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  • The Harmony of Disorder: Functionality in Messy…

    Living Tower Talk #2

    On the second episode of the Living Tower Talk , Mediamatic welcomed Amsterdam-based infrastructure activist Debra Solomon to talk about co-existing with non-human entities and what a multispecies...
  • discussion
  • Duiventorens
  • Onderzoek
  • Zwam
  • pigeons
  • mycelium

  • Nurturing Timeless Knowledge

    Living Tower Talk #3

    In the third episode of the Living Tower Talk series, titled "Nurturing Timeless Knowledge," attendees were treated to a fascinating exploration of ecocentrism, the beauty of circular movements...

  • Living Tower Talks

    So much to learn. So much time.

    During the monthly Living Tower Talks, co-curated by  Arne Hendriks  and  Clemens Driessen , we come together to learn, discuss and rethink how we live. Mycelium-waste-pigeon-towers are taken as...

  • 100 Years of Learning

    Mycelium Towers as Guides for Collective Learning and R-Evolution

    A Century-long Masterclass During the Summer of 2020, Mediamatic joined forces with artist Arne Hendriks to explore the possibilities of using mycelium waste as a building material for constructing...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Georgia Dalloro

    The Squabs are Here!

    Welcoming our feathered friends to Mediamatic

    After weeks of preparation the squabs (young pigeons) are finally here! Arne put the last changes in the pigeon tower loft last week, changing the roof from a flat one to one that can be opened (cut...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks

    Pigeon Cam

    On the 7th of June 2022, almost two years after we first started learning how to build pigeon towers with waste mycelium, we introduced the first four squab (young pigeons) into their new living...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Commence Operation

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #2

    During the first building a mycelium pigeon tower workshop we had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Unfortunately, there is nothing left to show for all the hard work except pictures and videos. Now it...

  • Structure

    We are building a Pigeon Tower #4

    Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works? 
  • Pigeon Tower Arne Hendriks, Hannah Leitzke

    Stonk

    March '22 - Duiventoren 12

    Stonk wordt gebouwd met het afvalmateriaal van het afvalmateriaal. De mycelium blokken, ons bouwmateriaal, liggen naast de schuur. Een cyclus van blokken halen, blokken persen tijdens de Gentle disco

  • Pigeon Parents

    Georgia and Arne talk about their four pigeon children.

    After two weeks of house arrest to allow their homing instincts to mature and feel at home in the mycelium pigeon tower we opened the door. Our pigeon children are now free to go where they want. It'...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks

    Chim

    aug '21 – Duiventoren 11

    Chim is de eerste toren waarin houten duivenkastjes geplaatst zijn. Omdat de mycelium blokken krimpen nadat ze zijn neergelegd, zijn de kastjes in een doorlopende ring om de toren geïnstalleerd. De...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Reward of Patience

    Myco-beauty

    An important element with the Mycelium Pigeon Towers is patience. We waited about two weeks before we took off the tarp and we could see steam coming off. There was this white tower in front of us.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Defining the Shape

    Square and Round

    Building living architecture pairs with failure and errors, but we get more experienced with each tower. Over time we learned to better understand how the mycelium behaves and how to respond to that.

  • How to hold a pigeon

    Learning from our new squabs

    Yesterday we welcomed our new squabs (young pigeons) into their new home, at the top of Chim (tower n.11). 
  • Duiventoren Mediamatic Biotoop Nehis Osagie, Arne Hendriks

    Babel

    jun '20 – Duiventoren 01

    De eerste toren van myceliaal afval. Levend materiaal. We wilden vooral beginnen. Met veel enthousiasme maar weinig precisie of overleg. De ongelijke blokken werden intuïtief gestapeld. We vulden de...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Mily Boogaarts

    Death is in the air, and you can smell it

    The demise of the pigeon towers

    While mushrooms emerge, grow, mature and decay, the towers shrink and bend under their own weight. And we keep building. Trying to reach and hold the height of the tower. We feel the need to repair...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Building-Blocks

    Different ways to build an octagon

    What is the most efficient way to come close to a circle, but still not use too many mycelium blocks? After some testing we found out an octagonal shape for the tower would fit our purpose best.  
  • Proposal by: Leo Kay

    The Acid House Of Ideas

    Project Proposal: Bread, microbial and plant agency, fermentation, human evolution and collective ritual.

    A month-long participatory exhibition centered around the building of a model house of ergot-inoculated rye bread; exploring the recent history of human alienation from the land; the creative...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Mily Boogaarts 3 mrt 2021

    From Packaging to Beaver Skin

    How to build a mycelium pigeon tower roof #1

    The pigeon and the mycelium are in joint agreement. Pigeons don’t nest on soggy surfaces and mycelium prefers high humidity, but don’t like the wet. It is critical: The tower needs a roof. But what...
  • Japanse Duizendknoop Festival

    Mensen

  • Duiventoren Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks

    Cartier

    sept '20 –Duiventoren 03

    De derde toren werd gebouwd in het Clean Lab . Twee eerdere pogingen om een stevige, levende toren te bouwen waren mislukt. Tijd om een stapje terug te doen. We wisten niet of onze uitgangspunten...
  • 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...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Aya Koné

    Meeting Mycelium

    First Encounters at Dutch Design Week

    The material is strange, thick, sometimes oozing, with an odor that rises up just after you break open the plastic.
  • Duiventoren Mediamatic Biotoop Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Jute

    jun '20 – Duiventoren 02

    De overblijfselen van de ingestorte toren van het eerste experiment hebben we in een lange jute buis gestopt. Jute is biologisch afbreekbaar textiel, en biedt structuur en voeding aan het mycelium.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    How do I handle living material?

    Supply, Cut, Build

    Building a living architectural structure is challenging and needs a lot of research. To start with: What kind of material do we want to use exactly, where do we get it, and how do we handle it the...

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