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SUMMARY:HABITS
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DESCRIPTION:Forget tradition. Rituals are biological tools for survival. We
are staying open\nfor 12 consecutive hours to test if these bodily regula
tions can also heal a\ncity.\n\nHABITS provides an Open Stage for the ritu
als that find no host.\n\n\nTICKETS - RSVP FREE ENTRANCE\n[https://mediama
tic.stager.co/shop/default/events/111582354]\n\n\nOPEN RITUAL STAGE DAY PR
OGRAM\n\nYour body never performs a ritual by accident. Far from just bein
g symbolic\,\nthese habits are a biological defense to fight a stressful e
nvironment.\n\nAmsterdam is\, literally\, designed for movement\, not for
a sense of belonging. We\nare rushing through the public space\, in a worl
d where we are more informed (yet\nmore paralysed) than ever. We are drown
ing in an overflow of information we\ncannot process\, and in that noise\,
we risk becoming numb to the very things that\nshould move us.\n\nWe are
creating new rituals to reclaim this ground. In a landscape reshaped by\nc
limate change\, AI\, war\, and genocide\, these rituals offer an alternati
ve\, a way\nto stop the rush\, process the weight of the world\, and final
ly begin to arrive.\n\nHABITS provides an Open Stage for the rituals that
cannot find a home in the\nrest of the city. We are hosting artists\, neig
hbours\, researchers\,\nanthropologists\, witches\, scientists\, monks\, m
ore-than-humans... essentially\nanyone—or anything—that wants to perform a
ritual within our space.\n\nEnlarge\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/image/20
26/4/20/open_ritual_stage_submit.jpg%28%29%2834217186FBA3BFE9F25DA6A23B0BA
BE9%29.jpg]\nhttps://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/393254/open-ritual-stage-s
ubmit\n\nOpen Ritual Stage submit -\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/image/202
6/4/20/open_ritual_stage_submit.jpg%28%29%2834217186FBA3BFE9F25DA6A23B0BAB
E9%29.jpg]\n\n\n\nOn Friday\, May 15th\, we are hosting 15 makers across f
our different Open Ritual\nStages throughout our Biotope. Submit your appl
ication via this FORM\n[https://tally.so/r/KYBQLA] before April 30th at 12
:00 PM. (Note: The form goes\nlive on April 15th.)\n\n\nHABITS EVENING PRO
GRAM\n\nAt Mediamatic\, our artists-in-residence are testing these boundar
ies and putting\nthese questions into practice. They are exploring what it
means to hold space in\nthe modern city and how a ritual\, no matter how
small\, is a powerful way to\nredefine where we belong.\n\nStep into Livia
Rita’s Dystopia Wetlands for a live concert\, join the Al-Wah’at\nCollect
ive in the restaurant for a collective natural dyeing performance\, or\nco
llaborate with eco-architect Ikram Hamdi Mansour to reimagine our bond wit
h\nthe more-than-human through soil.\n\nDon't forget to build within Luca
Conte’s pillow castle in the Clean Lab\,\nimmerse yourself in the depths o
f the canal with Marjolijn Boterenbrood\, or\nexperience the HotBox throug
h the nose of olfactory artist Frank Bloem.\n\nTimeline:\n\n19:00 - 19:30:
Marjolijn Boterenbrood\n\n19:30 - 20:00: Join the artists in the restaura
nt as we welcome the visitors! /\nOpen Round Table with the artists-in-res
idence\n\n19:30 - 21:30: Ongoing installations with Frank Bloem and Luca C
onte\n\n20:00 - 20:30: Al-Wah'at Collective الواحات\n\n20:30 - 21:00: Ikra
m Hamdi Mansour\n\n21:00 - 21:30: Livia Rita & Avantgardeners Community\n\
n21:30 - 00:00: Drinks & Music in the restaurant!\n\n\nABOUT THE MAKERS\n\
n\nWILD HEDGES WITH AL-WAH'AT COLLECTIVE الواحات\n\nThe Al-Wah’at Collecti
ve invites you into a sensory performance of care and\nrepair\, using the
