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  • Afbeelding: Mediamatic Biotoop Jessica Cohen

    Blotter sealing sample

    Sealing with the right amount of space in between blotters.
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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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Alessandra Avanzi

    Cooking with essential oils.

    What does ylang ylang, orange blossom or rose essential oils taste like?

    Do you know that about 70% of our taste comes from our nose? Our taste is basically nothing  without our nose.  In fact, have you ever noticed that when you catch a cold the food tastes different?
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Perfumery Basics: Arabic Scent

    Have you ever wondered about the magical world of fragrances and its role in the Arabic culture?   The origins of perfume are in ancient Egypt where they were using fragrant oils in wellness, rituals...

  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Algemene ticket voorwaarden

    Waar ga je mee akkoord als je een kaartje koopt?

    1. Algemene ticketvoorwaarden Mediamatic hanteert huisregels. Het kopen van een ticket betekent dat je akkoord bent met deze huisregels. Onder ticket of kaartje verstaan we ieder toegangsbewijs voor...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Nehis Osagie

    Ins & Outs / Do's & Dont's

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #1

    In this blog series we will share the findings we have discovered after every workshop. There will be many questions found here regarding the process of building the tower both from us and those who...
  • Aromathèque #11 Mediamatic Biotoop

    Alcohol-Free Beer

    29
    jan 2026

    Does life still make sense when the spirits lose their spirit? For a long time we thought it wouldn’t. But reality proved different and although alcohol is still very popular, the alcohol free...
  • 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!
  • 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...
  • Kampen Alessandra Avanzi

    The Aromalab Team meets Hekserij

    An interview with Jan Meutgeert

    Friday 2nd of July 2021, Niklaus, Frank, Nour and I got in the car to visit our biggest supplier of raw materials: Hekserij in Kampen. Jan Meutgeert, the owner of Hekserij, welcomed us warmly and...
  • Verhuur Mediamatic Biotoop

    Een mooi afscheid

    Het (on)conventionele afscheid

    Alle manieren van leven krijgen een plaats bij Mediamatic. De dood is inherent verbonden met de levenscyclus en zoals ook de natuur een plaats geeft aan sterven, geven wij u een unieke gelegenheid om...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Ine Poppe, Olga Middendorp

    Beftival

    Programma overzicht

    Een festival met meer dan 30 kunstenaars en wetenschappers. Kom discussiëren, voelen en vier fe-male seksualiteit, gender en voorkeur.
  • Verhuur Mediamatic Biotoop

    Een plek voor geluk

    Trouwen op jouw manier

    Bruiloften zijn tijden van vreugde en geluk. Er is geen betere manier om samen een leven te starten dan bij Mediamatic, waar creativiteit en uniciteit op een voetstuk worden geplaatst. Onze locatie...
  • Gesloten Mediamatic Biotoop

    Serres Séparées

    Gesloten! Aan alles komt een einde...

  • 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!
  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Open Friday Tour - Hydroponics Edition

    30
    jan 2026

    Discover the wonders of our hydroponics during our weekly Friday tour! Peek inside our urban farm, and learn about the innovative bio-art installations around the Biotoop with our greenhouse and...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop, Oosterdok

    Open Call 2019 Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    This open call is closed

    Before Covid19, we were planning an ambitious event in Amsterdam about the Sensory History of Oosterdok, the eastern part of the old harbour of the city. Related to this project, Mediamatic issued an...
  • Tour Mediamatic Biotoop

    Private Tour of Mediamatic

    Get a glimpse behind the scenes, peak inside our sensorial labs, and learn more about the bio art installations around the Biotoop during our weekly tour on Friday! Ticket + drink
  • 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...

  • The real story behind natural perfumery

    Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?

    "Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark Lisa Witte

    Twijfel Zaaien zichtbaar maken

    De eerste stappen naar een betere communicatie op locatie

    Wat zien voorbijgangers als ze langs Twijfel Zaaien lopen? Valt het project hen op, begrijpen ze het en zouden ze eraan mee willen doen? Het zal niet gebeuren als Mediamatic niet goed over het...
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 6#2/3 1 jan 1991

    the Telephone Book

    The telephone rings. Yes? Telephony originates from this hesitating acceptance. Taking a call means making oneself answerable. This is the point of departure for The Telephone Book, produced by...
  • 1 jan 2003

    Ted Nelson

    Hypertext Researcher

    Xanadu, an attempt to devise a text-handling system which would allow writers to revise, compare, and undo their work easily.
  • Mediamatic Off-Line Vol. 11#2 Inge Willems

    Adynda or size does matter

    Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries

    A short road movie through Amsterdam in rhythmic blocks of text. Three protagonists: a nameless Asian man behind the wheel, a female concubine called Adynda and the illicit city of Amsterdam with its...

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