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Living Tower Talks
So much to learn. So much time.
During the monthly Living Tower Talks, co-curated by Arne Hendriks and Clemens Driessen , we come together to learn, discuss and rethink how we live. Mycelium-waste-pigeon-towers are taken as...
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Lecture: Mediamatic Biotoop
Living Tower Talk #3
- Nurturing Timeless Knowledge29sep 2023Breaking Boundaries and Forming New Connections: Embracing Ecocentrism. Join us on a journey of chicken audiences, fungi, and a different point of view! Tickets
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Lecture: Mediamatic Biotoop
Living Tower Talk #2
- So much to learn. So much time.23jun 2023What can we learn from a mycelium pigeon tower? How can the interaction with other species reshape our perspectives? In the spring of 2020 Arne Hendriks started building pigeon towers with living...
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100 Years of Learning
Mycelium Towers as Guides for Collective Learning and R-Evolution
A Century-long Masterclass During the Summer of 2020, Mediamatic joined forces with artist Arne Hendriks to explore the possibilities of using mycelium waste as a building material for constructing...
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The Harmony of Disorder: Functionality in Messy…
Living Tower Talk #2
On the second episode of the Living Tower Talk , Mediamatic welcomed Amsterdam-based infrastructure activist Debra Solomon to talk about co-existing with non-human entities and what a multispecies...
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Lecture: Mediamatic Biotoop
Living Tower Talk #1
- So much to learn. So much time.19mei 2023What can we learn from a mycelium pigeon tower? How can the interaction with other species reshape our perspectives? In the spring of 2020 Arne Hendriks started building pigeon towers with living...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself7jun 2023Have you always been curious about giving yourself a tattoo, but are intimidated to take the first step? Fear not, because we've got you covered! Join our workshop and learn how to give yourself a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself3jun 2023Have you always been curious about giving yourself a tattoo, but are intimidated to take the first step? Fear not, because we've got you covered! Join our workshop and learn how to give yourself a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself17mei 2023Have you always been curious about giving yourself a tattoo, but are intimidated to take the first step? Fear not, because we've got you covered! Join our workshop and learn how to give yourself a...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Anna Lina Litz, Nesie Wang
Plants are it!
- A/artist roundtable about the Mind Garden project13mrt 2023The Mind Garden project aims to create inclusive garden spaces for storytelling beyond negative labels associated with mental diversity. For this roundtable, we invited three guests to share insights...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Terugblik Japanse Duizendknoop Symposium
lief je gast – opening van het Japanse Duizendknoop Festival
We blikken terug op een tweedaagse bijeenkomst met onderzoekers, ontwerpers en kunstenaars, waarin de Japanse duizendknoop en onze omgang met deze plant is onderzocht. De duizendknoop is in een nieuw
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Janny Vos
Strategic Partnerships Director for CABI
Dr. Janny Vos is Strategic Partnerships Director for CABI – an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization that applies scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and...
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Remko Andeweg
Stadsbotanicus bij Bureau Stadsnatuur
Remko Andeweg werkt als stadsbotanicus bij Bureau stadsnatuur, een onderdeel van Het Natuurhistorisch museum Rotterdam. Hij gespecialiseerd in de flora van het stedelijk-industriële milieu
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Mas Jansma
My name is Mas. I've lived in the center of Amsterdam all of my life. I love to see the countless ways in which life finds its way in the city. Plants arrest my attention whenever they do something I...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself20mei 2023Have you always wanted to tattoo yourself, but are intimidated to take the first step? This workshop will provide all tools and knowledge you need to leave Mediamatic with a tattoo given to yourself...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself28mei 2023Have you always wanted to tattoo yourself, but are intimidated to take the first step? This workshop will provide all tools and knowledge you need to leave Mediamatic with a tattoo given to yourself...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Lynn (she/they) Clemens
Tattoo your Skin ~ Soothe your Mind
- Stick and Poke Tattoo Yourself3mei 2023Have you always wanted to tattoo yourself, but are intimidated to take the first step? This workshop will provide all tools and knowledge you need to leave Mediamatic with a tattoo given to yourself...
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Norbert Peeters
Botanical philosopher
Norbert Peeters (37) is a botanical philosopher, writer, and PhD-student at Leiden University. His dissertation focuses on the philosophy of weeds, invasive exotics, and the historical roots of...
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373 words to insult a plant
In conversation with Alaa Abu Asad
Killing without thought. Just one of the phrases that is used to discuss the Japanese Knotweed. A plant that does not even deserve to be thought about. It only deserves to be killed. Artist...
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Understanding Japanese knotweed
In conversation with Virgile Durando
Virgile Durando is a product/material designer and researcher from France. He is our current artist in residency, presently working on collecting and developing knowledge regarding the re
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Mediamatic Biotoop Nesie Wang, Anna Lina Litz
Neurodiversity in Art Education
- A/artist Roundtable27mrt 2023For this roundtable, we discussed how we can make art institutions more accessible to neurodivergent students. Musician, educator and autism advocate Gerard van Wolferen shared his experiences with...
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Japanse Duizendknoop Festival '23
Exposities
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Japanse Duizendknoop Symposium -
14apr 2023- lief je gast – opening van het Duizendknoopfestival15apr 2023Een tweedaagse bijeenkomst met experts, ontwerpers en kunstenaars om vanuit verschillende disciplines de Japanse duizendknoop te onderzoeken. Tijdens het symposium is de plant, die toch hoofdzakelijk...
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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...