Residency Articles
A closer look at the artists, ideas and processes behind our residencies.
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Seaweed Becomings: conversation with Salicornia…
From Canal Mud to the Dinner Table
During his residency at Mediamatic, Federico Rizzo /Salicornia Studio created a table structure containing dredged canal sediment from the Oosterdok. Hosting Seaweed Becomings —a seaweed-inspired...
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Touchgrounds: In Conversation with sikau/pubalova
on new work vocal fold tension mismatch
During their residency at Mediamatic’s Haptic Lab, artist duo sikau/pubalova developed vocal fold tension mismatch , an installation combining soft robotic latex membranes with bone-conduction sound.
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Crafting Interspecies Care: Conversation with…
Living architecture, disappearing knowledge and designing beyond human needs.
During her residency at Mediamatic, Anđela Zora Brnas is developing a living willow structure in the Tumulus garden. The project explores what changes when we design spaces not only around human...
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Artist in residence: Marjolijn Boterenbrood
Future Skin of the City
2026: Een jaar lang Oosterdok dagboek
Tijdens haar residentie bij Mediamatic houdt Marjolijn Boterenbrood hier haar ervaringen bij. Neem een kijkje in haar maakproces, gedachten en ontdekkingen op en rond het terrein. Future Skin of the...
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Simple Adult Forms: A Conversation with Silke Riis
What Happens When Growth Goes Backwards?
A conversation with artist Silke Riis about her year-long installation Simple Adult Forms at Mediamatic and inspiration behind it.
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A Table to Play
Alejandra Alarcón's Edible Playscapes
In April 2025 Mediamatic welcomed Mexican multidisciplinary artist Alejandra Alarcón for a residency where she had the opportunity to expand her project Edible Playscapes . What inspires her work?
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Blog: Oosterdok Mariah Issa
Aquatic Soundscapes
"I want to listen in places that my body cannot access"
Mediamatic has welcomed a new artist-in-residence, Minji Kim ! What inspires her work? How does the location of Mediamatic influence it? How does Minji wish for the Aquatic Soundscapes exhibition to...
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a / Artist Blog Nora Nord
Beyond Neurotypical with Nora Nord:
A Summer Residency at Mediamatic
My practice is ever-changing and flowing between photography, filmmaking, podcasting and textiles, but at the core what I make is conversation. Mediamatic invited me on a a / Artist residency at the...