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Anthroponics unravelled
Ever heard of this unconventional horticulture technique?
Now you have! Let's find out what is it about
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Determining the optimal nitrogen level for the…
Nitrogen is a key component in chlorophyll, so it plays a crucial role inside the plant: but what happens when it's too much?
Various researches have shown the correlation between pests infestation and nitrogen leaf content - which depends on the amount of fertilizer you add. What is, then, the fertilizer amount we can...
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Piss or get off the pot!
New perspectives for the greenhouse: thinking about an Anthroponic system
It's a rich solution, we produce it, sometimes it's inside us and sometimes it's not - and it connects us all, from the tiniest insect to the mastodontic blue whale. Is it blood? No, it's urine! Let'...
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Updates from the aquaponics
Bad news, good news: a critical examination of what happened in the greenhouse
The accident arises doubts on the ethic of this practice
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mediamatic eten Justin Knelange
From Grandma's Kitchen to new Culinary Horizons
In conversation with our new head chef Panos Fakos
As a small boy, Panos was introduced to the world of spices and cooking by his loving grandmother. Food has always played a big role in his upbringing where his mother and her sister paved the path...
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Festival: Mediamatic Biotoop
Onder de Toonbank Burek Shop
14apr 2023- in samenwerking met Krater15apr 2023Terwijl de overheid probeert de duizendknoop te bestrijden met allerlei uitroeiingsstrategieën, promoot de Under the Counter Burek Shop juist het culinaire gebruik van deze plant. Aangezien...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Vrijheidsmaaltijd
- lief je gast5mei 2023Kunstenaars Aslı Hatipoğlu (Thailand/Turkije) , Alaa Abu Asad (Palestina/Nederland) en Uno Fujisawa (Japan/Nederland) hebben een bijzonder Vrijheidsmaal samengesteld. Mediamatic nodigt je uit voor...
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Salt tolerant plants in aquaponics
Exploring new plants as an adaptation strategy
As a part of our project ' Grain of Salt ' we are researching plant species that are more tolerant towards salty conditions. These plants have special mechanisms to withstand higher concentrations of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
T-shirt tie-dye met Fabulous Fungi
- Workshop met Ilse Kremer5mrt 2023Ben je ooit gebiologeerd geweest door de prachtige kleuren van paddenstoelen? Wist je dat je stof kunt verven met de pigmenten die paddenstoelen produceren? Kom naar de workshop van mode- en...
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The green gold
Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday
After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...
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Proposal by: Maria Jimena Ricatti
Post-pandemic tasting experience
Project Proposal: Exploring sensory diversity and holistic wellbeing
As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people experienced some degree of smell or taste impairment in the short and long term. However, there are also people who deal with these kinds of...
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Restaurant Mediamatic Eten
Staff Lunch for All
Come join us for an affordable, warm and healthy lunch bowl of food and be a part of the Mediamatic family.
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Performance: Mediamatic Biotoop TestTafel
Duivensnacks
5nov 2022- Wat eten duiven? Hoe eten ze?5nov 2022Mediamatic ETEN zal heerlijke duivenhapjes maken. Hoe ga je ze eten? MEER OVER MEDIAMATIC DUIF
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Mediamatic Eten
Lunch Try Out
Dishes composed by our restaurant team
Our restaurant team has created a plant based menu with home-made pitas, pancakes and a fresh made soup of the day.
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Film Dinner Mediamatic Biotoop Laura van Zuylen , Yacinth Pos
BEF Film Dinner
- Beftival's Film Dinner – by Laura van Zuylen and Yacinth Pos10nov 2021This six-course dinner experience is a collaboration between chef and designer Yacinth Pos and film critic Laura van Zuylen as part of Beftival . Dishes are paired with movie excerpts to explore the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Abhay Villa 5 aug 2021
Is it an alien? Is it a sex toy? No, it's Sopropo!
procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit
You may have come across Sopropo on your travels, at a Surinamese/Asian restaurant or maybe even at home. Read on and learn about our journey procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Abhay Villa 28 jun 2021
Shitty Water + Wasabi - Snails = Money
At the Mediamatic Greenhouse, we try to maximise the productivity of the little space we have by growing rare, collectable and valuable crops. All whilst strongly advocating for the advantages of...
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Participants of "Seafoam"
What ingredients will our aphrodisiac involve?
When asked the question “What is love?”, staffs of Mediamatic gave answers that ranged wildly across dimensions: care; respect; connection; mutual trust; sharing; warmth; shared loneliness; happiness...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Abhay Villa 22 mrt 2021
We are Growing Edible Flowers
15 meters from farm to plate
Mediamatic ETEN and the Aquaponics Farm together are aiding the growth of a project that started "rooting" its way into Mediamatic's collection a couple of years ago; and now with the arrival of this...
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News Highlights
Mediamatic ETEN goes viral
When, during a mid-lockdown brainstorm, someone casually suggested to use the greenhouses at the waterfront for our restaurant, we couldn't have foreseen what would become of this concept. Aren't...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Foraging Food
met Leoniek Bontje
Er is heel wat meer uit de stad te halen dan we door hebben. Eten ligt niet alleen in de supermarkt, maar groeit ook in onze directe omgeving. Leer eetbare gewassen herkennen, krijg informatie over...
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Menu
Plantaardig en seizoensgebonden
Het menu dat we aanbieden is 100% plant-based en verandert dagelijks. We stellen de gerechten samen met seizoensgroenten en ingrediënten en gebruiken producten van lokale leveranciers.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Laura Triana
The cultural influence of Tobacco
This is a part our Olfactory History of Oosterdok
Discover the transition of Tobacco from a cultural/historical perspective.
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Nele Odeur
Scent & Spice
Since my early childhood, I have followed my nose, probably predestined by the surname Odeur [the French name for scent] given by my father, and the pronounced olfactory organ I got from my mother.