Theun Karelse

(Theun Karelse, NL) growing up I was interested in drawing as a way of learning about the world in a close parallel to natural sciences. I subsequently studied fine-arts at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam before joining FoAM, a distributed group of transdisciplinary laboratories operating at the interstices of art, science, nature and everyday life. My interests and experimental practice explore edges between art, environment and technology. Taking the last 10.000 years as a frame of reference.

I practice and support ecosystem and landscape regeneration in Europe, India and Afrika. My outdoor studio consists of serveral gardens that serve as testing grounds for urban biodiversity, climate adaptation and ancient knowledge systems. I'm an active member of the Embassy of the Earth, part of the Future of the Delta team at the Embassy of the Northsea and Speaker for the Living at CCU the world's fifth zoöp.