Tuberculosis and cow stomachs

Two bio-art talks and dinner

12 feb 2014

In her latest project, The Romantic Disease: An Artistic Investigation of Tuberculosis, bio-artist Anna Dumitriu collaborated with the UK Clinical Research Consortium and worked with strains of TB and other biological matter. Dumitriu has a strong interest in microbiology and the ethical issues raised by emerging technologies. Mandy den Elzen makes objects out of cow organs, algae, snakeskin and other bio-materials. Join us for an evening of bio-art exploration.

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Algae Vase - By Mandy den Elzen. Visit the artist's website.

Met: Mandy den Elzen

More information

Entrance with a valid Mediamatic Membership. Location: Mediamatic, VOC-kade 10, Van Gendthallen Amsterdam. Dinner (optional, for €5) at 19:00, the presentations start at 20:00. 



Bio Industry

This event is part of Mediamatic Bio Industry, a broad techno-cultural lab exploring the possibilities of fungal material and other bio-based materials for design, science and art. Scientist, artists, designers, architects and the public, will investigate how to make use of the promising characteristics of mycelium – the plastic of the 21st century.

Mediamatic Bio Industry is made possible by the DOEN foundation and the Mondriaan Fund.

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Rumen - Work by Mandy den Elzen. Found on the artist's website. "The rumen with small fingerlike papillae and fold, in addiction to hexagonal honeycomb structure of the reticulum, gives a stunning effect that resembles fur."

Met: Mandy den Elzen
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Anna Dumitriu - During Anna Dumitriu’s solo exhibition “The Romantic Disease: An Artistic Investigation of Tuberculosis” she will lead an intensive, accessible workshop over five Saturdays. Picture found on Anna's website.

Met: Anna Dumitriu