About
Stef Veldhuis is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of art and science, exploring collaborative relationships between human and more-than-human intelligences and phenomena. Through the use of technology, Veldhuis creates works that harness the creative force of various more-than-human agents, allowing their contingent behaviors to enliven the work throughout its exhibition.
A central theme in Veldhuis’s practice is the role of memory, history, and archiving—elements often considered uniquely human. Through his work, Veldhuis invites other intelligences into these traditionally anthropocentric processes, challenging the static nature of the archive. By incorporating more-than-human perspectives into the creation and storage of memory, energy, and objects, his work introduces dynamic elements into systems typically associated with preservation and control.
Through his work, Veldhuis questions the systems of capital and extraction that have shapen our societies, and their effects on the ecosystem they inhabit. His work calls for a new sensitivity—an openness to the slow, diffuse, and often imperceptible signals sent by more-than-human entities. By tuning in to these signals, his work offers pathways toward rethinking our relationship with our vibrant surroundings.
Stef Veldhuis teaches at the ArtEZ art academy in Arnhem. His work has been generously funded by the Mondriaan Fund, AFK, and Amarte.
Stef Veldhuis is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of art and science, exploring collaborative relationships between human and more-than-human intelligences and phenomena. Through the use of technology, Veldhuis creates works that harness the creative force of various more-than-human agents, allowing their contingent behaviors to enliven the work throughout its exhibition.
A central theme in Veldhuis’s practice is the role of memory, history, and archiving—elements often considered uniquely human. Through his work, Veldhuis invites other intelligences into these traditionally anthropocentric processes, challenging the static nature of the archive. By incorporating more-than-human perspectives into the creation and storage of memory, energy, and objects, his work introduces dynamic elements into systems typically associated with preservation and control.
Through his work, Veldhuis questions the systems of capital and extraction that have shapen our societies, and their effects on the ecosystem they inhabit. His work calls for a new sensitivity—an openness to the slow, diffuse, and often imperceptible signals sent by more-than-human entities. By tuning in to these signals, his work offers pathways toward rethinking our relationship with our vibrant surroundings.
Stef Veldhuis teaches at the ArtEZ art academy in Arnhem. His work has been generously funded by the Mondriaan Fund, AFK, and Amarte.
Exhibitions | Performances | Writings
+ Upcoming
17/11/2024 - 15/12/2024 Ghosts In The Foreign Land - group exhibition MediaMatic (NL)
+Past
12/01/2023 Hoe de Eenhoorn zijn Monsterlijkheid verloor ... [essay] - Mister Motley (online)
04/11/2023 - 04/01/2024 What Worlds Make Stories - Willem Twee Kunstruimte (NL)
07/10/2023 - 05/11/2023 Soil Dogs - Taitung Soundart (TW)
08/06/2023 - 13/06/2023 Heavy Waters - Durban (SA)
11/03/2023 - 23/04/2023 Soil Dogs - Zit-Dim Art Space (TW)
11/01/2023 - 23/03/2023 SEMA (residency and exhibition) - Zit-Dim Art Space (TW)
08/02/2023 - 10/02/2023 High Voltage Waggle Dance - Prospects, Van Nelle Fabriek (NL)
12/12/2022 Monstrare Monere [essay] - Ocean Archive (Online)
26/11/2022 Hic Sunt Dracones [essay] - DAISYWORLD MAGAZINE (publication)
07/11/2022 - 09/11/2022 High Voltage Waggle Dance - Radio Amnion, Pacific Ocean (CA)
02/07/2022 - 28/07/2022 Residency at Gornji Grad (SI)
09/06/2022 - 19/06/2022 Waddenorgel - Kunstroute Oerol, Terschelling (NL)
21/03/2022 - 30/09/2022 Supporters - Collaboration with Matteo de Nando, Zaza Ramen (IT)
21/10/2021 - 24/10/2021 Waddenorgel - Waddenlaboratorium Oerol, Terschelling NL
08/10/2021 - 31/10/2021 A Solid State : A Solid State - RE_Nature art festival, Tramkade s’Hertogenbosch (NL)
03/09/2021 - 06/09/2021 Telling the Bees - ReA Art Fair, Fabbrica del Vappore Milan (IT)
05/04/2021 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition AQUARIA, MAAT Lisbon (PT)
13/02/2021 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - group exhibition RE:Trans_2019-2020, AIAV (JP)
12/12/2020 Three Miniatures from Decay - group exhibition Yamaguchi Institute of Contemporary Arts (JP)
12/11/2020 - 15/06/2021 Counterpoints - solo exhibition, Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
01/09/2020 - 31/09/2020 residency at Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
12/06/2020 - 21/06/2020 Sound of the North Sea - Art route Oerol Festival Terschelling (NL)
29/02/2020 - 07/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - group exhibition Live Together With This Land, AIAV (JP)
27/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance World Harp Festival, New York (USA)
18/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance for the opening of the Dutch Harp Festival, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht (NL)
07/01/2020 - 12/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - residency and grant, Akiyoshidai International Art Village (JP)
14/12/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort (NL)
