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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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.

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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark 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 Dijkspark, Mediamatic Eten Naomi Tidball

    Skin Hunger

    Looking into the artistic imagination of our upcoming event

    In our current health-crisis, the feeling of loneliness, or the lack of physical contact can be pressing. The term 'Skin Hunger,' derives from our necessity for physical touch. We compare this need...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Plant Properties

    Starting from Dijkspark, we are mapping plants in the city

    A big variety of plants is growing around our Biotoop, from healing to toxic, from dark green to purple. You can visit the Hortus Dijkspark at any moment. Come to learn more about the different...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    The Beauty Dinner: the Recipes

    How to continue treating your skin at home

    Thank you to everyone who participated in The Beauty Dinner, created by artists Margherita Soldati, Krisztina Czika and chef Alice Héron. As we mentioned, we want you to be able to relive the dinner...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    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 Dijkspark

    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...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Hortus Dijkspark

    Starting from Dijkspark, we're mapping the plants in the city

    A big variety of plants is growing around our Biotoop, from healing to toxic, from dark green to purple. You can visit the Hortus Dijkspark at any moment.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Suzana Orsolic

    Reconnected senses in times of disconnection

    How to make your online live streams multi-sensory appealing

    In March 2020, we would meet with friends online to drink a glass of wine or host a trivia night. One year and countless online meetings later, our social lives are still disrupted, and inevitable...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Alessandra Avanzi

    Cooking with essential oils.

    What does ylang ylang, orange blossom or rose essential oils taste like?

    Do you know that about 70% of our taste comes from our nose? Our taste is basically nothing  without our nose.  In fact, have you ever noticed that when you catch a cold the food tastes different?

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker: Arne Hendriks

    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...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 4: Smelling

    “Do you have heavy or light sadness?”

    The question on the importance of context also guided us through day four, a day that was fully dedicated to olfaction.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker: Mari Bastashevski

    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 Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker: David Kerssens Geodhart

    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...

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Aroma Lab

    27
    Jul 2023
    - with Frank Bloem and Rachel Barfield

    Come by at 16:00 or 18:00 (16:00 till 18:00 or 18:00 till 20:00) for a two-hour blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be able to experiment with blending scents from our...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 3: Tabula Rasa

    “When is it kicking in?”

    Day 3 became Day 0. We started from scratch, with a table full of ideas. Five senses, seven deadly sins (plus one if you include sadness), different colours corresponding to our senses and also sins...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker: Pauline Rip

    On Wednesday, Pauline Rip will be at Mediamatic and she is open to a creative conversation. Come and meet the artist-designer in residency who is developing a project on elficology and exchange ideas...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

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    Mediamatic gift card

    Treat your friend or loved one to a Mediamatic gift card and let them choose what they want to spend it on: educational workshops, lectures or a plant-based dinner! * Buy your Bon.  

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Our Labs

    Here at the Biotoop, you have access to our Bio Clean Lab, where you can work with microorganisms, and our Aroma Lab, where you can deepen your understanding of scents. Both can be rented.

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 1: Vision

    “It is a process, let it happen.”

    April 26 2021 marked the first day of our Neo Futurist Dinner test week. In an attempt to structure the days that we spent together we agreed on dedicating each day to one sense. Monday started with...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 2: Touching & Tasting & Hearing

    “I caught a nice fish for you.”

    Day 2 was about storytelling, mutual trust – and a day at the beach. Pauline and Alice created a little storyline that let our minds travel to the beach, while listening to the sound of the ocean...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Sensorial Brainstorming

    From tricking our senses to the magic of Hildegard von Bingen

    As the world slowly but steadily seems to be opening up again, we have been busy preparing one of this year's Neo Futurist Dinner concepts. Artist Martin Butler gathered a team of six people from...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...

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