Japanese Knotweed Blog
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Northern Europe is slowly entering the darker season. Some of us might fear a dreading winter depression and others prepare to hibernate or finding ways to escape. Are the end of the year festivities a nightmare for you too? Director Martin Butler, Artist/Chef Alice Héron, Performer I-Chen…
'The Dinner of the Damned' is a Neo-Futurist Dinner created by director Martin Butler together with artist and chef Alice Héron. It revels in all things Gothic while delving deep into the depths of seasonal depression. photo 2023 by Willem Velthoven for Mediamatic. By: Willem Velthoven
Breaking Boundaries and Forming New Connections: Embracing Ecocentrism. Join us on a journey of chicken audiences, fungi, and a different point of view! Tickets
Promotion banner for the Living Tower Talk #3, held on September 29, 2023.
A batch of mycelium bricks will come in again, so it's time for another ‘Gentle Disco’ to press them. Join us to dance on the mycelium while listening to some good music by DJ Huppeldepup , and contribute to the building process of our pigeon towers. All will take place outside our barn in the open…
Pigeon Towers Every two to three weeks, a new pigeon tower emerges at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom farms. The project investigates questions such as: Can we build structures to house feral pigeons ? What is the best design to build a tower with mycelium? And how long does it take for the bricks to grow together? Through experimenting with different shapes, and building structures, we see how the… By: Eszter Jámbor
Scents colour our lives. They give us flavour, bring memories to life, seduce, evoke emotion, desire, disgust and fear. But what do we really know about scents? What Dutch words do we have to express our olfactory experiences? What are the most aromatic sites in the Netherlands? Is there such a…
Join the Celebration Experience the scents, listen to the fascinating stories from six speakers, and celebrate the launch of NeusWijzer - Geuratlas van de Lage Landen. This is a new atlas of scents of the Netherlands by Caro Verbeek and Inger Leemans . Learn more about the book here . Speakers Caro Verbeek (Moderator) Caro Verbeek (founder of Odorama) moderates this evening and kicks off with 'Hollandse Luchten': a short introduction about scent artists, such as Wim T. Schippers with his…
This year we are also participating in Weekend van de Wetenschap (Weekend of Science)! Discover how much fun innovation and technology is, with us and our neighbors. We have a fun program for young and old, come along! Get green fingers in our garden and discover the natural treasures hidden around…
Ernst Haeckel Fungi Colouring To see the beauty of Ernst Haeckel's art inspired by science, take the time to colour in this naturalist's original illustrations of microscopic life. Celebrate these fantastically fun gal illustrations by bringing them from black and white to making your own colourful creations! Free admission, walk-in Vieze en Lekkere Geuren Maken Have you ever wanted to make the smell of a fart? Or of birthday cake? Or of your favorite flower? Come by the Aroma lab on…
We are happy to announce a new season of A/artist public events which will kick off on the 18th of September. Through these events, w e'll be continuing to explore the neurodivergent experience in the practice of the arts. Join us to meet Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke, two artists who…
This event is primarily for neudivergent makers, however anyone who is interested to learn is also very welcome to attend. Please note that the formal presentations will be in English, whilst table discussions will be in both English and Dutch. Meet the Presenters: I Don't Want to Be An Individual All On My Own Genevieve Murphy is a composer and performer from Scotland, currently based in Amsterdam. She combines performance and visual art with contemporary classical music and her concepts…