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  • Proteus

    Documentary film by David LeBrun

    This animated documentary charts the life of painter and biologist Ernst Haeckel, who, in the 19th century, makes a number of fascinating discoveries about what lurks below the sea. Haeckel uncovers...

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  • Picturing nature with a 100-year gap

    Desmonema Annasethe discovered by Ernst Haeckel and the likes of it in modern maritime photography

  • Artforms in Digital Translation

    Anastasia and Chandni working hard to translate the beauty of Haeckel's lithographic illustrations In order to make the extraordinary Kunstformen der Natur exhibition happen in September, our...

  • Haeckel-File #1: Haeckel the racist

    Maybe you have lately visited the Amsterdam library and its exhibition on slavery. If so, you probably came across this drawing from Haeckel. To our twenty-first century eyes, this is quite a...

  • Haeckel-File #2: Haeckel the fraud

    Haeckel was accused of committing fraud in order to give credibility to his theories. Is there any truth to the allegation?

  • Haeckel in glass

    Mediamatic is not the only one paying homage to Ernst Haeckel's Kunsformen der Natur - The Dutch National Glass Museum have turned his work into "A Sea of Glass"

  • Haeckel-Files

    Enchanted by Haeckel’s art? So enchanted that you want to know more about this intriguing nineteenth century German scientist?

  • Haeckel-File #3: Haeckel the Nazi

    Would evolution theory inescapably have to lead to fascist eugenics?

    Haeckel has not only been badmouthed for things he actually did or believed during his life (see the two previous Haeckel-Files on racism and fraud), he has also been partially blamed for what...

  • Credits

    Thank you!

    Mediamatic would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors and participants for their contributions to the "Kunstformen der Natur" project.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Gökçe Baykan

    Haeckel Hunt

    "Catch’em all around Oosterdok!" Remastered Blog

    "Institutions and enterprises have joined forces as Expeditie Oosterdok, to form an internatio­nal, innovative city quarter in which discovery plays a central role. The future of the city is being...

  • Plate 8 Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch

    Desmonema. / Discomedusae. Scheibenquallen.

    Lithograph by Ernst Haeckel and Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 8 from Kunstformen der Natur. Discomedusae: Subclass of Scyphozoa (jellyfish) 

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Christina Panholzer

    Catch’ Em all around Oosterdok!

    Step into the footsteps of Ernst Haeckel und explore your inner scientist

    Ernst Haeckel, as an biologist and artist in the 19th century, discovered many new species during his exploration tours around the world. You can now step into Ernst Haeckel's footsteps as a curious...

  • Book: Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch 1 Jan 1900

    Kunstformen der Natur, Lieferung 10

    Issue 10 of Kunstformen der Natur, consisting of 10 lithographs by German biologist Ernst Haeckel and lithographer Adolf Giltsch. Ten of these loose-leaf issues were published between 1899 and 1904.

  • Plate 2 Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch

    Globigerina. / Thalamophora. Kammerlinge. (test)

    Lithograph by Ernst Haeckel and Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 2 from Kunstformen der Natur. This is one of the 100 pop science biology illustrations that were published from 1899 – 1904 in Leipzig by Ernst Haeckel through Verlag des Bibliographischen...

  • Plate 5 Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch

    Ascandra. / Calcispongiae. Kalkschwämme.

    Lithograph by Ernst Haeckel and Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 5 from Kunstformen der Natur. Calcispongiae: Marine sponges with c alcareous skeletons

  • Plate 9 Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch

    Maeandrina. / Hexacoralla. Sechsstrahlige…

    Litho van Ernst Haeckel en Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 9 from Kunstformen der Natur. Hexacoralla: Subclass of corals, which include sea anemones, stony corals and soft corals. 

  • The Haeckel Project

    As some of you might have already noticed, reaching our location became a bit of an adventure due to construction works near Oosterdok. Yet, we are not isolated on our island, but there are still...

  • Why are we exhibiting Haeckel?

    The reasons we had for making a whole exhibition around the work of this XIX century biologist

  • Plate 1 Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch

    Circogonia. / Phaeodaria. Rohrstrahlinge. (test)

    Lithograph by Ernst Haeckel and Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 1 from Kunstformen der Natur. Phaeodaria; (Radiolaria) single-celled organisms also known as zooplankton.

  • Book: Hendrik P. Berlage

    Berlage drawings

    Hendrik P. Berlage 's designs are based on the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, meaning that the architect not only designs the building, but is also involved in the interior design, taking care of...

  • Kunstformen der Natur

    Exhibition of Ernst Haeckel’s biology art

    From 1899 till 1904 Ernst Haeckel published 100 amazingly beautiful biological lithographs

  • Porpema. / Siphonophorae. Staatsquallen. (test)

    Lithograph by Ernst Haeckel and Adolf Giltsch

    Plate 17 from Kunstformen der Natur. Siphonophorae: Subclass of Hydrozoa, sea animal related to jellyfish and corals.

  • Book: Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch 1 Jan 1900

    Kunstformen der Natur, Lieferung 9

    Issue 9 of Kunstformen der Natur, consisting of 10 lithographs by German biologist Ernst Haeckel and lithographer Adolf Giltsch. Ten of these loose-leaf issues were published between 1899 and 1904.

  • Oosterdok Gökçe Baykan, Gabrielle de Haseth

    Haeckel Hunt

    "Catch’em all around Oosterdok!" Remastered

    Maybe you have already come across the mysterious signs popping all around the Oosterdok region and wondered what they are.

  • Book: Ernst Haeckel, Adolf Giltsch 1 Jan 1900

    Kunstformen der Natur, Lieferung 5

    Issue 5 of Kunstformen der Natur, consisting of 10 lithographs by German biologist Ernst Haeckel and lithographer Adolf Giltsch. Ten of these loose-leaf issues were published between 1899 and 1904.

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