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Janny Vos
Strategic Partnerships Director for CABI
Dr. Janny Vos is Strategic Partnerships Director for CABI – an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization that applies scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and...
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Remko Andeweg
Urban botanist at Bureau Stadsnatuur
Remko Andeweg works as a city botanist at Bureau Stadsnatuur, part of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. He specialized in the flora of the urban-industrial environment, vegetation...
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Mas Jansma
My name is Mas. I've lived in the center of Amsterdam all of my life. I love to see the countless ways in which life finds its way in the city. Plants arrest my attention whenever they do something I...
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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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Johan van Valkenburg
Senior Scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP)
Johan van Valkenburg is currently a Senior Scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP), leading research projects relating to invasive non-native...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando22Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando30Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando29Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando15Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando23Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Norbert Peeters
Botanical philosopher
Norbert Peeters (37) is a botanical philosopher, writer, and PhD-student at Leiden University. His dissertation focuses on the philosophy of weeds, invasive exotics, and the historical roots of...
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Danica Sretenović
Curator and Architect
Danica's current knotweed project
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373 words to insult a plant
In conversation with Alaa Abu Asad
Killing without thought. Just one of the phrases that is used to discuss the Japanese Knotweed. A plant that does not even deserve to be thought about. It only deserves to be killed. Artist...
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Understanding Japanese knotweed
In conversation with Virgile Durando
Virgile Durando is a product/material designer and researcher from France. He is our current artist in residency, presently working on collecting and developing knowledge regarding the re
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Edwin Keijsers
Researcher Fibres in a circular future
Edwin has been working as a researcher at Wageningen Food & Biobased Research for the last 27 years on extracting and processing natural fibres for optimal use in existing and new circular industrial...
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Sus Willems
Ecological advisor
"Every landscape, no matter how big or how small, is a music score that I want to read in order to hear the music. As a green manager, you can select very specific musical notes on a stave, but in...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pan Flute Making Workshop
- Making music with Japanese Knotweed21Apr 2023Make a flute from Japanese Knotweed, your neighbouring plant! A crafty, fun and musical workshop for kids and families perfect for an after-school activity. Get your tickets here
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
Activities
Our 2023 Japanese Knotweed Festival activities.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Japanese Knotweed Handbook
14Apr 2023- by Virgile Durando30Apr 2023Designer Virgile Durando's Handbook is a comprehensive and visual instruction manual for all makers interested in learning crafting techniques and the processing of Japanese Knotweed as a material.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Remaking Knotweed
- Workshop with Virgile Durando14Apr 2023Come by the Japanese Knotweed Workshop to learn hands-on the techniques and tools to work with Japanese Knotweed by creating your marquetry box with Japanese Knotweed. You will be guided by Virgile...
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Strong like a Weed
How Pop-Culture Can Teach Us Resilience
There is an intriguing connection between Jujutsu Kaisen's hero, Itadori Yūji, and the notorious Japanese Knotweed. Discover the hidden meaning behind this name doppelganger!
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If you can't beat it, eat it!
What we can learn from the fate of the passenger pigeon
Flocks clouded the sky and cast a dark shadow over the land, stealing hours of daylight and sometimes days on end. This is not an exaggerated Hitchcock scene from ‘The Birds’ but rather a common...
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Japanese Knotweed Festival '23
Harvesting Knotweed Responsibly
Please prevent unintended spreading of knotweed
Japanese Knotweed is a hyper-local resource in the Netherlands, and a wonderful edible and medicinal plant, full of beneficial qualities. However, it is important to approach harvesting with caution...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pan Flute Making Workshop
- Making music with Japanese knotweed22Apr 2023Make a flute from Japanese Knotweed, your neighbouring plant! A crafty, fun and musical workshop for kids and families perfect for an after-school activity. You can find the ticket link below!