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Shields and Shelter
A/Artist discussion round with Kristin Maurer
During this discussion round, long-time Mediamatic collaborator Kristin Maurer her design research for making a public swimming pool into a more accessible and comfortable space for people suffering...
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Thomas van der Sman
Thomas van der Sman is a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam. He and Philipp Kolmann designed and crafted rammed earth tables for the Ears of Earth dinner. To learn more about Thomas and his designs
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks
Pigeon Cam
On the 7th of June 2022, almost two years after we first started learning how to build pigeon towers with waste mycelium, we introduced the first four squab (young pigeons) into their new living...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Opening Tumulus Hermit Hut II
- Usher in a new state of the tumulus3Mar 2022The collapsed tumulus hut has been rebuild from a romantic ruin into a resilient structure. Come usher in the new hermit hut in the green garden installation, appreciate its decay, and celebrate the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
An Afternoon on Ruins
- With backyard artist Arne Hendriks and Ruchama Noorda3Mar 2022Arne and Ruchama are both building structures in the backyard of Mediamatic with natural material. Structures that are build-to-collapse, and transform into ever-changing cycli. In this afternoon the...
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So Young Han
21w03-4
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Annachiara Leardini
Food Architect
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"Resilience, reality and surviving"
Amir Qudaih about our upcoming exhibition Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip
“You don't really have too many people from Gaza outside here because we don't really make it out. Gaza is a very small place, it's literally three miles wide, 17 miles long. You can run it and it's...
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Amir Qudaih
Amir Qudaih is a farmer from Gaza Strip-Palestine moved to Boston-USA in 2016, pursuing his education in engineering. During his school, Amir has contributed significantly as the elected Senator and...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip
14Jan 2022- A project by the Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST) and the Qudaih family21Mar 2022For nearly a century, fluctuations in the shape and form of the border of the Gaza strip have affected both human and natural ecologies, leading to the formation of spaces of exception—environments...
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Exhibition Microlab
Serres Séparées at Dutch Design Week
17Oct 2021- We are nominated for the Dutch Design Awards!24Oct 2021The Serres Séparées project is nominated for a Dutch Design Award. During Dutch Design Week 2021 we will join in an exhibition together with all nominees at Microlab in Eindhoven.
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Dutch Pavilion Venice Willem Velthoven
Work, Body Leisure
26May 2018- Nederlandse bijdrage de 16e architectuurbiennale Venetië25Nov 2018Designed by Raphael Coutin and Marina Otero Verzier the Dutch pavilion formed a maze of interlaced spaces and concepts the human condition in society. Willem Velthoven reports.
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks
I / O
Dec '20 – Pigeon Tower 07
I / O stands for Inside/Out and reverses the inside and outside of the tower. The walls of pigeon towers are smooth on the outside with a few holes so that the pigeons can enter. On the inside
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks
Cartier
Sept '20 – Pigeon Tower 03
The third tower was build inside the Clean Lab . Two previous attempts to build a sturdy, living tower had failed. Time to take a step back. We did not know whether our principles were correct.
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier
Jute
June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02
We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mily Bogaarts 3 Mar 2021
From Packaging to Beaver Skin
How to build a mycelium pigeon tower roof #1
The pigeon and the mycelium are in joint agreement. Pigeons don’t nest on soggy surfaces and mycelium prefers high humidity, but don’t like the wet. It is critical: The tower needs a roof. But what...
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nadine Schütz, Ben Hopley, Mily Bogaarts, Arne Hendriks
Spoppo
Jan '21 – Pigeon Tower 08
The oyster mushroom variety Spoppo is better able to withstand the cold. Since we built this tower inside the barn in the height of winter, it seemed like a good choice. However, because the mycelium...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Messages from the Myco-Assemblage
- Arne Hendriks & Dominik Einfalt talk about their attempts to construct pigeon guano towers with living mycelium waste.11Dec 2020Friday afternoon, Arne and Dominik will discuss their attempt to build structures with living mycelium waste. What have they learned? What are the challenges? And what stories have emerged so far?
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Is it an urban mushroom farm? Is it a pigeon…
What are those structures outside the barn at Mediamatic?
Because these structures are made from living mycelium WHAT you call it probably depends on WHEN you encounter it. At first they are horizontal mushroom farms, and many of our neighbours have...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Design Solutions
For implementing greenhouse dining in the restaurant
For the use of the Serres in the restaurant we are constantly making adjustments. Not only to the greenhouses themselves, but also to the way we carry out our service. What problems do we encounter?
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Inspiration
Who proceded us, and who got inspired?
When the Serres Séparées went viral, restaurants from all over the world got inspired and took over the idea to serve a safe and cozy dinner in private greenhouses. We feel honoured to see that we've...
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News Highlights
Mediamatic ETEN goes viral
When, during a mid-lockdown brainstorm, someone casually suggested to use the greenhouses at the waterfront for our restaurant, we couldn't have foreseen what would become of this concept. Aren't...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Values for Survival
- Presentation of the first results within the complementary research program of the Dutch contribution to the 17th Architecture Biennale of Venice14Jul 2020In these strange times, in which our daily life has changed radically, it has become clear that we must jointly look for new ways and values to shape our lives. In Values for Survival, the social and...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Building a Pigeon Tower
- A mycelium-based artwork with Arne Hendriks20Jun 2020Did you know that pigeon's shit is an extremely good fertiliser? And the waste of mushroom production too? That's why we combine the two by building a number of pigeon towers on our terrain. We...