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  • Speculative futures, sea cucumbers and art that…

    An Interview with Silke Riis

    We sat down with sculptor and installation artist Silke Riis ahead of her A/artist talk on the 15th of January to talk about her artistic process, inspirations, and her ongoing installation at...
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  • 'Adults also want to play'

    An interview with Ignacy Radtke

    We met with artist Ignacy Radtke ahead of his talk at our upcoming A/artist event to ask him a few questions about his latest work 'Why do hoodie strings taste so good?', his personal experience with...

  • Shields and Shelter

    A/artist roundtable with Kristin Maurer

    During this roundtable, long-time Mediamatic collaborator Kristin Maurer presented her design research about making a public swimming pool into a more accessible and comfortable space for people...

  • Was Hildegard von Bingen Autistic?

    A summary of 'Ruminations on Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) and autism' by Patricia Ranft

    Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century German nun, and one of the most influential women of her time. She wrote several scientific treatises, composed music, and invented her own language, all of...
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    Documentation Museumnacht

    Documentation of Museumnacht 4 november 2023

  • Using autism to imagine alternative worlds

    A/artist discussion round with research duo Liminal Vision

    Liminal Vision is a creative research duo consisting of artistic maker Victor Evink and film maker Emilia Tapprest. Victor is open about his autism diagnosis, while Emilia is not on the spectrum.

  • The Idea Becomes the Machine that Makes the Book

    A/artist roundtable with Annelies Wina Doom

    During our latest A/Artist discussion round, artist Annelies Wina Doom took us on a journey through her art work "Please do not touch, even clean hands can cause damage", from its conception to its...
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    Organising Ourselves and Our Work

    5
    Jun 2023
    - Open a/Artist Meeting on Studying Art with Autism/ADD #2

    The Hague-based German artist Jenny Konrad will talk about the agenda tools they have created to manage time, energy and stimulation. The presentation will be followed by roundtable discussions...

  • The Ins and Outs of Stimming

    Sensing Self through Movement roundtable

    Before the public event Sensing Self through Movement , we invited our three speakers for a roundtable dinner with the A/Artist team and artists from our network. We talked about a number of topics...

  • Inspiring confusion with photographs

    A/artist discussion round with Marna Slappendel

    Marna Slappendel is an Amsterdam-based visual artist. Since she received her autism diagnosis five years ago, she has evolved from knowing nearly nothing about it to researching and learning about...

  • The Links between Tattoo Culture and Autism

    Beautiful stimming; the experience of getting a tattoo and giving a tattoo as an autistic person

    Our latest interest within the A/artist Project is researching the link between the tattoo culture and autism. The idea came up when I mentioned in my interview at Mediamatic that I am enthusiastic...

  • Making 'Penny for your Thoughts' more accessible

    A/artist roundtable about funding applications

    During this roundtable, we talked about Mediamatic's open call for project proposals, 'Penny for your Thoughts' . What thoughts do the neurodiverse artists around the table have about the application...

  • a/Artist Knowledge Pages

    everything you need to know about working on the a/Artist project

    The a/Artist project is about creating a platform for neurodiverse artists and designers at Mediamatic, with a focus on the autism spectrum. This page is meant to help you with understanding and...

  • For the Love of The Object: Design in the…

    A/artist roundtable with Marjanne van Helvert

    Marjanne van Helvert is a designer, researcher and writer based in Amsterdam. Her focus is on the injustices that permeate the fashion and design world, and the possibilities of creating more just...

  • Book Club: Visual Thinking

    A/artist roundtable about Temple Grandin's newest book

    Temple Grandin is a famous American academic, animal behaviourist, and autism spokesperson. Her new book, 'Visual Thinking', published in October 2022, is the latest in her series of books exploring...

  • Stop Making Sense

    How David Byrne finds community through music

    David Byrne (*1952) is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker best known as the lead singer of the band Talking Heads. But what...
  • Guidelines Application Call 2026:

    OPEN CALL: Haptic Lab

    Collective Art in Public Spaces

    Mediamatic is now accepting applications for the upcoming year, starting July 1st - September 30th, 2026. We invite you to be part of our Living Labs Residencies for 2026! Work in the Haptic Lab and...

  • Words, randomness and rules

    A/artist roundtable with Arjan van Amsterdam

    Arjan van Amsterdam is an artist and graphic designer based in Amsterdam. During this round table discussion, he introduced us to his work, from his application to the Gerrit Rietveld Academy up...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Anna Lina Litz, Nesie Wang 11 Jul 2023

    Looking via the Brain not the Eye

    17
    Apr 2023
    - A/artist Roundtable with Nesie Wang

    During the roundtable on Monday 17 April, Nesie Wang talked about how autism shapes her thoughts and expressions in her photography practice. Nesie joined Mediamatic for an internship as A/artist...

  • Can an Artwork be Autistic?

    Using keywords to identify autistic characteristics in artworks

    Repetition, extreme consistency, radical truth, cataloging, systematising,   questioning, over- and understimulation. All of these words are part of a list the A/artist team brainstormed last year...

  • Robin Waart is an artist who makes books who…

    A/artist roundtable with Robin Waart

    Robin Waart is an Amsterdam–based artist. During our discussion round he let us browse through six of his printed projects. They are collections of movie stills and book pages that deal with themes...
  • A lively evening with workshops, performances and presentations Mediamatic Biotoop

    Zelf again

    12 artists quietly pretending it's museumnacht.

    During Museumnacht, 1000+ joined our artistic diagnostic tract. This night we offer the same program for professionals and those that find Museumnacht a bit too noisy!
  • Becoming magnesium Mediamatic Biotoop Fredrik Link

    Becoming magnesium

    Through scrunching & draping tinfoil: can I transform into magnesium?

    Through researching costume ideas for the Inhuman Carnaval, I came across the mineral magnesium. The rock and metal like texture reminded me of the scrunched up tin foil around the sandwiches my mum...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop 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...

  • Freedom in Patterns

    An interview with Gerard van Wolferen

    We sat down with musician Gerard van Wolferen at Mediamatic ahead of his talk at our upcoming A/artist event to discuss the predictability and freedom within Gamelan music patterns . From childhood...

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