mythology of the native plants of Amsterdamcollectively dye\,\ncook\, and
reaffirm our entanglement with the landscape surrounding us.\n\nPerformanc
e Time: 20:00 - 20:30\n\nLocation: Haeckel Room & Restaurant\n\n\nMATTER I
N RECIPROCITY BY IKRAM HAMDI MANSOUR\n\nThrough an intimate mix of storyte
lling and tactile immersion\, Ikram zooms out\nfrom the raw element of soi
l to reveal how nature is inextricably woven into our\ncultural and commun
al architecture.\n\nPerformance Time: 20:30 - 21:00\n\nLocation: Mediamati
c Office (1st Floor)\n\n\nDYSTOPIA WETLANDS WITH LIVIA RITA & AVANTGARDENE
RS COMMUNITY\n\nLivia Rita and the Avantgardeners Community transforms our
space into a shifting\nlandscape of soft nature and digital magic\, mergi
ng pop-avant-garde music with a\nvisceral performance that blurs the ident
ity of the performer into a\nmore-than-human collective.\n\nPerformance Ti
me: 21:00 - 21:30\n\nLocation: Sluisdeurenloods\n\nEnlarge\n[https://www.m
ediamatic.net/image/2026/4/17/web_habits.png%28%29%28A96AE373CB7324F6C7AFE
384AC06A874%29.jpg]\nhttps://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/393252/habits_webb
anner\n\nHabits_WebBanner -\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2026/4/17/w
eb_habits.png%28%29%28A96AE373CB7324F6C7AFE384AC06A874%29.jpg]\n\n\n\n\nEX
PERIENCE THE WORK OF OUR YEAR-LONG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE\n\nFrom 19:30 to 22
:00\, year-long residents Frank Bloem\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/en/page
/377776/frank-bloem]\, Marjolijn Boterenbrood\n[https://www.mediamatic.net
/en/page/1554/marjolijn-boterenbrood]\, and Luca Conte\n[https://www.media
matic.net/en/page/392790/luca-conte] will occupy the Biotope.\nExperience
their performances\, installations\, and rituals as they take hold of\nthe
space.\n\nWe’re ending the night by the water with a special guest DJ set
from 21:30 until\nmidnight. Come dance until the 12 hours are up.\n\n\nTH
E HOTBOX WITH FRANK BLOEM\n\nOlfactory artist Frank Bloem invites you into
The Hotbox to reclaim the\nceremonial calm of tobacco\, where you can rol
l a "shagje" infused with scents\nranging from pure botanicals to the synt
hetic ambergris once used by Dutch\nwhalers.\n\nOpen Installation: 19:30 -
21:30\n\nLocation: Aroma Lab\n\n\nFUTURE SKIN OF THE CITY BY MARJOLIJN BO
TERENBROOD\n\nMarjolijn Boterenbrood is a multidisciplinary artist whose w
orks primarily\nrevolve around the concepts of space and places through se
nsory impressions.\nBoterenbrood works through these subjects to reveal th
e hidden intrinsic aspects\nof the certain places that she visits. Meet he
r at the quay to plunge into the\ncanal or navigate the water by raft\, ex
ploring the question: what will the\nfuture skin of our city look like?\n\
nPerformance Time: 19:00 - 19:30\n\nLocation: Restaurant & Water\n\n\nSOLV
E ET COAGULA BY LUCA CONTE\n\nCould play be something for adults? How woul
d your dream pillow castle look\nlike? Transdisciplinary artist Luca Conte
focuses on spatial ecological dynamics\nin social interactions. His work
navigates the intersection where the authentic\nnature of food collides wi
th cultural customs\, offering viewers an opportunity\nto experience and r
econnect with the context of the acted space.\n\nOpen Installation: 19:30
- 21:30\n\nLocation: Clean Lab\n\nEnlarge\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/ima
ge/2026/4/17/yearlongartists.png%28%29%287EFD9F398F5381BC7D92DF91466FF273%
29.jpg]\nhttps://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/393253/habits---year-long-resi
dencies\n\nHabits - Year Long Residencies -\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/i
