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  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Aroma Lab

    23
    Mar 2023
    - with Rachel Barfield

    Come by every Wednesday and Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 (16:00 till 18:00 or 18:00 till 20:00) for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be able to experiment with...
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  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Aroma Lab

    28
    Sep 2023
    - with Frank Bloem and Rachel Barfield

    For scent lovers, artists, perfumers, we invite you to join us in this experimental scent making workshop. Come by at 16:00 or 18:00 (16:00 till 18:00 or 18:00 till 20:00) for a two-hour blending...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Aroma Lab

    30
    Sep 2023
    - with Rachel Barfield

    For scent lovers, artists, perfumers, we invite you to join us in this experimental scent making workshop. Come by at 14:00 or at 16:00 for a two-hour blending session to create a bottle of your own...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Composing Fragrance

    19
    Nov 2023
    - 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...
  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Composing Fragrance

    29
    Oct 2023
    - 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 Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    29
    Oct 2023
    - with Frank Bloem

    During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Distilling a Scent Bouquet

    19
    Nov 2023
    - with Frank Bloem

    During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...

  • Raw Materials

    All the Materials used during a workshop

    The material collection is the core of the Aroma Lab and covers with more than 200 raw materials the basic range of synthetic- and natural's used in perfumery. The materials we use for the Open Aroma...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Frank Bloem, Caetano Mendes Dias, Rachel Barfield

    Aromas of Extermination

    14
    Apr 2023
    31
    Oct 2023
    - by Mediamatic Aromalab

    Discover the smells of different ways humans try to get rid of the plant, from uprooting the plant to electrocuting their stems and leaves.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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 Dijkspark

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Smelling Like A Beast

    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 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Our Labs

    Here at the Biotoop, you have access to our Bio Clean Lab, where you can work with microorganisms, and our Aroma Lab, where you can deepen your understanding of scents. Both can be rented.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet-a-Maker

    30 minute 1 on 1 meetings with artists

    Come to Mediamatic to have a talk with an artist in our little greenhouses by the water! We organize regular creative consultations with various artists who are currently researching, building or...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Fredrik Link

    How is smell used as a disguise in beings?

    Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.

    This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    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...

  • The real story behind natural perfumery

    Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?

    "Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
  • 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.
  • Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Japanese Knotweed Festival

    Under European regulations, invasive exotic species are allowed to be radically eradicated. The City of Amsterdam, for example, is allocating 8 million euros to aggressively destroy Japanese knotweed.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Hortus Dijkspark

    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 Hortus Dijkspark at any moment.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Plant Properties

    Starting from Dijkspark, we are mapping 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 Hortus Dijkspark at any moment. Come to learn more about the different...
  • 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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