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Smoke, Snuff, and the Cosmos
Tobacco in Amerindian Rituals
Before tobacco entered the European markets as a luxury good, particularly among the elites of the 16 th century, it already had a thousand-year long history among the Amerindian communities, which...
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The Amsterdam Koffiehuis
What does gentrification smell like?
Amsterdam is undergoing a continual process of gentrification. Opinions towards gentrification are far from homogenous and have been extensively reported on, but one question rarely asked of this...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem10mei 2020In 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem19apr 2020In 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem16feb 2020In 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem15mrt 2020In 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem19apr 2020Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem15mrt 2020During 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem10mei 2020Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem16feb 2020Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
- with Frank Bloem19jan 2020In 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...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Roodkapje
- Odorama 36 - met Frank Bloem en meer23jan 2020"Wat een grote neus heb je, oma?" "Des te beter om je te ruiken, mijn liefste." Deze avond zullen we de wereld van de sprookjes en hun geuraspecten ontdekken. Waarom maken we onze...
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Oosterdok Irene de Craen
We Have Never Smelled Modern
‘Smell reveals the artificiality of modernity; it shows following Latour that we have never been really modern (1993). The modern project to create a pure, rational order of things is undermined by...
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Of Urine, Pickled Leather, and Tanneries
A Case of Scent Zoning in 17th-century Amsterdam
Once a small port-city, Amsterdam began to resemble the bustling city we know today by the early modern era. In fact, during Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”—between 1585 and 1663—the city population grew...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
T - Soap Alchemy
with Liza Witte
Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
T - Blending a Rose Accord
What are the ingredients to the seductive scent of a rose? Believe it or not, but not all the roses smell the same. The spectrum of rose aromas is large: it varies from delicious and delightful to...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
T - Distilling a Scent Bouquet
with Frank Bloem
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
T - 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...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem19jan 2020Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
19dec 2019Kom elke donderdag langs tussen 16:00 en 20:00 uur voor het maken van een eigen geur. Na ongeveer twee uur vertrek je met een flesje van je zelf gemengde geur, een recept en ben je bekend met de...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
12dec 2019Kom elke donderdag langs tussen 16:00 en 20:00 uur voor het maken van een eigen geur. Na ongeveer twee uur vertrek je met een flesje van je zelf gemengde geur, een recept en ben je bekend met de...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
5dec 2019Kom elke donderdag langs tussen 16:00 en 20:00 uur voor het maken van een eigen geur. Na ongeveer twee uur vertrek je met een flesje van je zelf gemengde geur, een recept en ben je bekend met de...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
21nov 2019Kom elke donderdag langs tussen 16:00 en 20:00 uur voor het maken van een eigen geur. Na ongeveer twee uur vertrek je met een flesje van je zelf gemengde geur, een recept en ben je bekend met de...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
14nov 2019Kom elke donderdag langs tussen 16:00 en 20:00 uur voor het maken van een eigen geur. Na ongeveer twee uur vertrek je met een flesje van je zelf gemengde geur, een recept en ben je bekend met de...