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    Michelle Hammerton from Metabolic

    Michelle speaks at the second Pis' Talk presenting her research on urine-based fertilizers
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  • About the Pis’ Project

    2014-2016

    The Pis’ Project connects urine in the arts with innovation within design, architecture and environment. After a successful two years we decided in 2017 to expand the project from urine to all human...

  • Secretopia

    Secretions in Art, Design and Society

    Secretopia is an inquiry into human secretions through art, science and design. After exploring the potential of urine in The Pis’ Project, we decided to expand the programme to all sorts of...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Abel Jansma

    Distillation 101

    Using physics to extract smells

    Throughout the fall and winter, I will be distilling some of the liquids that are produced in and around Mediamatic. Distillation is a technique, mostly used in chemistry, to separate components of a...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Pure Gold

    18
    Sep 2015
    - Audio-visual pee installation by Kamiel Rongen and Mediamatic

    It's an artwork, but you can use it. Pee in our urinals while enjoying the musical background and the hypnotising videos by Kamiel Rongen. We are happy to collect your fluid contribution and...

  • The Urine Brick

    Building the future

    What is the link between pissing and building? The connection expands past port-a-loos. It's bricks. The answer is bricks.

  • Sending bugs to BGB Nijhof

    The procedure for sending samples to BGB Nijhof is as follows: Take a pest-infested leaf sample and place it in a clean Petri dish. If there is no Petri dish in the aquaponics greenhouse, get one...

  • Product Reviews

    Testing and reporting on unconventional products

  • Eten Leveranciers

    voor het Restaurant

    Hier staan onze voorkeursleveranciers voor ingrediënten. Schrijf er ook je ervaring bij!

  • Pee for plants: how to

    An introduction to the use of urine as fertiliser

    If you have ever wondered whether and how you can use your own urine to grow luxuriant plants and healthy veggies, here you can find some useful pieces of information on methods and timing for...

  • Pools, pee, and chemistry

    Why you should not pee in a pool

    Has it ever happened that you used the pool as a "public urinal"? Or were you terrified by the claims that the water would have suddenly turned red as an effect of a chemical reaction with...

  • Pis’

    In art history

    From ancient to contemporary art, urine in art depicts both the micro-narratives of personal stories and the meta-narratives of the ever evolving world. The depiction and relation to urine and...

  • The placenta as a guidance tool

    'Haem' by Cecilia Jonsson

    Cecilia Jonsson is an interdisciplinary artist, who is exploring different forms of iron in her art works. Her project ‘Haem’, that she developed in cooperation with the scientist Rodrigo Leite de...

  • Brigette Bloom

    Pee, soak, dry and use

    A project that started as an accident and ended up being a new way of making pictures personal.

  • Prope(e)r

    Portable urinals for women.

    Shout out to all the ladies out there! Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you've really had "to go" and there as not been a convenient bathroom within reach? Maybe you...

  • Intimate Currency

    Peck As You Go by Raphael Kim

    With the world becoming more globalized with the help of the internet, businesses and payments become more intangible and digital. Such as so, payment systems are pressured to keep up with the rapid...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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.

  • TravelJohn

    The civilized solution. Anytime! Anywhere!

    The essential disposable urinal kit you won’t want to travel without. Frustration mounts while you’re on the road, alone or with your family, and "nature’s call" turns to "nature’s...

  • The toilet is the origin of our sexuality

    A Piss Manifest by Mischa Badasyan

    A typology of public toilet visitors? It exists. It is the work of the Berlin-based artist Mischa Badasyan. For two years he observed and classified users of public toilets in different countries.

  • Pop-up Urinals

    Public convenience by the push of a button

    This public urinal hides in plain sight during the day, and rises for the occasion at night. With room for three, the urinal provides ample opportunity and encouragement for male citizens to do their...

  • Future Flora

    Wear bacteria and be empowered?

    Would you wear bacteria in your underwear if it would mean a healthier, happier vagina?  Giulia Tomasello  is an Interaction Designer who is passionate about bio-hacking and wants to empower women...

  • Oo, Oo That Smell

    What is that distinct smell after enjoying a plate of this green veggie?

    Asparagus. A lean, green vegetable with a dramatic list of healthy benefits. Many people are aware that asparagus is heart healthy, high in antioxidants, contains characteristics to heighten your...

  • What makes urine a turn on?

    Talking about golden showers with Mistress Kalyss Mercury

    Water sports are still a taboo. You don't find many people who are willing to discuss the subject. Kalyss Mercury is an exception. Professional dominatrix for years and kink research pioneer, she...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Building Aquaponics Systems

    15
    Dec 2019
    - with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

    Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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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