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  •  Odorama
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  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Leather Galore

    27
    Jun 2019
    - Odorama 32 - with Justus Tomlow, Daniel Soliman, Billie van Katwijk, Raymond Timmer and Frank Bloem

    This time at Odorama, we’ll have a chance to talk about something sexy, something cool, something functional, and something luxurious - leather. With a lot of different speakers lined up, this...

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  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    12
    Apr 2026
    - 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

    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.

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    17
    May 2026
    - 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...

  • 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...

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Distilling a Citrus Bouquet

    12
    Apr 2026
    - Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem

    In this Aroma Lab 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...

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Deep Documenting

    21
    Mar 2026
    - with Naomi van Dijck

    Whether you're working on an installation, a participatory event, or an ongoing research project, finding the right way to document your process can be challenging—especially when the work doesn’t...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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...

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Frank Bloem, Niklaus Mettler

    Inhuman Sanatisers

    Olfactory Cross-dressing

    Can we raise awareness for the diversity of species in our ecosystem by smelling? Smelling like of coral reef in the ocean, a field with wild flowers, or an endangered rhino? It's all possible!

  • Private Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop

    Freestyle Carpenting

    with Niels Albers

    High quality furniture that can be made by anyone, with simple tools and without special training – this was the idea behind Enzo Mari’s design approach. As a tribute to the work of the communist...

  • 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...

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Enora Cressan

    Anatomy of a Material

    20
    Feb 2026
    31
    Mar 2026
    - Research by Enora Cressan

    Today, we encounter more objects in a single day than a medieval individual did in a lifetime. In this condition of constant novelty, surfaces multiply and attachment fades. This project addresses...

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Eve Merriel Hurst

    Psychosoma

    7
    Mar 2025
    7
    Jan 2027
    - Eve Merriel Hurst

    This sensory fountain creates a space for vital conversations around psychosomatic health: conditions that affect both the body and mind. Western healthcare is largely based on the belief that the...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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...

  • Mushrooms are taking over the Dutch media

    “Scientists, designers and dreamers are working on a revolution”.

    For the last couple of months Motherboard, the technological arm of Vice have been on board to interview designers, scientists and mycelium experts about their work with fungi. The result is...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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...

  • Mediamatic 2019

    Here you will find an overview of our highlights, go here to see  the full overview of our 2019 program  or click here to view who we will work with this year .  And more: exhibitions , presentations...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop, 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...

  • Designing mycelium plant pots

    While working with mycelium at Mediamatic we thought about ways to combine mycelium with plants.  We chose to experiment on making biodegradable plant pots. When making a positive impact on the...

  • Playing Life -Biotalk

    Friday March 18. Workshops, Mini-Expo, Food and Talks

    On Friday March 18 , Transnatural and Mediamatic are teaming up for another edition of Playing Life - Biotalk, where emerging bio-artists and scientists are invited to showcase their work. Tonight we...

  • Interview Kael T Block

    On XX Boys and more

    Mediamatic's exhibition Kiki on Steroids! presents Kael T Block's project XX Boys, a collection of photographs of transboys. Rooted in his own experience as a transboy or 'FtM' (Female to Male), the...

  • De Melksalon

    Zaterdag 19 Maart. Proeverij en Lezing.

    Ontwerpster Sietske Klooster presenteert: de Melksalon . Een maandelijkse serie proef-producties over de Amsterdamse zuivelcultuur. Hoe geeft de boer zijn melk(culturen) vorm? En wat is de invloed...

  • Build Room for the Future of Art!

    Prof. Dr. Toby Kiers’ testimony to the Amsterdam City Council

    Amsterdam is discussing a reorganization of its Art Funding. The proposal is to divide the "important" infrastructural organizations from all the other ones by delegating the funding to the local...

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