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  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Soffitto

    3
    Nov 2018
    1
    Dec 2022
    - by Margherita Soldati

    Is it allowed to touch the ceiling? With Soffitto, Margherita Soldati proposes another way of experiencing the space around us by engaging with our senses. In the multi-sensorial installation
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  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Zeger Reyers

    Hard Water

    18
    Sep 2015
    - by Zeger Reyers

    Is it plates growing in between plants, or plants growing in between plates? Hard Water is an installation that consists of a thousand plates, soil and plants 'growing' on the exterior wall of...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet-a-Maker

    30 minute 1 on 1 meetings with artists

    Meet-a-Maker offers short one-on-one sessions with artists currently developing projects at Mediamatic. Join them in our greenhouse by the water for an open conversation about art, process, and...
  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Sculpting Textiles

    with Margherita Soldati

    How can you use unconventional materials and techniques to manipulate textile in shapes, textures and patterns? During the workshop, artist Margherita Soldati will introduce you to manipulating...

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  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Rocket Stove

    1
    Jan 2016
    - by Hein Kramer

    A highly efficient stove made almost entirely from reclaimed materials, Hein Kramer's rocket stove can easily reach 1000 degrees and is virtually non-polluting. When you visit our restaurant, you...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet-a-Maker: Margherita Soldati

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? We organize creative consultations with various artists who are currently researching, building or exhibition their work...
  • Activities Mediamatic Biotoop

    Boat Tours with Rederij Lampedusa

    De rederij bestaat uit een vloot van twee Noord-Afrikaanse boten waarmee vluchtelingen de overtocht naar Lampedusa, Europa hebben gemaakt. De boten zijn bij hoge uitzondering geschonken door de...
  • Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop

    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.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    The Story behind Skin Hunger

    A reminder that our need to eat is as fundamental as our need to be touched

    What happens if we can’t touch each other? The answer is Skin Hunger - the biological need for human touch. It’s why babies in neonatal intensive care units are placed on their parent’s naked chests.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    In 2022 we worked with these people

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Fermentation Rack

    23
    Apr 2020

    Each season different herbs, vegetables, and flowers will adorn this installation. From fermented garlic to Wax Begonia lemonade; come and have a sneak peek at what we serve in our restaurant.
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Yellow

    Feb '21 – Pigeon Tower 06

    The construction of this tower is mainly focused on speed and efficiency. It is a simple square design so we did not have to trim the blocks. To press them we organized a ‘Gentle Disco’. We gently...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet-a-Maker: Frank Bloem

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? We organize creative consultations with various artists who are currently researching, building or exhibition their work...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Open Costume Lab

    W e are hosting an Open Costume Lab where we invite fashion designers, artists and complete beginners, to make costumes of amazing species from our ecosystem. There is room for experimentation and...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Jute

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02

    We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Radical Embroidery

    with Desirée Hammen

    Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Boro Stitching

    with Emma Fukuwatari Huffmann

    Are you looking for ways of diversifying and renewing your wardrobe? Or maybe you are just tired of your clothes? Come and join Japanese artist and designer Emma Fukuwatari Huffmann to learn the...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    TACTimat

    17
    Dec 2025
    15
    Jan 2027
    - by Laura A Dima

    TACTimat is part art, part therapy tool for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), utilizing haptic stimuli to address the needs of hyper and hyposensitive children. TACTimat is a...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Future Affair

    17
    Dec 2025
    15
    Jan 2027
    - by Laura A Dima

    What forms can touch take when bodies are separated, and technology becomes the mediator? At our renovated Haptic Lab, we welcome artist Laura A Dima's Future Affair, an interactive installation...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Cemre Deniz Kara

    FAQ Skin Hunger

    What kind of food do you serve? The breakfast is composed of 5 bite-sized dishes. All of them are plant-based, prepared by chef Alice Heron. For allergy information, please send an email to...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet the artist

    Brainstorming, conceptualising and idea sharing with the artist

    Sign up You can RSVP for the monthly meeting by in the event. In case you have any questions, you can send an email to   workshop@mediamatic.nl . We close the bookings a week before the date of the...

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