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  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Workshop: Experimental Perfumery

    20
    Sep 2018
    - Make your own Perfume

    Always wanted to learn how to make perfume, but didn't know where to start? In this 3 hour intensive workshop, you are guided in the important first steps of perfume blending.  Learn about the...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    12
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Fredrik Link

    How is smell used as a disguise in beings?

    Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.

    This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    18
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    25
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour Tour

    11
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Japanese Knotweed Festival

    Under European regulations, invasive exotic species are allowed to be radically eradicated. The City of Amsterdam, for example, is allocating 8 million euros to aggressively destroy Japanese knotweed.

  • Meet IAO

    Our main partner during Art Olfaction Amsterdam is The Institute for Art and Olfaction Los Angeles. The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO) is a non-profit organization devoted to experimentation...
  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like another being

    with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop we explore the amazing smells that our natural world is rich of, by translating the odor of animals, insects, plants and bacteria into a perfume for humans. Smelling like a cockle in...
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour

    13
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Josie Dibnah

    Embodying Landscapes

    In conversation with Philipp Kolmann

    Philipp Kolmann (artist, designer, cheese-maker, herdsman) is our current artist in residence, exploring ‘Embodied Landscapes’ as part of the AFK 3Package Deal. His work moves fluidly through diverse...
  • Premiere: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Thank you for Calling

    18
    Jul 2025

    Met Wie Spreek Ik is a short, magical-realistic film about Rens (37), a director of a music venue who is on the brink of a burn-out. After an emotional breakdown, he is unexpectedly called by Herman...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Citrus Bouquet

    13
    Jul 2025
    - Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem

    In 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. We'll explore the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Oosterdok

    Open Call 2019 Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    This open call is closed

    Before Covid19, we were planning an ambitious event in Amsterdam about the Sensory History of Oosterdok, the eastern part of the old harbour of the city. Related to this project, Mediamatic issued an...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Composing Fragrance

    13
    Jul 2025
    - 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...
  • Tour: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Under the Harbour Tour

    19
    Jul 2025
    - with Mariko Hori

    Is there a place that could have preserved fragments of the city throughout its history? For example, ‘under the harbour’ could consist not only of water but also of everything that has existed at...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    with Frank Bloem

    Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from biological materials like fruits, spices, or even hair! During this workshop you will be introduced to the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Designing Incense

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like A Beast

    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...

  • An interview with Mahmoud Hamdy

    Physical and mental distance

    While healing himself with healthy tomato juice, Egyptian artist Mahmoud speaks about integration, swings, and why Noord needs psychotherapy.

  • Truths and stereotypes

    Interview with Kaspar Wimberley and Susanne Kudielka from the Stuttgart pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009

    Saturday 5 December at 20:00 hrs the Stuttgart pavilion opens in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. Stuttgart doesn't have a very good reputation. Curators Susanne and Kaspar explain why.

  • The pavilion as a sculpture

    Turkish artist Suat Öğüt speaks about Turkey and his striking Istanbul-pavilion

    Turkish-born artist Suat Öğüt wants to do it differently than the other curators. He makes a sculpture out of his cardboard cube that has also a practical function. The Istanbul pavilion opens...

  • The Guardian Interactive Travel Guide for…

    Top 10 independent galleries in Amsterdam

    Some fun news during these times of resistance against the government cutbacks in culture. We recently received word that our exhibition space was selected by The Guardian to join their list of top...

  • A temple for the male muse

    7 questions for Olga Jitlina

    Olga Jitlina and Katja Sokolova are curators of the St. Petersburg pavilion that opens Saturday 5 December at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic, at 20:00 hrs. The woman has been a muse for...

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