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  • Natlab Niklaus Mettler, Frank Bloem

    Olfactory Cross-Dressing

    17
    okt 2021
    22
    okt 2021
    - Dress yourself in the smell of other species

    Wie zegt dat een kostuum zichtbaar moet zijn? Geurkunstenaars Frank Bloem en Niklaus Mettler maakte geur-kostuums van verschillende soorten uit ons eco-systeem.

  • Dutch Design Week
  • Inhumane Carnaval
  • Aroma Lab
  • smell
  • Geur
  • olfactory
  • species
  • Biologie
  • 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!

  • 2022 Mediamatic Biotoop

    Smelling Like Another Being

    met Frank Bloem

    Kunnen we bewustwording creëren voor de diversiteit aan soorten in ons ecosysteem door te ruiken? In deze workshop verkennen we de verbazingwekkende geuren die onze natuurlijke wereld rijk is door de...

  • 2022 Elise Chalcraft

    How do you imitate scents from nature?

    Frank speaking on NPO Radio 1 about Smelling Like Another Being

    Listen to our resident parfumier Frank Bloem as he talks about his recent workshop Smelling Like Another Being , developed here at Mediamatic, on NPO Radio 1.  

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    17
    mei 2026
    - met Frank Bloem

    In deze workshop zal kunstenaar en parfumeur Frank Bloem een inleiding geven tot de wereld van parfumcreatie. Je leert de basisbeginselen van het componeren van een geur en na afloop zul je...

  • Parfum Niklaus Mettler 20 aug 2018

    Filtered Beans

    De geur van luxe appartementen

    Wanneer het gaat over een samenstelling van een buurt en gemeenschap is de kwaliteit van koffie veelzeggend. Niklaus Mettler extraheerde de smaken van drie koffiemelanges uit Amsterdam: Douwe Egberts

  • We all know turtles and kangaroos - but what…

    A reinterpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals

    “We cannot describe the cries of admiring joy let loose by an enthusiastic public. In the immense oeuvre of Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals is certainly one of his magnificent...

  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 4: Smelling

    “Do you have heavy or light sadness?”

    The question on the importance of context also guided us through day four, a day that was fully dedicated to olfaction.

  • Let's stitch!

    From sewing to species: An interview with Inge Naaimachines

    During Dutch Design Week we will be collaborating with various artists, makers and scientists. Inge Naaimachines is a creative business based in Eindhoven who will be providing the sewing machines to...

  • Inhuman Carnaval Blog

    Research, updates and interviews for Inhuman Carnaval

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  • donderdag & zaterdag

    Open Aroma Lab

    1
    jun 2025
    1
    aug 2026
    - werk in ons lab, krijg toegang tot 330 geurmaterialen

    Wij nodigen geurliefhebbers, kunstenaars en parfumeurs uit om mee te doen aan deze experimentele workshop geur maken. Kom om 14:00 of 16:00 (14:00 tot 16:00 of 16:00 tot 18:00) langs voor een twee...

  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    12
    apr 2026
    - met Frank Bloem

    In deze workshop zal kunstenaar en parfumeur Frank Bloem een inleiding geven tot de wereld van parfumcreatie. Je leert de basisbeginselen van het componeren van een geur en na afloop zul je...

  • Raw Materials

    All the Materials used during a workshop

    The material collection is the core of the Aroma Lab and covers with more than 300 raw materials the basic range of synthetic- and natural's used in perfumery. The materials we use for the Open Aroma...

  • 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...

  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Distilling a Citrus Bouquet

    12
    apr 2026
    - Turning waste into beauty with Frank Bloem

    In this Aroma Lab workshop you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. We'll explore...

  • De Melksalon

    Zaterdag 19 Maart. Proeverij en Lezing.

    Ontwerpster Sietske Klooster presenteert: de Melksalon . Een maandelijkse serie proef-producties over de Amsterdamse zuivelcultuur. Hoe geeft de boer zijn melk(culturen) vorm? En wat is de invloed...

  • Playing Life -Biotalk

    Friday March 18. Workshops, Mini-Expo, Food and Talks

    On Friday March 18 , Transnatural and Mediamatic are teaming up for another edition of Playing Life - Biotalk, where emerging bio-artists and scientists are invited to showcase their work. Tonight we...

  • Coming up

    Meet Zeger Reyers and Agi Haines

    Stuck in an art project and you don't what the next step has to be? You can ask Zeger Reyers or Agi Haines. You can meet one of the other this Thursday at the Biotoop. Sign up via merve.

  • Biodiversity Meets Fashion

    Amsterdam Fashion Academy x Mediamatic

    The city of Amsterdam, a metropolitan with the largest city population in the Netherlands, has always been a center for fashion, music festivals, and diversity. The city is characterized as “slightly...

  • Mycelium insulation panels

    First experiments

    This mycelium panel was made out of wheat husks and Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) as biological binding agent, grown for three weeks at 25ºC and 85% of relative humidity.

  • MU

    Body of Matter

    Let's visit the opening!

    Body of Matter presents the work of ten artists that advance our ideas about the body. They explore its materiality, stimulation, quantification using technology, integration with alien matter, and

  • Newsletter 16/03

    What's going on?

    Here's the weekly staff newsletter so that you know what's going on this week, and to share important information and fun facts.

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop

    Under the Harbour

    15
    jan 2026
    15
    jan 2027
    - by Mariko Hori

    Have you ever wondered how the underwater smells like? Or what scents surround the aquatic species? Under the Harbour is a participatory exhibition that brings the smell of the Oosterdok from the...

  • Stichting Mediamatic Sissel Tolaas

    The Smell of FEAR

    Installatie

    Altijd al willen weten hoe doodsangst ruikt? En hoe je een vlaag paniek kunt herkennen? Professioneel provocateur Sissel Tolaas ving angst in een flesje. Scratch 'n sniff!

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