mage/2026/4/17/yearlongartists.png%28%29%287EFD9F398F5381BC7D92DF91466FF27
3%29.jpg]\n\n\n\n\nDE SERING CENTRAAL [https://seringcentraal.com/]\n\nWha
t space holds more ritual than a kitchen? Fuel the community at De Sering\
nCentraal. They’re staying open for the full 12-hour stretch\, serving aff
ordable\nlunch from €7.50 (12:00 - 14:00) and a communal kitchen dinner fr
om €2.50 (17:00\n- 20:00). Sit down by the water\, eat\, and join the comm
unity!\n\n\nPROGRAM TIMELINE:\n\nDay Program:\n\nOpen Stage Ritual / 12:00
- 17:00\n\nStage 1: Sluisdeurenloods Entrance (Ritual shifts every hour)\
n\nStage 2: Tuinkamer (Ritual shifts every hour)\n\nStage 3: Border Lab (R
itual shifts every hour)\n\nStage 4: Confessionary (ongoing)\n\nLunch by D
e Sering Centraal: 12:00 - 14:00\n\nDinner by De Sering Centraal 17:00 - 2
0:00\n\nBar & Cafe open from 12:00 - 00:00\n\nEvening Program:\n\n19:00 -
19:30: Marjolijn Boterenbrood\n\n19:30 - 20:00: Join the artists in the re
staurant as we welcome the visitors! /\nOpen Round Table with the artists-
in-residence\n\n19:30 - 21:30: Ongoing installations with Frank Bloem and
Luca Conte\n\n20:00 - 20:30: Al-Wah'at Collective الواحات\n\n20:30 - 21:00
: Ikram Hamdi Mansour\n\n21:00 - 21:30: Livia Rita & Avantgardeners Commun
ity\n\n21:30 - 00:00: Drinks & Music in the restaurant!\n\n\nINFORMATION\n
\nMediamatic Biotoop\, Dijksgracht 6\, Amsterdam\n\nFriday May 15th / 12:0
0 - 00:00\n\nLanguage: English\n\n\nTICKETS [https://mediamatic.stager.co/
shop/default/events/111582354]\n\nFree Entrance Event - RSVP\n\nMediamatic
Supporter Ticket - €5 or €15\n\nFor questions\, please send an email to p
rogram@mediamatic.nl\n[workshop@mediamatic.nl].\n\n\nCREDITS\n\nCurator: L
aura Rosal Communication: Skaiste Venckeviciute Production: Kalina\nEfremo
va Production & AV Assistant: Braidon Hobzek Graphic Design: Lisa\nSchiema
nn Illustration: Kexin Hao Accessibility\n\nIf you have any questions abou
t the accessibility of this event\, please get in\ntouch with mail@mediama
tic.nl [workshop@mediamatic.nl]\n\nThis event is made possible by:\n\nLivi
a Rita and the Avantgardeners Community transforms our space into a shifti
ng\nlandscape of soft nature and digital magic\, merging pop-avant-garde m
usic with a\nvisceral performance that blurs the identity of the performer
into a\nmore-than-human collective.\n\nPerformance Time: 21:00 - 21:30\n\
nLocation: Sluisdeurenloods\n\nEnlarge\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/image/
2026/4/17/web_habits.png%28%29%28A96AE373CB7324F6C7AFE384AC06A874%29.jpg]\
nhttps://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/393252/habits_webbanner\n\nHabits_WebB
anner -\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2026/4/17/web_habits.png%28%29%
28A96AE373CB7324F6C7AFE384AC06A874%29.jpg]\n\n\n\n\nEXPERIENCE THE WORK OF
OUR YEAR-LONG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE\n\nFrom 19:30 to 22:00\, year-long resi
dents Frank Bloem\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/377776/frank-bloem]
\, Marjolijn Boterenbrood\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/1554/marjol
ijn-boterenbrood]\, and Luca Conte\n[https://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/39
2790/luca-conte] will occupy the Biotope.\nExperience their performances\,
installations\, and rituals as they take hold of\nthe space.\n\nWe’re end
ing the night by the water with a special guest DJ set from 21:30 until\nm
idnight. Come dance until the 12 hours are up.\n\n\nTHE HOTBOX WITH FRANK
BLOEM\n\nOlfactory artist Frank Bloem invites you into The Hotbox to recla
im the\nceremonial calm of tobacco\, where you can roll a "shagje" infused
with scents\nranging from pure botanicals to the synthetic ambergris once
