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Workshop Mediamatic Biotoop
Co-design with Microbes: Kombucha
7apr 2024Diep in je lichaam ligt een microkosmos van immense invloed: je microbioom . Recent onderzoek werpt licht op de diepgaande impact die deze microscopische bondgenoten hebben. Niet alleen op je...
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Blog Leyang Fu
(Re)naming a Plant – the Magic in a Name
To many, calling a name equals casting a spell, as names are often assigned with magic or spiritual power. Such belief spreads widely geographically among different tribes. In modern days, we know...
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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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Living Tower Talk #5 Mediamatic Biotoop
De Stad als Dierentuin
23feb 2024Hoe kunnen mens, dier en plant samenleven in de stad en welke rol spelen kunst en ontwerp hierin? Dit keer gaan we in gesprek met Thijs de Zeeuw, bekend van onder andere het ontwerp van de nieuwe...
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Future scenarios for our beloved greenhouse
An honest review of 10+ years of aquaponics
We first started experimenting with aquaponics in 2012 at our previous location at the van Gendthallen . After more than 10 years of learning, growing and enjoying an abundance of fresh herbs, we...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Gentle Dance
9feb 2024Met een nieuwe maandelijkse lading mycelium staan wij weer klaar om de boel plat te dansen! Deze editie doen we dit met muzikant Giuseppe Doronzo, DJ Michael Vatcher en duiventoren-kunstenaar Arne...
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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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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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Who's Afraid of Cardboard and Clay?
15jan 2024Deze A/artist meetings over kunst, ontwerp en neurodiversiteit worden elke derde maandag van de maand gehouden. Deze maand organiseren we een avond met presentaties van twee kunstenaars, een goed...
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Anna Lina Litz
Writer & a/Artist Project Coordinator (she/her)
Hi! My name is Anna Lina, and I am a freelance writer focused on the intersection of art and ecology. At Mediamatic, I coordinated the a/Artist project between 2022 and 2024. Starting as a programme...