Teemingness Apr 2026

The Vital Swarm: Reimagining Teemingness as Ecological Bioinfrastructure

: Scholarly and artistic efforts now aim to "re-animate" soil and microbial life, turning "inert matter" into a vibrant subject of care and shared aliveness. teemingness

: Understanding teemingness allows for a "counter-hegemonic" justice that cares for the "unloved" or "invisible" entities essential for global flourishing. Conclusion : Recognizing the agency of teeming microbial worlds

Reframing the world through the lens of teemingness challenges dominant "anthropocentric" narratives. teemingness

: Recognizing the agency of teeming microbial worlds humbles the human ego, positioning us as "holobionts" (entire organisms) that are constantly "intra-acting" with a multitude of other life forms.

: Soil is increasingly framed not just as a medium for production but as a "bioinfrastructure" teeming with unloved entities like chytrids (algae-like fungi) that perform essential molecular labor in waste decomposition.