Anna Siekierska seeks answers to the question: how can we support regenerative processes in areas that are highly degraded and exposed to exploitative forestry practices? The artist aims to create prototype structures that will help heal the scars left by deep logging roads and retain water and mud in the forest. She is inspired by constructions built by forest activists as well as structures created by beavers. She emphasizes that protecting nature requires a revolution—a redefinition of the concepts of wilderness and naturalness.
Anna Siekierska – sculptor, cyclist, faculty member at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and activist working for the protection of old-growth forests. She is the co-author of numerous public space installations, socially engaged projects, and activities raising awareness about the lives of other beings. Her work focuses on the complex network of relationships between humans and the more-than-human world. She spends a lot of time in various thickets and swamps and enjoys swimming, hiking, and eating tomatoes (in season).
