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  • 'Every time I want to renew myself'

    Greenlandic rapper Peand el doesn't like to repeat himself

    Peand el talks about being one of the most popular rappers in Greenland: the songs, the problems and the hip hop-scene.
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  • Eight months of snow and darkness. You go crazy!

    Conversation with Greenlandic author Ole Korneliussen

    Ole Korneliussen tells about the Dutch translation of his collection of short stories 'Qivittoq. Stories from Greenland', which was presented during the second Kaffemik on Sunday the 7th of February...

  • The other side of Egypt

    Short conversation with Maria Golia, writer of a new history of Egyptian photography

    Egyptian writer Maria Golia tells about her new book 'Photography and Egypt', a new history of Egyptian photography that she presented on Sunday the 14th of February 2010.

  • 'You get better of limits'

    Interview with singer/songwriter Nive Nielsen

    The young and ambitious singer/songwriter Nive Nielsen gave a acoustic performance at the Bardot Final Saturday the 27th of February 2010, without her band. 'It requires something else when you play...

  • Proviant uit Groenland

    Anya van Lit en Joost Bottema over Bardot Proviant Klub

    Zaterdag 16 januari 2010 vanaf 20:00 uur opent bij Mediamatic de tentoonstelling Bardot Proviant Klub. Anya van Lit en Joost Bottema presenteren hun reportage over het leven van de Inuit in Uummannaq

  • 'Our meat is the best of the world, and the herbs…

    Interview with Anne Sofie Hardenberg, culinary ambassador to Greenland

    Anne Sofie Hardenberg knows everything about Greenlandic food and herbs. At Kaffemik 2 she gives cooking lessons and talks about her personal history as a daughter of an Eskimo mother and a Danish...
  • A Biennale Interview

    The idea of interaction

    Conversation with the curators of the Leeds pavilion

    Jon Wakeman, Karen Watson and Megan Smith explain what they are presenting in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. The Leeds pavilion “I Am Leeds” opened Saturday 12 December together with Nicosia, Tehran

  • 'Alles moet nog gedaan worden'

    Gesprek met Eliana Otta, vertegenwoordiger van Lima op de Amsterdam Biënnale 2009

    Het kunstleven in Lima is rijk en gevarieerd, maar desondanks hebben kunstenaars het erg moeilijk. 'Alles hangt af van individuele initiatieven.'

  • Peand el's video diary

    Hip Hop from Greenland

    This is Peter Lyberth's a.k.a. Peand el's page. He's a rapper from Greenland. On this page he will show us around Greenland in 30 days.

  • Mediamatic presents Ignite Amsterdam

    Mediamatic has teamed up with Ignite to host the Ignite Amsterdam events. First one takes place on July 9th.

    Ignite was founded in the cold winter of 2006. On December 7th two hundred Seattle geeks settled into a small bar for a night of networking, cool ideas and, of course, a few beers. Ignite was a fact.

  • An interview with Tunc Topcuoglu

    Connecting high and low culture through kebab.

    Tunc Topcuoglu on the importance of roots, and being an outsider. "No longer trapped in a specific identity, you are forced to reconstruct yourself."

  • Mapping for Tourists

    MFT resulted in Noord, an exhibition and travel guide

    Noord is the result of a project initiated by Nat Muller and Mediamatic: Mapping for Tourists. 22 artists were invited to map Amsterdam-Noord, pars pro toto for The Netherlands. The artists lived and...

  • Noordjes kinderplaneet en Overal Vincent winnen…

    In een uitverkocht Transformatorhuis is Kom je ook?4 in volle gang. De eerste spreker, Matthias Rick van Raumlaborberlin, staat nu op het podium. Na hem nog hele serie sprekers die vertellen over de...

  • “I don’t think the world is waiting for t–shirts…

    Interview with Nadya Peek

    This month at Mediamatic Nadya Peek is heading a series of workshops about wearable technology; technology applied to clothing. Participants will be working on their own garments, to make it beep...

  • A community of the dead

    A conversation with Elizabeth Heyert

    Mary Caparitia Bush is ready to go to the party. She is wearing a stunning black sequin dress with a pattern of white leaves. Lace gloves and a pink hat with a flower complement the look. Mary’s hair...

  • First names Map Fest confirmed

    Joining us on July 6 are Annelys de Vet, Malkit Shoshan and Wietske Maas.

  • An interview with Kaweh Modiri

    My Burglar and Me

    As a Rietveld student Kaweh's apartment was burglarized and his most valuable possessions were stolen. After finding out who did it, Kaweh's anger quickly turned into inspiration. He decided to make...

  • An interview with Kareem Lotfy

    Cairo, the tale of love and hate.

    Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and feeling like a tourist.

  • A web native with a sense for the audience

    Frankie Roberto opens ‘Kom je ook?’ 2

    We are proud to present our first keynote speaker at the second edition of Kom je ook? on the 8th of September 2009! Frankie Roberto will present his insights on how museums can interact with their...

  • Report: Map Fest evening 1

    July 6, 2010. Mapping for Change at Mediamatic Bank

    Map Fest kicked off with an evening on Mapping for Change . Speakers were Malkit Shoshan, Annelys de Vet, Christian Nold and Wietske Maas. The host of the evening was independent curator Nat Muller.

  • Report: Map Fest evening 2

    July 8, 2010. Mapping for Clarity at Mediamatic Bank

    The second evening of Map Fest was Mapping for Clarity. Speakers were Richard Rogers, Catalogtree and De Geuzen. The host of the evening was urban sociologist and researcher Merijn Oudenampsen.

  • Een vingerafdruk stelen en namaken is een fluitje…

    Een verslag van een deelnemer aan de Fingerprint Forgery workshop

    Op 21 mei gaf de befaamde Computer Chaos Club (CCC) bij Mediamatic een workshop vingerafdruk maken. De CCC is een verzameling hackers en enthousiastelingen die zich sinds 1981 bezighouden met het...

  • A home for gnomes

    Pervasive gnoming hits Hacker Camp 2009

    What is it that makes the common garden gnome the stickiest RFID idea of the year? No matter how much hilarity or derision they provoke, the gnomes just won't go home.

  • An interview with Engy Aly

    "There are much, much more Arabs and Muslims than I have ever seen in my life outside of an Arabic country."

    July 2010. Engy has been living and working in Amsterdam-Noord for a few weeks. She was kind enough to share her first impressions, and tell us a little bit about her background.

  • WatSpinoza? op het Damrak

    Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf voor het gooien van kauwgom op straat?

    Op 7 mei 2009 werd de eerste WatSpinoza? vraag aan het Amsterdamse publiek gesteld. Aan het Damrak, vlak voor het Centraal Station, worden voorbijgangers gevraagd: 'Wat is er mis met gevangenisstraf...

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