used by Dutch\nwhalers.\n\nOpen Installation: 19:30 - 21:30\n\nLocation:
Aroma Lab\n\n\nFUTURE SKIN OF THE CITY BY MARJOLIJN BOTERENBROOD\n\nMarjol
ijn Boterenbrood is a multidisciplinary artist whose works primarily\nrevo
lve around the concepts of space and places through sensory impressions.\n
Boterenbrood works through these subjects to reveal the hidden intrinsic a
spects\nof the certain places that she visits. Meet her at the quay to plu
nge into the\ncanal or navigate the water by raft\, exploring the question
: what will the\nfuture skin of our city look like?Location: Restaurant &
Water\n\n\nSOLVE ET COAGULA BY LUCA CONTE\n\nCould play be something for a
dults? How would your dream pillow castle look\nlike? Transdisciplinary ar
tist Luca Conte focuses on spatial ecological dynamics\nin social interact
ions. His work navigates the intersection where the authentic\nnature of f
ood collides with cultural customs\, offering viewers an opportunity\nto e
xperience and reconnect with the context of the acted space.\n\nOpen Insta
llation: 19:30 - 21:30\n\nLocation: Clean Lab\n\nEnlarge\n[https://www.med
iamatic.net/image/2026/4/17/yearlongartists.png%28%29%287EFD9F398F5381BC7D
92DF91466FF273%29.jpg]\nhttps://www.mediamatic.net/en/page/393253/habits--
-year-long-residencies\n\nHabits - Year Long Residencies -\n[https://www.m
ediamatic.net/image/2026/4/17/yearlongartists.png%28%29%287EFD9F398F5381BC
7D92DF91466FF273%29.jpg]\n\n
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/habits
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LOCATION:Mediamatic - Dijksgracht 6\, 1019 BS Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:alternative,amsterdam-centrum,community,concert,dance,dinner,dj,
eastern docklands,food,live,music,performance,plants,repair,storytelling
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Forget tradition. Rituals are biological to
ols for survival. We are staying open for 12 consecutive hours to test if
these bodily regulations can also heal a city.
HABITS provides an O
pen Stage for the rituals that find no host.
Open Ritual Stage Day Program
Yo
ur body never performs a ritual by accident. Far from just being symbolic,
these habits are a biological defense to fight a stressful environment. <
/p>
Amsterdam is, literally, designed for movement, not for a sense of
belonging. We are rushing through the public space, in a world where we ar
e more informed (yet more paralysed) than ever. We are drowning in an over
flow of information we cannot process, and in that noise, we risk becoming
numb to the very things that should move us.
We are creating new r
ituals to reclaim this ground. In a landscape reshaped by climate change,
AI, war, and genocide, these rituals offer an alternative, a way to stop t
he rush, process the weight of the world, and finally begin to arrive.
HABITS provides an Open Stage for the rituals that cannot find a home
in the rest of the city. We are hosting artists, neighbours, researchers,
anthropologists, witches, scientists, monks, more-than-humans... essential
ly anyone—or anything—that wants to perform a ritual within our space.
Enlarge
O
pen Ritual Stage submit -
On Friday, May 15th, we ar
e hosting 15 makers across four different Open Ritual Stages throughout ou
r Biotope. Submit your application via this FORM before April 30th at 12:00
PM. (Note: The form goes live on April 15th.)
HABITS Evening Prog
ram
At Mediamatic, our artists-in-residence are testing these boun
daries and putting these questions into practice. They are exploring what
it means to hold space in the modern city and how a ritual, no matter how
small, is a powerful way to redefine where we belong.
