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Fedora Boonaert
Artist/Researcher
Fedora Boonaert has been immersed in culture since childhood. This passion led her to pursue art history studies in Ghent. Fedora's thirst for exploration led her to the Netherlands, where she...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Textile Repair Café
3Apr 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Textile Repair Café
27Mar 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favourite garments a new lease on life! We bring together people like you who want to fix...
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Japanese Knotweed Season: Collaborative sculptural installation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting worlds from other perspectives
21Apr 2024On the stem and leaves of the Japanese Knotweed lives a flea that sees the world not as we do, but in strong UV colors. What does the world look like through the eyes of this flea? Together with...
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Japanese Knotweed Season: Collaborative sculptural installation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting worlds from other perspectives
20Apr 2024On the stem and leaves of the Japanese Knotweed lives a flea that sees the world not as we do, but in strong UV colors. What does the world look like through the eyes of this flea? Together with...
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Japanese Knotweed Season: Collaborative sculptural installation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting worlds from other perspectives
19Apr 2024On the stem and leaves of the Japanese Knotweed lives a flea that sees the world not as we do, but in strong UV colors. What does the world look like through the eyes of this flea? Together with...
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Japanese Knotweed Season: Collaborative sculptural installation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting worlds from other perspectives
14Apr 2024On the stem and leaves of the Japanese Knotweed lives a flea that sees the world not as we do, but in strong UV colors. What does the world look like through the eyes of this flea? Together with...
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DIY Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Textile Repair Café
20Mar 2024Do you need help repairing your clothes or other textile items? Tired of throwing away clothes with minor tears or snags? At our Textile Repair Cafe, you can give your favorite garments a new lease...
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '24
Japanese Knotweed Program
upcoming events
All exhibitions , workshops and events during the Japanese Knotweed season. Reserve your tickets here ! *We offer a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders.
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Determining the optimal nitrogen level for the…
Nitrogen is a key component in chlorophyll, so it plays a crucial role inside the plant: but what happens when it's too much?
Various researches have shown the correlation between pests infestation and nitrogen leaf content - which depends on the amount of fertilizer you add. What is, then, the fertilizer amount we can...
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Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Co-design with Microbes: Kombucha
with Eva van Dée
Hidden within your digestive system lies a microcosmos of immense influence: your gut microbiome. Recent research sheds light on the profound impact these microscopic allies have on not just your...
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Program April & May
Japanese Knotweed Season 2024
Every spring, Mediamatic organizes a festival around Japanese knotweed. Knotweed is a fast-growing plant known in Europe for its intrusive properties. What many do not know, however, is that this...
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Josje Peters
Josje Peters graduated from AKV|St.Joost in 'S Hertogenbosch in 2008, followed by residencies at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in 2010 and 2011. In addition to her role as a visual artist, she has...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Observational Plant Drawing
26May 2024Seeing is knowing is seeing is knowing... A biology, foraging and drawing workshop in one! Together with biologist and artist Annemarie Verschoor, you will be guided through the different dimensions...
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Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Observational Plant Drawing
7Apr 2024Seeing is knowing is seeing is knowing... A biology, foraging and drawing workshop in one! Together with biologist and artist Annemarie Verschoor, you will be guided through the different dimensions...
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Japanese Knotweed Season: Collaborative sculptural installation Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sculpting worlds from other perspectives
13Apr 2024On the stem and leaves of the Japanese Knotweed lives a flea that sees the world not as we do, but in strong UV colors. What does the world look like through the eyes of this flea? Together with...
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Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Co-design with Microbes: Kombucha
7Apr 2024Hidden within your digestive system lies a microcosmos of immense influence: your gut microbiome. Recent research sheds light on the profound impact these microscopic allies have on not just your...
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Siobhàn McGibbon
Visual Artist and Researcher, AromaLab Artist in residence 2024
Siobhán McGibbon is a Visual Artist, Researcher and World-builder with a transdisciplinary practice. Her expression mutates, merging sculpture, animation, drawing, permaculture and participatory...
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Blog Leyang Fu
(Re)naming a Plant – the Magic in a Name
To many, calling a name equals casting a spell, as names are often assigned with magic or spiritual power. Such belief spreads widely geographically among different tribes. In modern days, we know...
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Piss or get off the pot!
New perspectives for the greenhouse: thinking about an Anthroponic system
It's a rich solution, we produce it, sometimes it's inside us and sometimes it's not - and it connects us all, from the tiniest insect to the mastodontic blue whale. Is it blood? No, it's urine! Let'...
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Birth of the Tree Tower
Aan de voet van de Zomerlinde verrees op 2 februari 2024 de eerste boom-mycelium toren. Geworteld in toren Nr. 3, genaamd 'Gentle', die in de afgelopen 3 jaar langzaam in rijke vruchtbare compost is...
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Bokashiponics
Bokashi: a nutritious wondertea or an overhyped fairytale?
We are investigating what it would take to turn our aquaponics system into a hydroponics system. The main question is where we will source our nutrients. We want our fertilizer to be as organic and...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Composing Fragrance
25Feb 2024In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
25Feb 2024During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...