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    Han van der Vegt and Klara Ravat during their…

  • Smell

  • Experimenting Smell on Mycelium

    Which smell source will neutralise the smell of the substrate bostel?

    Mycelium can grow on beer brewery wastes now. However, it has a unpleasant farm smell. We want to make the fungi material smells good so that it can make people feel good while using it. What kind of...

  • Program Overview

    Presentations, workshops and exhibitions

  • The Making(s) of Biryani

    by Masuma Halai Khwaja

    Masuma Khwaja is a brilliant artist from Karachi, Pakistan, whom we are excited to welcome as our first guest artist of 2020. During her one-week research stay with Mediamatic in mid-January
  • Oosterdok Irina Ridzuan

    The Aroma of Amsterdam's Chinatown: Peanuts

    The humble beginnings of Chinatown Amsterdam is inextricably linked to a surprising aroma: peanuts!  
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Art Olfaction Amsterdam

    Come and smell this summer during one of the many scent related activities at Mediamatic. Create your own perfume, join us in our open lab sessions, battle of the noses, or participate in our...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    11
    Oct 2020
    - with Frank Bloem

    During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process.  Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Federica Libralon

    Oil Ex Tech

    Essential oil extraction machine

    Apparatus that thanks the microwave, allows you to extract scented oils. Some precautions to use the extractor and obtain essential oil.

  • Supplying the Dutch Diet Pt. 1

    Pickled Herring

    Along the lines of the previous topic : The Amsterdam port did not only shelter ships coming from abroad. Some of the vessels coming into the docks were also ships related to local industry. During...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Designing Incense

    7
    Nov 2020
    - with Niklaus Mettler

    Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...

  • Summer 2018

    Overview of our all our Art Olfaction Amsterdam events

  • The Magic of Cacao

    Of flowers, rituals, and sensations

    The origins of chocolate -this sublime natural creation- are traced back to the Ulua river valley in Honduras around 1100 BCE (Norton, 2008). The Olmec community or their descendants provided the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Today was a good week

    My experiences during my first week at Mediamatic

    I became very fascinated by bio-design and -materials, so i decided i wanted to do an internship where i could learn more about it. I am especially interested in mycelium based materials. After doing...

  • Heaven Scent

    You can now resurrect the unique smell of your deceased loved one, for $600.

    So we’ve seen  smell dating . But it turns out that is just the first whiff of what’s to come in terms of   personal odour and relationships. French company Kalain now offers a service that promises...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    5
    Jul 2020
    - with Frank Bloem

    During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process.  Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...

  • Breakout group on communicating smells

    Hackathon Conclusions by Frank Bloem

    Breakout group: How to communicate a fragrance with only the package or a picture. Participants: Franziska Jostheit, Niklaus Mettler, Caro Verbeek and Frank Bloem We rephrased the question to: How...
  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

    The Bitter Essence

    16
    Jul 2020
    - Odorama 39 with Caro Verbeek, Nele Odeur, Kees Wabeke, Bas Visser, Sarojini Lewis and Sabien Poutsma

    Remember your first cup of coffee? All those times you had to finish a plate of Brussel sprouts? Although gruesome to most kids and allegedly an indication of poison in plants, grown-ups have...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Soap Alchemy

    25
    Oct 2020
    - with Liza Witte

    Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    11
    Oct 2020
    - with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
  • Oosterdok

    A brief history of Oosterdok

    Changes throughout the centuries

    Oosterdok is a body of water in Amsterdam. Nowadays, the eastern dock plays a crucial role in adorning the Amsterdam skyline. It features proud contemporary architecture that stand stark against the...
  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

    (Gecanceld) Weekend van de Wetenschap

    3
    Oct 2020
    4
    Oct 2020

    We dagen je uit om tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap op onderzoek te gaan. Loop over ons terrein en leer over eigenschappen van verschillende planten, struin het Oosterdok af opzoek naar Haeckel...

  • Tobacco’s Transculturation

    From a Botanical Specimen to a Powdered Delight

    The arrival of tobacco in Europe has been traced back to the late 15 th century, when the Botanist Francisco Hernández de Toledo brought the first seeds to Spain as part of the colonial mission. The...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Open Aroma Lab

    11
    Jun 2020

    Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...

  • A Deterrence of Sight and Smell

    The gallows field of Amsterdam

    The small headland on the north side of the IJ, opposite the Oosterdok, used to be the location of the gallows field of Amsterdam. Criminals sentenced to death were executed on Dam Square, and as an...

  • Gunpowder: Fireworks and Fatality

    The smell of fireworks, of the sulfur within the ignited gunpowder, permeates the streets of Amsterdam as the Central European Time Zone welcomes in the new year. Illegal for the public’s usage at...

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