Exhibitions

Current

Art of Foraging
Aotearoa 1 Oct 2020 During the guided 3 hour experience, your senses will be awakened with a 16-course tasting feast created with native and seasonal flowers, fruits, leaves and seeds. Read more

Past

Phantasy, 2022
Commisioned by Giapo Ice Cream and Comvita Honey 15 Dec 2022 - 15 Apr 2023 Phantasy is a new commission by the botanical artist Mamakan . The botanical sculpture in the forestscape series was commissioned by a collaboration between Giapo Ice Cream and Comvita honey . Moodboard for 'Phantasy', 2022 The all-natural sculpture was made with volcanic sand, native botanicals, rocks, and a natural beehive,... Read more

Forestscapes
by Mamakan x Esse 25 Oct - 28 Dec 2022 Mamakan x Esse Forestscape is an installation of foraged native flora and fauna from Mamakan’s forest, Velskov, in Parau, Waitakere Ranges and are ever-evolving art pieces that transition through the seasons. The Forestscape artwork is a whole new approach to botanical sculpture where Mamakan has imagined a whole native forest... Read more

GastroGeography x Auckland Central
Auckland University of Technology 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2022 On the 27th of July 2022, representatives from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, two universities, a council, and a botanical artist went on a foraging walk together at Pukekawa Auckland Domain. This botanical art installation continues a multi-year-long exploration of GastroGeography, and it's the first of its kind within Auckland Central. The... Read more

Mamakan Pop-Up | Art, Food and Foraging
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Titirangi 16 May 2021 On May 16th, Mamakan was invited to create a pop-up art + food evening hosted by Iona Matheson and Chloe Geoghegan from Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery . The menu of the evening was inspired by a new installation by Mamakan called 'Slægtskab' and a recent collaboration with chef Giulio... Read more

Slægtskab
Kauri | Agathis australis 12 - 29 May 2021 The Botanical Art Society of New Zealand and Space Gallery, Whanganui are delighted to be collaborating in an exhibition ‘For the love of Botanical’ in May 2021 to coincide with World Day of Botanical Art on May 18th. The aim is to showcase contemporary botanical art in all its forms,... Read more

Seasons of the Land
Native New Zealand Botanicals 14 Nov 2020 - 1 Dec 2021 'Seasons of the Land' is an art project magnifying the native and seasonal plants of Aotearoa New Zealand. Since the summer solstice of 2019, Mamakan has been collecting specimens of flowering and fruiting plants for fine art photography, soundscape and bush kai experiments, in collaboration with Auckland Museum. What a... Read more

Wildflowers of London
20 Jun - 20 Sep 2020 ‘Wildflowers of London' is a botanical art collection drawing attention to resilience, the human capacity to overcome the most grave disasters, injustice and inequality through grace or grime.
It asks the question: "Human, weed or wildflower?" and challenges the classifications we use in our daily lives. Read more

Mamakan x Le Ciel Foundation: Wisdom and Nature
Christie's, New York and London 1 Mar 2020 - 18 Feb 2021 Update: The exhibition opened at Christie’s in New York from 28th February until 4th March 2020. Due to the Coronavirus, the London showing has been postponed. We will keep you updated on the new dates as soon as we know more. Meanwhile, online bidding is open here. Read more

Mycelium Dinners
A Beautiful Forest 16 Jan - 31 Dec 2019 In nature, Mycelium forms underground symbiotic networks. Inspired by the forest root system, Mycelium Dinners is a social-art experiment to grow community through trust and love. Read more

Daughter of the Soil
OH! Emerald Hill, Openhouse, Singapore 3 - 25 Mar 2018 An art installation inspired by the story of Agnes Joaquim, a Singapore born Armenian woman, born on the 7th of April, 1854. The flowers merge to shape a map of Agnes’ country of birth and an outline of her proudest creation, the Papilionanthe ‘Vanda’ Miss Joaquim orchid, that 82 years after her death became the national flower of Singapore. This daughter of the soil became the first woman in the world to ever cross-breed orchids. She devoted her life to become a botanical explorer creating beauty for generations to enjoy. Read more

After the Rainbow
South Africa 1 Feb - 30 Mar 2018 A collection of fine art photography artwork constellations, inspired by a journey to South Africa, showcasing the colorful and vibrant energy of the country. Read more

Invisible Realities
The Performance Theatre, National Museum of Singapore 15 Jun 2017 Mamakan was commissioned by The Performance Theatre to host an interactive performance including a personal guide to her 'Treasure Island' installation with a foraging tour followed by a bespoke, private dinner experience with dishes created from the foraging. Read more

