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  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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.
  • Fungus
  • Microbe
  • Research
  • Design
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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.

  • Projecten

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Mycelium Pigeon Towers

    by Arne Hendriks

    On the street side, every two to three weeks, we reveal another Assemblage. Through experimenting with different shapes, we see how the material responds.  Come and have a look at the arising towers...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

    Hybrid Material

    Mycelium Experiments

    Explore the potential of living material through a series of diverse experiments.

  • Commence operation back to basics/let's take a…

    How to build a Mycelium 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...
  • 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.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Gökçe Baykan

    Haeckel Hunt

    "Catch’em all around Oosterdok!" Remastered Blog

    "Institutions and enterprises have joined forces as Expeditie Oosterdok, to form an internatio­nal, innovative city quarter in which discovery plays a central role. The future of the city is being...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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.
  • Clean Lab

    Credits

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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 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...
  • Myco-Assemblage Mediamatic Biotoop

    Credits

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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.  
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Gentle

    Pigeon Tower 04

    Period: 23 October 2020 Mycelium: Grey Oyster Mushroom. Rectangular blocks. Weather: - Supplier: John Verbruggen Paddestoelen B.V. Type: Round diameter 180cm, height 160cm.
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Haeckel Hunt

    1
    Mar 2021
    - Augmented Reality Game

    Soon available in the App and Google Play store! This Augmented Reality app adds an extra dimension to the Haeckel scavenger hunt we have set out in the Oosterdok area. Search for the eye-catching...
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    Complete program overview 2019

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Radiolaria

    1
    Oct 2014
    - by Bernotat&Co Design Studio

    A series of eleven lamps made of 3D-knitted textile with glow-in-the-dark effect, inspired by microscopic organisms and the phenomenon of bioluminescence. When the light is switched off, the...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Contemplative Bath(tub)

    14
    Dec 2018
    - by Giorgio Gasco

    With this installation Giorgio Gasco represents his internal conflict:  Should a designer always choose for a sustainable completion of the design to save the planet, or does he allow himself the...

  • Structure

    How to build a Mycelium 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? 

  • Feeling pigeon today?

    Creating a Facefilter

    How does it feel to be a pigeon?  Of course, nobody can ever tell, and probably even each pigeon on its own feels different about it. But to support the feeling to be part of the pigeon community I...

created Anne Lakeman modified Dominik Einfalt

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