrain opened up after 360 years, which means more space in the centre of Amsterdam. What can we do with this? There are many options, such as: Sports and Relaxation, Fancy Condos, Navy
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Soňa Borodáčová
Hacking Haeckel
- by Rudy Guedj, Martin Huger, Olya Troitskaya and Sophie Rogg3Oct 2014Rudy Guedj, Martin Huger, Olya Troitskaya and Sophie Rogg met during their studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie where they collaborated on the visual identity for the school’s theory program in...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Haeckel Hunt
1Mar 2021- Augmented Reality Game3Mar 2022Available in the App Store and Google Play store ! This Augmented Reality app adds an extra dimension to the Haeckel scavenger hunt we have set out in the Oosterdok area. Search for the eye-catching...