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  • Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Zeger Reyers

    Éen van de 'O'Tristana sculpturen

    Oesters zitten opgesloten in een zelfgemaakt huis. Als ze eenmaal een plek hebben verhuizen ze nooit meer. Een trieste zaak, vindt kunstenaar Zeger Reyers. Voor 'O' Tristana opende Zeger honderden...
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  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Freestyle Kintsugi

    14
    Feb 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...

  • Collection O'Tristana

    by Zeger Reyers

    Oysters are locked in their own enclosing and homemade houses. Once they settle, that's it, they never move again. A sad thing according to artist Zeger Reyers. For his exhibition 'O' Tristana he...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Full programme overview 2023

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    Full programme overview 2025

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    Complete program overview 2019

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    Full programme overview 2020

  • Tissue made by mouth & hands

    Searching for undesired beauty.

    For a long time, I've been annoyed by the ridiculous amount of gum sticks to the pavement. I hate it, even more, when people spit out their gum in a public space without any shame. It currently seems...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Full programme overview 2022

  • 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

    Full programme overview 2024

  • Private Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...
  • 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
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    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
  • 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...
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    Complete program overview 2018

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    Full programme overview 2021

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Mily Bogaarts 3 Mar 2021

    From Packaging to Beaver Skin

    How to build a mycelium pigeon tower roof #1

    The pigeon and the mycelium are in joint agreement. Pigeons don’t nest on soggy surfaces and mycelium prefers high humidity, but don’t like the wet. It is critical: The tower needs a roof. But what...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Invisible Collection

    Have you ever wondered what it’s like to not be able to look at art? With this auditory collection, we discover art with all our senses except sight. How do you experience art without looking at it?
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    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...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark 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...

  • Gumfusion

    Material ex-spearmints.

    Met uitzondering van bubbelgums hebben de meeste kauwgoms een harde kern of gombasis (sommigen hebben binnenin nog een vloeibare smaakstof) en zijn omhult door een glanzend suikerlaagje. De gum...
  • 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 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 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.  

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