Hugo Tieleman - Echoes of the green

Hugo Tieleman is one of the Netherlands’ significant artistic voices in the contemporary exploration of nature’s challenges and possibilities. In Echoes of the Green, he approaches nature as a complex, living system shaped by transformation, interconnectedness, and renewal.

The organic processes of the forest form the point of departure for the works. Decay gives rise to growth, while the invisible networks of mycelium connect trees, plants, and soil within a larger whole.

For Tieleman, nature is not merely a subject, but a perspective through which to reflect on our own existence. Through a poetic and investigative visual language, Echoes of the Green draws attention to nature’s remarkable resilience and to the possibility of rethinking the relationship between humanity and the world of which we are an integral part.

Hugo Tieleman, Mycelium 2, 110x170 cm, 2026