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Michiel Teeuw (1999) is an artist and researcher whose practice encompasses image, text and performative interventions. In multidisciplinary collaborative projects, Teeuw examines the systems that shape us in relation to the personal, across past, present and future. Central to this practice are the liberation and the pleasure of learning with and from others, with the learning process itself forming an essential part of the work. This epistemological approach to artistic development is reflected in the way Teeuw foregrounds their sincere interest in others. Viewers who open themselves up and are alert to subtlety are rewarded for this investment with finely attuned observations and moments of wit.
The installation Vital Sources (2025–2026) documents such a learning process. For this project, Teeuw initiated a series of gatherings with plants and landscapes in Noord-Drenthe and on the islands of Schiermonnikoog, Møn (Denmark) and Bengtsår (Finland). Inspired by landscape poetry from different regions of the Dutch language area, ecological theory and critical autism studies, Teeuw has spent the past three years forging connections with these distinct ecosystems. The installation presents these encounters through photographic material, video, text and assemblage.
At unannounced moments during Prospects, Teeuw will present a performance centred on stimming: self-stimulatory, repetitive movements that help the artist process sensory and emotional information and connect with the world around them. Here, Teeuw brings into the public sphere behaviour that usually takes place within the privacy of a clinical context. Members of the audience are welcome to approach the artist and may join them in stimming, should they wish to do so.
Written by: Kelly-ann van Steveninck