16/11/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition Zwemmen in het Anthropoceen Ambassade van de Noordzee, Het HEM Zaandam (NL)
14/10/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Plastic Soep in de Eem, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort (NL)
04/10/2019 Music by Oceans - performance during Noordzeedagen, Fort IJmuiden (NL)
11/07/2019 - 14/07/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition during Ambassade van de Noordzee Manifestation, Scheveningen (NL)
27/06/2019 - 30/06/2019 Music for Architecture - residency, Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
02/06/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during Expeditie NEXT, Maassilo Rotterdam (NL)
22/05/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Mingler Meeting, De Jonge Akademie Amsterdam (NL)
28/03/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during UUnited, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht (NL)
24/02/2019 Sound of the North Sea - recording, Geertekerk Utrecht (NL)
09/09/2018 Movement by Oceans - performance at festival De Oversteek, Nijmegen (NL)
05/07/2018 - 30/07/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at ArtEZ, Arnhem (NL)
16/06/2018 Workshop Underwater Sound with the Embassy of the North Sea - Border Sessions, Den Haag (NL)
23/04/2018 - 30/04/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at Satellietgroep, Den Haag (NL)
17/02/2018 - 10/03/2018 NICO Expedition - residency aboard the Pelagia, Saba Bank (SXM)
31/10/2017 Music by Oceans symposium, Utrecht (NL)
+ Upcoming
17/11/2024 - 15/12/2024 Ghosts In The Foreign Land - group exhibition MediaMatic (NL)
+Past
12/01/2023 Hoe de Eenhoorn zijn Monsterlijkheid verloor ... [essay] - Mister Motley (online)
04/11/2023 - 04/01/2024 What Worlds Make Stories - Willem Twee Kunstruimte (NL)
07/10/2023 - 05/11/2023 Soil Dogs - Taitung Soundart (TW)
08/06/2023 - 13/06/2023 Heavy Waters - Durban (SA)
11/03/2023 - 23/04/2023 Soil Dogs - Zit-Dim Art Space (TW)
11/01/2023 - 23/03/2023 SEMA (residency and exhibition) - Zit-Dim Art Space (TW)
08/02/2023 - 10/02/2023 High Voltage Waggle Dance - Prospects, Van Nelle Fabriek (NL)
12/12/2022 Monstrare Monere [essay] - Ocean Archive (Online)
26/11/2022 Hic Sunt Dracones [essay] - DAISYWORLD MAGAZINE (publication)
07/11/2022 - 09/11/2022 High Voltage Waggle Dance - Radio Amnion, Pacific Ocean (CA)
02/07/2022 - 28/07/2022 Residency at Gornji Grad (SI)
09/06/2022 - 19/06/2022 Waddenorgel - Kunstroute Oerol, Terschelling (NL)
21/03/2022 - 30/09/2022 Supporters - Collaboration with Matteo de Nando, Zaza Ramen (IT)
21/10/2021 - 24/10/2021 Waddenorgel - Waddenlaboratorium Oerol, Terschelling NL
08/10/2021 - 31/10/2021 A Solid State : A Solid State - RE_Nature art festival, Tramkade s’Hertogenbosch (NL)
03/09/2021 - 06/09/2021 Telling the Bees - ReA Art Fair, Fabbrica del Vappore Milan (IT)
05/04/2021 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition AQUARIA, MAAT Lisbon (PT)
13/02/2021 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - group exhibition RE:Trans_2019-2020, AIAV (JP)
12/12/2020 Three Miniatures from Decay - group exhibition Yamaguchi Institute of Contemporary Arts (JP)
12/11/2020 - 15/06/2021 Counterpoints - solo exhibition, Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
01/09/2020 - 31/09/2020 residency at Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
12/06/2020 - 21/06/2020 Sound of the North Sea - Art route Oerol Festival Terschelling (NL)
29/02/2020 - 07/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - group exhibition Live Together With This Land, AIAV (JP)
27/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance World Harp Festival, New York (USA)
18/02/2020 Music by Oceans for solo harp - performance for the opening of the Dutch Harp Festival, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht (NL)
07/01/2020 - 12/03/2020 Twenty Perspectives on a Mountain - residency and grant, Akiyoshidai International Art Village (JP)
14/12/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort (NL)
16/11/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition Zwemmen in het Anthropoceen Ambassade van de Noordzee, Het HEM Zaandam (NL)
14/10/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Plastic Soep in de Eem, De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort (NL)
04/10/2019 Music by Oceans - performance during Noordzeedagen, Fort IJmuiden (NL)
11/07/2019 - 14/07/2019 Sound of the North Sea - group exhibition during Ambassade van de Noordzee Manifestation, Scheveningen (NL)
27/06/2019 - 30/06/2019 Music for Architecture - residency, Buitenplaats Doornburgh (NL)
02/06/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during Expeditie NEXT, Maassilo Rotterdam (NL)
22/05/2019 Music by Oceans - lecture during Mingler Meeting, De Jonge Akademie Amsterdam (NL)
28/03/2019 Music by Oceans - performative lecture during UUnited, Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht (NL)
24/02/2019 Sound of the North Sea - recording, Geertekerk Utrecht (NL)
09/09/2018 Movement by Oceans - performance at festival De Oversteek, Nijmegen (NL)
05/07/2018 - 30/07/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at ArtEZ, Arnhem (NL)
16/06/2018 Workshop Underwater Sound with the Embassy of the North Sea - Border Sessions, Den Haag (NL)
23/04/2018 - 30/04/2018 Movement by Oceans - residency at Satellietgroep, Den Haag (NL)
17/02/2018 - 10/03/2018 NICO Expedition - residency aboard the Pelagia, Saba Bank (SXM)
31/10/2017 Music by Oceans symposium, Utrecht (NL)