Step into Liv
ia Rita’s Dystopia Wetlands for a live concert, join the Al-Wah’at Collect
ive in the restaurant for a collective natural dyeing performance, or coll
aborate with eco-architect Ikram Hamdi Mansour to reimagine our bond with
the more-than-human through soil.
Don't forget to build within Luca
Conte’s pillow castle in the Clean Lab, immerse yourself in the depths of
the canal with Marjolijn Boterenbrood, or experience the HotBox through t
he nose of olfactory artist Frank Bloem.
Timeline:
19:00 - 19:30: Marjolijn Boterenbrood
19:3
0 - 20:00: Join the artists in the restaurant as we welcome the visitors!
/ Open Round Table with the artists-in-residence
1
9:30 - 21:30: Ongoing installations with Frank Bloem and
Luca Conte
20:00 - 20:30: Al-Wah'at Collec
tive الواحات
20:30 - 21:00: Ikram Hamdi Mansour
21:00 - 21:30: Livia Rita & Avantgardeners Comm
unity
21:30 - 00:00: Drinks & Music in the restaurant!
About the makers
Wild Hedges with Al-Wah'at C
ollective الواحات
The Al-Wah’at Collective invites you into a sen
sory performance of care and repair, using the mythology of the native pla
nts of Amsterdamcollectively dye, cook, and reaffirm our entanglement with
the landscape surrounding us.
Performance Time: 2
0:00 - 20:30
Location: Haeckel Room & Restaura
nt
Matter in Reciprocity by Ikram Hamdi Mansour
T
hrough an intimate mix of storytelling and tactile immersion, Ikram zooms
out from the raw element of soil to reveal how nature is inextricably wove
n into our cultural and communal architecture. Performance Tim
e: 20:30 - 21:00
Location: Mediamatic Off
ice (1st Floor)
Dystopia Wetlands with Livia Rita &
Avantgardeners Community
Livia Rita and the Avantgardeners Com
munity transforms our space into a shifting landscape of soft nature and d
igital magic, merging pop-avant-garde music with a visceral performance th
at blurs the identity of the performer into a more-than-human collective.<
/p>
Performance Time: 21:00 - 21:30
Loc
ation: Sluisdeurenloods
Enlarge
H
abits_WebBanner -
Experience the work of our y
ear-long artist in residence
From 19:30 to 22:00, year-long r
esidents <
strong>Frank Bloem, Marjolijn Boterenbrood, and Luca Conte will occupy the Biotope. Experience their perf
ormances, installations, and rituals as they take hold of the space.
<
p>We’re ending the night by the water with a special guest DJ set from 21:
30 until midnight. Come dance until the 12 hours are up. The
HotBox with Frank Bloem
Olfactory artist Frank Bloem invites
you into The Hotbox to reclaim the ceremonial calm of tobacco, where you
can roll a "shagje" infused with scents ranging from pure botanicals to th
e synthetic ambergris once used by Dutch whalers.
Open Inst
allation: 19:30 - 21:30
Location: Aroma L
ab
Future Skin of the City by Marjolijn Boterenbrood
Marjolijn Boterenbrood is a multidisciplinary artist whose works primar
ily revolve around the concepts of space and places through sensory impres
sions. Boterenbrood works through these subjects to reveal the hidden intr
insic aspects of the certain places that she visits. Meet her at the quay
to plunge into the canal or navigate the water by raft, exploring the ques
tion: what will the future skin of our city look like? Performa
nce Time: 19:00 - 19:30
Location: Restaurant
& Water Solve et Coagula by Luca Conte
Could play be s
omething for adults? How would your dream pillow castle look like? Transdi
sciplinary artist Luca Conte focuses on spatial ecological dynamics in soc
ial interactions. His work navigates the intersection where the authentic
nature of food collides with cultural customs, offering viewers an opportu
nity to experience and reconnect with the context of the acted space.
