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  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Frank Bloem, Lydia Schouten, Olga Middendorp, Nelke Mast, PISSWIFE

    Feminism

    18
    Nov 2021
    - Odorama 46 with Pisswife, Olga Middendorp, Nelke Mast, Lydia Schouten and Frank Bloem

    Let's dive into the relationship between smell and female empowerment. BEFtival curator Olga Middendorp and multi-disciplinary artist Nelke Mast wonder why vagina smell is still a taboo. Performance...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop

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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Ine Poppe, Olga Middendorp

    Beftival

    Program overview

    A festival featuring over 30 artists and scientists. Come discuss, feel and celebrate fe-male sexuality, gender and preference. Beftival is part of Museumnacht 2021.
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    TACTimat

    17
    Dec 2025
    15
    Jan 2027
    - by Laura A Dima

    TACTimat is part art, part therapy tool for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), utilizing haptic stimuli to address the needs of hyper and hyposensitive children. TACTimat is a...

  • Why Beftival?

    A Conversation with Ine Poppe and Olga Middendorp

    Beftival is coming, and, along with our growing anticipation, we also got curious to know more about the conceptual behind the scenes of it all. What pressing societal issues gave inspiration to this...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Future Affair

    17
    Dec 2025
    15
    Jan 2027
    - by Laura A Dima

    What forms can touch take when bodies are separated, and technology becomes the mediator? At our renovated Haptic Lab, we welcome artist Laura A Dima's Future Affair, an interactive installation...
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Meet-a-Maker: Yvonne Dröge Wendel

    Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our little greenhouses by the water!  Learn more about their work or talk about your project with the artist who inspired you. Yvonne Dröge Wendel...
  • Proposal by: Mario Mimoso

    Floating Havens

    Project Proposal: Regenerating city life

    Floating Havens is a project aimed at regenerating life inside the urban landscape. Using Amsterdam’s canals as a way to gain land to the crowded and congested city streets, we want to dedicate these...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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

    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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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...

  • Beftival Collaborators

    Artists, Designers, Curators and other makers involved in Beftival

    A festival featuring over 30 artists and scientists. Come discuss, feel and celebrate fe-male sexuality, gender and preference. Click   here  for the program.
  • 2022 Iliana Metaxa

    Stitches, Threads and Needles

    Exploring the edges of contemporary embroidery

    From feminist empowerment and craftivism, to DIY material experimentations, embroidery is crossing boundaries left and right. Our new Radical Embroidery workshop has been inspired by a lot of...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop, 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...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Freestyle Kintsugi

    21
    Mar 2026
    - with Mariko Hori

    Humans are not able to control everything. In this workshop, the participants will experience the philosophy of kintsugi, which embraces the flawed or imperfect. They will practice to accept the way...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    10
    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...
  • 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...
  • Private Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop

    Freestyle Kintsugi

    with Mariko Hori

    Humans are not able to control everything. In this workshop, the participants will experience the philosophy of kintsugi, which embraces the flawed or imperfect. They will practice to accept the way...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    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...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Jute

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02

    We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Pickles: Co-design with Microbes

    with Saskia Frederiks

    Pickling vegetables is one of the oldest fermentation practices around. It is a rich source of antioxidants and is known for its sour and salty taste. During this workshop, you will learn to apply...
  • 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

    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.

created Anne Lakeman modified Julia van der Veen

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