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  • Together Forever

    When I was an apprentice, the directors told me a story that has shaped the way I view funerals and family requests to this day. Sometimes it happens that two people who are very close die at nearly...

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  • Runaway van Kanye West

    Vanessa Beecroft als het geheim wapen van een nieuwe regisseur

    Eigenlijk is Kanye Wests videoclip "Runaway" vooral sterk in alles wat er niet te zien is. Kanye is de regisseur, tegelijk de hoofdrolspeler en zo meer, maar let op, bij de aftiteling staat Vanessa...

  • Voorbij de rechthoek

    Beeldend kunstenaar Francesco Angelo Marchi

    Op de onzekere grens tussen beeldhouw- en schilderkunst, maak ik reliëfs van gezaagde en beschilderde houtplaten. Het zijn hybriden die hangen aan de muur als schilderijen, maar daaruit met hun...

  • Participation is Powerful

    Participation is powerful. Often, children lack an opportunity to truly participate in the funeral services for their loved ones. When I was 8 and my brother 9, our father died after a few months of...

  • Van Moskou tot Magadan

    Met Jelle Brandt Corstius door Rusland

    Wie zijn de Russen zijn en wat drijft ze? Journalist en schrijver Jelle Brandt Corstius maakt een ontdekkigstocht door het hele land op zoek naar een antwoord. Een docuserie van 7 afleveringen, v/a...

  • The Travelers by Elizabeth Heyert

    The fotoseries The Travelers by Elizabeth Heyert consists of portraits taken after death in Harlem New York. Photographed against a black background, using the techniques of making formal portraits...

  • Time progressing to the right

    Mateusz Herczka's reformulation of the real

    A short interview with visual artist and choreographer Mateusz Herczka about his work process and his incredible film 44/13, recently shown in Mediamatic.

  • magic mushroom

    Ganoderma - Reishi

    wikipedia "The Mushroom of Immortality."

  • Gypsy Graves

    Gypsy graves have a life of their own in Portland, Oregon

    In Portland Oregon's beautiful Rose City Cemetery, there is a section of Gypsy graves. The monuments on these graves are interesting enough during most of the year because of the photographs of men...

  • Nadine Jarvis: Challenging Post Mortem Traditions

    Designer Nadine Jarvis has produced some very thought provoking art work using cremated remains. But before you say, "Oh, I've seen those paintings and glass sculptures with the ashes mixed in"...

  • Funeral Rites in Chinatown

    "The clear, melodic notes of a brass band marching along Chinatown's Stockton Avenue catch the attention of an Asian woman picking over produce at a sidewalk vegetable stand. As the band turns the...

  • The Cremains of the Day

    A look at Words in Funeral Service

    Euphemisms abound in funeral service. As Hugh Rawson explains in one of my most favorite books, Euphemisms & Other Double Talk (Crown Publishers NY, 1981), words that are used to describe unpleasant...

  • Ashes to Ashes

    Part 1

    For many, the idea of returning our bodies to the earth is a sacred and appealing concept. Those of us with a special bond to a particular patch of earth have found ways of making this return even...

  • 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...

  • 666: welcome recognition

    Dutch arts council (Raad voor Cultuur) recommends substantial raise in Mediamatics public funding for 2009—2012

    We were very happy and proud to read the advice about our plans for the coming 4 years. The Arts council of the Netherlands praises our current practice and recommends that the ministry of culture...

  • Memento mori profiel

    Van online profiel naar herdenkingsplek

    Met het maken van een online profiel op Mediamatic.net, Hyves of Facebook proberen veel mensen expressie te geven aan hun individuele identiteit. Er kan allerlei persoonlijke informatie worden...

  • Beauty

    understood by Artists and Scientists.

    There are two definitions of beauty: • The subjective beauty, on human scale, changeable, varies according to geography, formation, culture, education, age. • The natural beauty, sublime, universal

  • Mediamatic Magazine 3#2 Marie-Adèle Rajandream 1 Jan 1988

    Work to Watch

    Giny Vos (Rotterdam 1959) graduated this summer from the RIETVELD ACADEMIE in Amsterdam. She has become known for a number of large-scale conceptual works.

  • Vespasian and universal bleach

    Where does the expression “Money doesn't stink” come from?

    While urine-diverting toilets are hitting the headlines as a wonder of innovative technology, collecting urine from public lavatories was a common thing in ancient Rome. Demand for the product was so...

  • Trade Art for Art and Food for Barbies

    This Sunday at Ruilen we have two very different swap events. In one area, there will be an Art for Art trade . The event will offer a less conventional way of dealing art, where collectors and...

  • Mediamatic Off-Line Vol. 10#3 Mathilde ter Heijne 1 Jan 2001

    A collective Psychosis?

    Interview

    Mathilde ter Heijne interviews German psychoanalyst Gertrud Hardtmann, October 13, 2001

  • Happy beginning

    “I found the gastarbeider of my life! Thank you Mediamatic”

    Without drawing too much attention to it, Mediamatic started beta testing its on line dating service as a companion project to the Gastarbeider Dating series of social sculptures. In a few days

  • Dead links

    Despite what the title of this article suggests, these links do go somewhere!

    Here you find a collection of links to websites that somehow are related to the topic of death. Leave a comment if you have other good suggestions.

  • Eko coffin photo report

    How to fold your coffin step by step

    Discover how easy it is to put together a cardboard coffin. The Eko-Ben company from Poland demonstrates their environmentally friendly products. Mediamatic ordered a stack of cardboard coffins with...

  • Kleren maken de man/vrouw

    Interview met modeontwerper Ties Princen

    Aanstaande zaterdag presenteert ontwerper Ties Princen zijn collectie ‘Le Rossignol de Lilas’ tijdens Golden Nights bij Mediamatic. Recentelijk liet hij deze nieuwe herenlijn al zien op de Mode...

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