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  • Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Doudouce Knol

    The underside of a mycelium plant pot

  • Fungus
  • Transformation
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    The Power of Eight

    From Octaves to Da Vinci

    After the square and round tower try-out, we tried to build in an Octagonal shape. Finally we had succes! Apart from it being the right shape to keep the bricks together, the number 8 also became an...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Gentle

    Oct '20 – Pigeon Tower 04

    The blocks of mycelium from mushroom grower John Verbruggen that we used to build are wide and heavy, and so they give us more security when stacking than in previous towers. Because we wanted to...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Defining the Shape

    Square and Round

    Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    How do I handle living material?

    Supply, Cut, Build

    Building a living architectural structure is challenging and needs a lot of research. To start with: What kind of material do we want to use exactly, where do we get it, and how do we handle it the...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    I / O

    Dec '20 – Pigeon Tower 07

    I / O stands for Inside/Out and reverses the inside and outside of the tower. The walls of pigeon towers are smooth on the outside with a few holes so that the pigeons can enter. On the inside
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Building-Blocks

    Different ways to build an octagon

    What is the most efficient way to come close to a circle, but still not use too many mycelium blocks? After some testing we found out an octagonal shape for the tower would fit our purpose best.  
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Aya Koné

    Making Myco-clay

    Turning rotting mycelium into moldable material

    RECIPE 2 parts rotting mycelium 1 part hay/pink oyster mushroom mycelium A giant bucket A large tarp to lay out material 2+ feet/hands to stomp, turn, squish and mix
  • 2022 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Aya Koné

    Sculpting with Mycelium

    Making a Fertile Figure from Mycelium and Myco-Clay

    RECIPE Fresh mycelium base for foundational structure Rotten mycelium overlay to sculpt detail Gloves to protect from splinters Optional: Toothpicks to stab parts together that simply won’t stick
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Arne Hendriks

    Babel

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 01

    The first tower of mycelial waste. Living material. We mainly wanted to start. With a lot of enthusiasm but little precision or consultation. The uneven blocks were stacked intuitively. We filled the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Aya Koné

    Meeting Mycelium

    First Encounters at Dutch Design Week

    The material is strange, thick, sometimes oozing, with an odor that rises up just after you break open the plastic.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Looking back at "Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots"…

    with Dominik Einfalt and Doudouce Knol

    Molding Mycelium: Plant Pots workshop was a culmination of the research and collaboration between interns from Mediamatic Clean Lab and Aquaponics Greenhouse. We're not hosting this workshop anymore
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Reward of Patience

    Myco-beauty

    An important element with the Mycelium Pigeon Towers is patience. We waited about two weeks before we took off the tarp and we could see steam coming off. There was this white tower in front of us.

  • Structure

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #4

    Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works? 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Guards and Guides

    Parasitic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The second big group is parasitic fungi. Of course, there are parasitic species for every organism, but they are mainly related to insects.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Five kingdoms and Three terms

    The fungi, the mycelium and the mushroom

    First, let's tackle the fungi. Fungi are one of the species of the five kingdoms and it is the closest one to Animalia, ergo animals, including humans. Animals even evolved out of the fungi. That's...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark 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 Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Nature's janitors and Remediation

    Saprophytic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks

    Cartier

    Sept '20 – Pigeon Tower 03

    The third tower was build inside the Clean Lab . Two previous attempts to build a sturdy, living tower had failed. Time to take a step back. We did not know whether our principles were correct.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt

    Nature Network

    Mycorrhizal fungi and their function

    As I wrote, fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The third big group is mycorrhizal fungi. Which to me is the most inspiring group. It is the fungi that is connected to plants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Commence Operation

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #2

    During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Magdalena Thur

    The Resomation of Fungal tissue

    Could fungi provide the future fabric for death shrouds?

    Mediamatic's search for vegan fabric that could be used in Resomation, an environmentally friendly alternative burial method, led to testing fungal material.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark, Mediamatic Eten, Dijkspark Naomi Tidball

    Food is both fuel and identity

    A blog for Code Noir

    In light of our upcoming Code Noir event, it is important to reflect on globalisation's ability to reshape food. It offers a diversity within gastronomy, and it allows for a wider availability of...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Onderwaterwerk

    7
    May 2021
    - Marjolijn Boterenbrood

    Wat leeft er in het Oosterdok? Hoe nemen organismen een materiaal over? Een set van aluminium plaatjes hangt aan onze Serres Séparées langs de kade in afwachting van begroeiing. Met zeebioloog Marnix...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Mending with Kintsugi

    with Mariko Hori

    How can you mend something broken into something even more beautiful? Kintsugi is a centuries old craftsmen's reparation technique where the cracks of a broken ceramic vessel are filled with Urushi

created Dominik Einfalt modified Anne Lakeman

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