Treasure Island
National Museum of Singapore 28 Apr - 25 Jun 2017 A Botanical Art Installation by Mamakan at the National Museum of Singapore, inspired by the story of a botanist’s first encounter of Singapore in 1823.
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GastroGeography
Singapore Biennale 2016 27 Oct 2016 - 26 Feb 2017 The project is inspired by GastroGeography (coined by the Singapore Biennale Creative Director, 2016) and created by the Mamakan Art Collective: Danish-born, Singapore-based artist Mamakan with contributions from Singaporean artist Steve Chua, Singaporean entrepreneur/writer Laletha Nithiyanandan, Danish artist Mette Langebaek and several local botanists.
GastroGeography installation 2016
Commissioned by the Singapore Biennale 2016. Media: Installation, Visual Artworks, Taste, Scent.
Inspired by urban foraging in Singapore. Keywords: Foraging, Connection to Nature, Sensorial Storytelling, Belonging. Read more

Forbidden Fruit
Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) 3 Feb - 30 Apr 2016 Read more

Multaia
An Artistic Journey into Multicultural Identity in a Globalizing World 1 - 30 Sep 2015 Multiculturalism is and will be playing an even bigger part of our global collective future. Many of us will marry each another in new variations transcending nationality, race, faith and gender. And millions of young children will be growing up in our multicultural, untraditional family structures. Where the question 'where... Read more

Don't Grow Up Theory
Innovation Culture 1 Apr 2013 - 1 Jan 2015 What happens if people’s talents, such as discipline, logic, verbal and analytical, are replaced by factories, computers and robots and do it even better? Where does that leave people? And what talents should we be focussing on to survive the innovation age? Mankind has gone through major shifts in the... Read more

Rainforest Cuisine
Mamakan x Andre Chiang 7 Jun 2012 A collaboration between Mamakan and Chef Andre Chiang. Rainforest Cuisine is the marriage of local sustainability and luxury food. The idea, conceptualised by Mamakan in 2011, intends to protect the depleting rainforest of West Kalimantan by providing the local tribes an alternative source to livelihood rather than taking part in... Read more

Urban Eco-Warriors
Borneo and Singapore 6 Jun 2012 Documentary/Lifestyle
Urban Eco-Warriors: Treasure Trails commissioned by National Heritage Board, 2017.
Interactive game to give children the experience of urban foraging and environmental guardianship.
Media: Nature Walks, Games, Storytelling, Taste. Read more

Cafe Timor-Leste
Concept Creation 12 Oct 2011 - 24 Feb 2012 The international innovation network, Qi GLOBAL, hosted an international event at the Goodman Arts Centre in October 2011 at Goodman's Art Centre in Singapore. The summit themed 'Designing Asia 2.0' attracted more than 300 participants who heard notable figures including Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and President of... Read more

Design for Sustainability and Circle Economy
Singapore Design Festival 2009, National Gallery Singapore 27 - 29 Nov 2009 An design exhibition currated by Mamakan (aka Mette Kristine Oustrup) and produced by the team of Qi Global. For hundreds of Singaporeans the concept of 'sustainability' and 'circle economy' became tangible and concrete, for many it was the first time. The show was prduced with zero costs and zero waste,... Read more

Bionomic Age: Qi Global
Social Entrepreneurship 1 Mar 2009 - 1 Apr 2013 Read more

EED Elemental Experience Design®
Methodology Invention 1 Jan 2006 - 1 Mar 2009 The human mind once stretched by a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Elemental Experience Design (EED) is a new metholodogy to design great customer and brand experiences. In short, EED combines the Western focus on emotions and personality with the Asian art of... Read more

Mood Consumption Theory
Style-Vison France 1 Oct 2001 - 1 Oct 2005 Future Trends, Thought Leadership and Conceptual Design Today, many consumers refuse to act according to their demographic segments and have little respect for traditional branding strategies. The pattern of consumption is becoming a reflection of emotions and state of mind. In pursuit of personal happiness people follow their own... Read more

Online

Garden of Miss Joaquim
Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim Read more

Peranakan Botany
Native and Edible Plants from China and South East Asia 1 Feb - 1 May 2020 The Peranakans are an ethnic group defined by their descent from the first waves of Chinese settlers on the Malay Peninsula and in the Indonesian Archipelago. When the new settlers arrived, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Archipelago beamed with edible plants of the most desirible charactarisics: fragrant, flavourful and colourful.... Read more

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