Open Installation: 19:30 - 21:30
Locat
ion: Clean Lab
Enlarge
Habits - Year Long Residencies -
What space holds more ritual than a kitchen? Fuel the community
at De Sering Centraal. They’re staying open for the full 12-hour stretch,
serving affordable lunch from €7.50 (12:00 - 14:00) and a communal kitche
n dinner from €2.50 (17:00 - 20:00). Sit down by the water, eat, and join
the community!
Program Timeline:
Day Program:
Open Stage Ritual / 12:00 - 17:00
Stage 1: Sluisdeuren
loods Entrance (Ritual shifts every hour)
Stage 2: Tuinkamer (Ritua
l shifts every hour)
Stage 3: Border Lab (Ritual shifts every hour)
Stage 4: Confessionary (ongoing)
Lunch by De Serin
g Centraal: 12:00 - 14:00
Dinner by De Sering Cent
raal 17:00 - 20:00
Bar & Cafe open from 12:00
- 00:00
Evening Program:
19:00 - 1
9:30: Marjolijn Boterenbrood
19:30 - 20:00: Join t
he artists in the restaurant as we welcome the visitors! / Open Ro
und Table with the artists-in-residence
19:30 - 21:30: Ong
oing installations with Frank Bloem and Luca Cont
e
20:00 - 20:30: Al-Wah'at Collective الواحات
20:30 - 21:00: Ikram Hamdi Mansour
21
:00 - 21:30: Livia Rita & Avantgardeners Community
21:30 - 00:00: Drinks & Music in the restaurant!
Informa
tion
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam Friday May 15t
h / 12:00 - 00:00
Language: English
Free Entrance Event - RSVP
Mediamatic Supporter Ticket - €5
or €15
For questions, please send an email to program@mediamatic.nl.
Credits
Curat
or: Laura Rosal Communication: Skaiste Venckeviciute Production: Kalina Ef
remova Production & AV Assistant: Braidon Hobzek Graphic Design: Lisa
Schiemann Illustration: Kexin Hao Accessibility If you
have any questions about the accessibility of this event, please get in t
ouch with mail@mediamatic.nl
This event is made possible by:
Livia Rita and the Avantgar
deners Community transforms our space into a shifting landscape of soft na
ture and digital magic, merging pop-avant-garde music with a visceral perf
ormance that blurs the identity of the performer into a more-than-human co
llective.
Performance Time: 21:00 - 21:30
<
strong>Location: Sluisdeurenloods
Enlarge
Habits_WebBanner -
Experience the wor
k of our year-long artist in residence
From 19:30 to 22:00, y
ear-long residents Frank Bloem, Marjolijn Boterenbrood, and Luca Conte will occupy the Biotope. Experience
their performances, installations, and rituals as they take hold of the sp
ace.
We’re ending the night by the water with a special guest DJ se
t from 21:30 until midnight. Come dance until the 12 hours are up.
The HotBox with Frank Bloem Olfactory artist Frank Blo
em invites you into The Hotbox to reclaim the ceremonial calm of tobacco,
where you can roll a "shagje" infused with scents ranging from pure botani
cals to the synthetic ambergris once used by Dutch whalers.
Open Installation: 19:30 - 21:30
Location: Aroma Lab
Future Skin of the City by Marjolijn Botere
nbrood
Marjolijn Boterenbrood is a multidisciplinary artist whose wo
rks primarily revolve around the concepts of space and places through sens
ory impressions. Boterenbrood works through these subjects to reveal the h
idden intrinsic aspects of the certain places that she visits. Meet her at
the quay to plunge into the canal or navigate the water by raft, explorin
g the question: what will the future skin of our city look like?Lo
cation: Restaurant & Water Solve et Coagula by Luca Cont
e
Could play be something for adults? How would your dream pillow
castle look like? Transdisciplinary artist Luca Conte focuses on spatial
ecological dynamics in social interactions. His work navigates the interse
ction where the authentic nature of food collides with cultural customs, o
ffering viewers an opportunity to experience and reconnect with the contex
t of the acted space.
Open Installation: 19:30 -
21:30
Location: Clean Lab
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