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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Playing with Ethics and Rhythm
- A/artist Meeting with Gerard van Wolferen and Astrid Poot16Oct 2023A/artist is a platform for neurodivergent artists and designers, however anyone who is interested to learn is very welcome to attend these events. We especially focus on those who identify as/with...
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Authoring Autism
M. Remi Yergeau deconstructing the rhetoric of autism
As a rhetorician and as an autistic activist, M. Remi Yergeau dedicates their passion to the self-advocacy of autistic people by contesting the dominant rhetorics on autism as pathology and...
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Proposal by: Natascha Nanji
Welcome to Studio Swan
Project proposal: An interpersonal, speculative fiction proposition
Welcome to Studio Swan is a speculative proposition that asks what conditions would be appropriate for us to temporarily become with plant or animal? And why would this be something desirable or...
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Proposal by: Mario Mimoso
Floating Havens
Project Proposal: Regenerating city life
Floating Havens is a project aimed at regenerating life inside the urban landscape. Using Amsterdam’s canals as a way to gain land to the crowded and congested city streets, we want to dedicate these...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Dijkspark Lisa Witte
Doubts about Casting Doubt
To what extent can you restore a work before you affect its authenticity?
Casting Doubt is an art project created by Masha Ru and Jasmin Moeller. The open-air project consists of a series of flowerbeds, each with a self-reflective question on the side, formed by pins. By...
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Stories of Coca
Controversies in Usage from South-America to Western Europe
It is one of the most consumed drugs worldwide. Yet, when considering that it is forbidden in the Netherlands, it is difficult to picture how "cocaine is the most seized drug" here ( Sawbridge 2019...
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The Code Noir: A brief, yet powerful history
Winston Churchill famously said that “those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Our upcoming NeoFuturist Dinner touches on the importance of learning from our collective...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Mediamatic Eten, Dijkspark Naomi Tidball
Food is both fuel and identity
A blog for Code Noir
In light of our upcoming Code Noir event, it is important to reflect on globalisation's ability to reshape food. It offers a diversity within gastronomy, and it allows for a wider availability of...
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MediaMasquerade
Dress-up workshops with Taka Taka and Niki Milioni
MediaMasquerade is a series of dress up and roleplaying workshops open to all genders, sexualities, and ages, made in collaboration with gender clown Taka Taka and designer Niki Milioni . In the...
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2020 Tobias Servaas, Queer Currents
Queer Currents
Mediamatic is the stage for three panel discussions and an exhibition of Queer Currents, a wave of queer expressions in preparation for the Gay Pride.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Pride
18Jul 2020- MediaMasquerade & Queer Currents2Aug 2020There is no parade this year, but we still think it is important to celebrate identity in all its facets. That is why Mediamatic has a program during the pride week that gives an ode to the...
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Simone Weil
De filosofische marsman
Simone Weil (1909-1943) was activist en een politiek filosoof die religie, haar lichaam en de maatschappij probeerde te doorgronden. Haar werk wordt door verschillende auteurs 'autistisch...
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Jan - Apr 2020
Maartje Terpstra
Education assistant
In Februari, March and April 2020 I help with developing the educational program at Mediamatic. I study Arts, Cognition and Criticism and my main research interest lies with ecological art in its...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
The Eating of Humans
1May 2019- Neo Futurist Dinner 08 - with Gwen van der Zwan, Krisztina Czika and Bryce Steba4May 2019For the development of this 5-course Neo Futurist Dinner we invited artists Gwen van der Zwan, Krisztina Czika and chef Bryce Steba to collaborate around the theme of eating humans. This project was...
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The Ethical Way of Eating Blood
Blood Sausages by Gwen van der Zwan and John O'Shea
When tackling the ethics of food production and consumption, the notions of blood as food has always been a somewhat bloody and grim topic. Blood can be considered as the same level as meat, in a way...
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Gwen van der Zwan
Gwen van der Zwan is a Dutch writer, journalist, producer, photographer, and performer. As a journalist, she works for VICE, The Next Web, KRO-NCRV, Human, Skateism, and other platforms. Pluim will...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bart Ellenbroek
Geodesic dome research
Testing different types of entrance tunnels
A second look into the research and testing process of the mycelium geodesic dome project. Test 9-13.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bart Ellenbroek
Geodesic dome research
Testing sizes, entrance and connectors.
Here is a first look intro the research and testing process of the mycelium geodesic dome project.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bart Ellenbroek
Building a geodesic dome
My experiences during my third week at Mediamatic
Exploring the possibilities of a geodesic dome built from mycelium.
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Healing, desire and breast milk
Curdle by Zoo
Breast milk is the "embodiment" of human nurture, of healing and nourishment of the newborn. It is well documented to contain vital immunological and medicinal replenishing qualities as well as...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark European Youth Press
Reporting Corruption and Tax Avoidance:…
- Panel discussion on tax evasion9Jun 2017Learn more about corruption reporting and ways to detangle the complexity of this timeless phenomenon on the expert panel discussion taking place on June 9th. The European Youth Press – Network of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Sabrina Großkopp, Chris Hicks, Linde van Beers, Karolina Sokołowska
Eat Future no. 2
- THE LAST SUPPER1Nov 2016We invite you to our new event series Eat Future! Every Tuesday evening we will cover topics related to the future of food and farming industry. The starting points for our discussions are always...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Sabrina Großkopp, Chris Hicks, Linde van Beers, Karolina Sokołowska
Eat Future no. 1
- HIPPIE MARTIANS25Oct 2016We start with a new series of events Eat Future! Within the series, we will cover topics related to the future of food and farming industry. The starting points for our discussions are examples from...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Meet Agi Haines
- Discuss your work, ideas and obstacles with the Bio-Artist.6May 2016As well as attending Agi Haines' Prototyping Bodies masterclass, you can now sign up for one of her monthly consultation sessions. During these meetings you can discuss anything from project ideas to...