Walczyk, Michał

Poland, 1993

Born in 1993 in Poland, Michał Walczyk, known by his artistic moniker “Pan Mis” – Mr. Teddy Bear – resides and creates in his parents’ home in the Silesian town of Szczawno-Zdrój, near the Czech border. Afflicted by neurological disorders, he lacks an understanding of time, mathematics, or the mechanics of money. Within his workshop, Pan Mis gives life to his creations – burned wooden figurines that straddle the line between comic book superheroes and Slavic mythology.