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4. Mediamatic Biotoop Siobhán McGibbon
Xenophon: Portal to Where? Here, Maybe.
19apr 2024- door Siobhán McGibbon en anderen1aug 2024In de fictieve wereld ‘Xenophon’ hebben de wezens uit deze wereld ( Xenothorpians ) het vermogen te muteren door versmelting met andere wezens. Dit bos van duizendknoop is vermengd geraakt met...
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4. Mediamatic Biotoop Siobhán McGibbon
Xenophon: Making Odd: a Goat, a Bee, a Psyllid
19apr 2024- door Siobhàn McGibbon1aug 2024Ierse kunstenaar en onderzoeker Dr. Siobhan McGibbon ontwikkelt een fictieve wereld om alternatieve relaties met niet-mensen te onderzoeken. In de fictieve wereld ‘ Xenophon ’ hebben de wezens uit...
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Xenophon: a Multi-species Romance Through Smell
Research Residency Siobhán McGibbon
During her time on residency at Mediamatic, McGibbon researched, experimented and developed new skills in storytelling and means of expression through scent. As a world-builder, the artist was...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker - Frank Bloem
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem6jul 2023At Mediamatic, we are lucky to be inspired by the many artists who work and stay with us for exhibitions, residencies and workshops on a daily basis. We are welcoming you to Mediamatic to meet...
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3. Mediamatic Biotoop Frank Bloem, Caetano Mendes Dias, Rachel Barfield
Aroma’s van Verdelging
14apr 2023- Door Mediamatic Aromalab4aug 2024Laat de zoete geur van Japanse duizendknoop binnendringen. Ontdek de geuren van verschillende manieren waarop mensen van de plant af proberen te komen, van het ontwortelen van de plant tot het...
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Breathing Japanese knotweed
Invader becomes the invaded
Japanese Knotweed ( Fallopia japonica) is a native plant from Japan that was brought to the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th Century by Dutch vessels. At that time, Japan was a Dutch colony
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The smell of Japanese Knotweed
Diving into knotweed scents
Japanese knotweeds seem to be odorless but when we break them, suddenly a sweet odor spreads through the air. Discover different methods to capture this scent.
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Caetano Mendes Dias
AromaLab Assistant
My name is Caetano Dias, I am a research designer and I worked at Mediamatic as an Aroma Lab assistant for six months in 2023.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem12jan 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem25mei 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem20apr 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem16feb 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets
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Proposal by: Miguel Matos, Klara Ravat
Irrational City Scents
Project Proposal
Much like the Surrealists used to do in their work originally, we want to get together and share a moment that is not guided by logic and rules. What will happen if we let go of the idea of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem26jan 2023Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem22dec 2022Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet A Maker
- Walk and talk with Frank Bloem24nov 2022Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Frank Bloem is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas. Tickets | Facebook
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Frank Bloem, Niklaus Mettler
Inhuman Sanatisers
Olfactory Cross-dressing
Can we raise awareness for the diversity of species in our ecosystem by smelling? Smelling like of coral reef in the ocean, a field with wild flowers, or an endangered rhino? It's all possible!
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2022 Elise Chalcraft
How do you imitate scents from nature?
Frank speaking on NPO Radio 1 about Smelling Like Another Being
Listen to our resident parfumier Frank Bloem as he talks about his recent workshop Smelling Like Another Being , developed here at Mediamatic, on NPO Radio 1.
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Mediamatic Biotoop 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...
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Eindhoven Francesca Nicchiotti, Niklaus Mettler, Frank Bloem
Disguise yourself as a cucumber!
A smelling x-dressing kit
Have you ever wanted to experience being a beaver and attract partners only with your smell? Or how is it, to be so juicy perfumed as a tomato?
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Natlab Niklaus Mettler, Frank Bloem
Olfactory Cross-Dressing
17okt 2021- Dress yourself in the smell of other species22okt 2021Wie zegt dat een kostuum zichtbaar moet zijn? Geurkunstenaars Frank Bloem en Niklaus Mettler maakte geur-kostuums van verschillende soorten uit ons eco-systeem.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Alessandra Avanzi
Ancient Egypt and the culture of perfume.
The use of smelly components in Egyptian daily life: Kyphi, incense and other perfume.
Incense was considered the “Fragrance of the Gods” in Ancient Egypt. Making incense meant in a mysterious way creating the body of the gods and communicating with them. Do you know that the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Nour Akoum
Aroma Lab's Kids Workshop
Fruity Birthday Cake version
Need a way to show kids how to make their own Fragrance but in a fun and relatively easy way? Here is your solution!
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Bad smell as a war weapon
How stink has been used to spread psychological warfare in (recent) history
Since the 19th century the main focus of our society has been on deodorisation: thighs, city, people must not smell bad, and we try to banish bad smells from our daily life. Our sensibility...