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    Machine No.2 (Reindert) by David Kerssens

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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...

  • Night Garden

    2006 - 2019

    Night Garden is an evening programme where we foster   a better understanding and establish communication between people and indoor plants. These evenings become a portal to a parallel universe

  • Secretopic Research: Chewing Gum

    A visual archive

    Chewing gum has something mysterious about it. Although we all know it, we can say very little about it. Why don't we question it more?  How did it begin? What are we chewing? Why do we chew it...
  • Proposal by: Natascha Nanji

    Welcome to Studio Swan

    Project proposal: An interpersonal, speculative fiction proposition

    Welcome to Studio Swan is a speculative proposition that asks what conditions would be appropriate for us to temporarily become with plant or animal? And why would this be something desirable or...

  • Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno

    Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno exhibited in Nature's Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art, and Invention .  Nature's Toolbox  is an exhibition exploring the wonders of biodiversity. The exhibition perceives...
  • Proposal by: Aya Yoshida

    Music Pairing

    Project Proposal: Eat Music Listen Dining

    Music Pairing is the process of pairing food and dishes with music to enhance the dining experience in a similar way to wine pairing.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Building Aquaponic Systems

    with Saro van Cleynenbreugel

    Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Susanne Duijvestein

    From Pest to Soil

    Humusating a Muskrat

    Maybe you have heard about the Muskrat, an ‘invasive exotic’ that likes to chomp on 'our' Dutch dykes. It was on the 22nd of May that one found their final resting place in one of the grow beds at...

  • Jellyfish in the Culinary Scene

    The earliest practice of eating jellyfish dates back to 300 CE in China. It has been considered a delicacy in some Asian countries and used in medical treatment. The most common edible jellyfish in...
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 2#2 Lidewijde de Smet 1 Jan 1987

    AVé 87

    The AVé Festival will take place in Arnhem for the third time from 19 to 25 November. The visitor to this event can count on a very high number of art works in film, video, installation, computer
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    with Frank Bloem

    Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from biological materials like fruits, spices, or even hair! During this workshop you will be introduced to the...

  • The green gold

    Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday

    After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...

  • Making a Jellyfish Appetizer

    Last week, we tried out making our first jellyfish appetizer using an adaption from the Chinese recipes. We used cucumber, coriander, crispy seaweed flakes, a bit of red pepper and the processed...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    ijKruid

    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 Dijkspark at any moment.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Bart Ellenbroek

    Building a geodesic dome

    My experiences during my third week at Mediamatic

    Exploring the possibilities of a geodesic dome built from mycelium.
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 2#2 1 Jan 1987

    La Femme Absente

    Interview

    Can we imagine a slow fragmentation of faces and gestures, something like the movements of swimmers in heavy water? How should you look someone in the eye, seduce him if you don't know for certain...

  • The Nutritional Value of Acorns

    What can acorns bring to the table?

    Acorns - the fruits of the oak tree - have a remarkable nutritional profile that have great potential health benefits

  • Plotting Time

    Research on timelines for digital stories

    Mediamatic, Lava and our clients RVU and NHM are working to enhance digital storytelling through time-based visualizations. How can we better see and understand our history? How can we add our own...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    The Morphology of Fish - Amsterdam Collection

    Around Dijkspark, in the waters of Oosterdok an the Ij, many types of fish can be found. Here, Mandy den Elzen showes us the beauty of their gills; the respiratory organs of fish. 
  • Dutch Design Week 2021 Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Credits

    Thank you!

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

  • The Creative Process

    This presentation will explore creativity and collaboration, art vs. craft, design vs. engineering and above all, delivering a unique entertainment experience.

  • Is Looking Ever Quiet?

    Ruimte voor Kijken

    Looking rarely comes alone. It often is accompanied with a feeling of intrusion and sometimes even hovering at the edge of permission. When it doesn't have purpose it can blur the line between...
  • Proposal by: Leo Kay

    The Acid House Of Ideas

    Project Proposal: Bread, microbial and plant agency, fermentation, human evolution and collective ritual.

    A month-long participatory exhibition centered around the building of a model house of ergot-inoculated rye bread; exploring the recent history of human alienation from the land; the creative...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Designing Incense

    with Niklaus Mettler

    Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...

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