Białowieża Forest, the last remaining primeval forest in Europe, recently became a site of conflict between two worldviews, one fighting to preserve the forest for its biological values, the other seeing it as a source of material that can be sold. This wood is being traded cheaply to produce firewood, chipboards or pallets.
The sculpture in a form of euro-pallet is made from the most luxurious and expensive european wood – black oak. It gets its dark colour from being soaked in water for hundreds of years. The pallet is made out of the certified wood that was lying under water for more than 1350 years.
exhibition
Inter-Species Conservation, Fotofestival, Łódź
21 / 06 – 01 / 07 / 2018
collaboration
curator: Aleksandra Jach
documentation: Anna Zagrodzka
specification
4 photos of black oak pallet, black oak wood in a cabinet
Białowieża Forest, the last remaining primeval forest in Europe, recently became a site of conflict between two worldviews, one fighting to preserve the forest for its biological values, the other seeing it as a source of material that can be sold. This wood is being traded cheaply to produce firewood, chipboards or pallets.
The sculpture in a form of euro-pallet is made from the most luxurious and expensive european wood – black oak. It gets its dark colour from being soaked in water for hundreds of years. The pallet is made out of the certified wood that was lying under water for more than 1350 years.
exhibition
Trouble with Value, Onomatopee, Eindhoven
21 / 04 – 27 / 07 / 2018
collaboration
curators: Kris Dittel, Krzysztof Siatka
specification
black oak pallet
Białowieża Forest, the last remaining primeval forest in Europe, recently became a site of conflict between two worldviews, one fighting to preserve the forest for its biological values, the other seeing it as a source of material that can be sold. This wood is being traded cheaply to produce firewood, chipboards or pallets.
The sculpture in a form of euro-pallet is made from the most luxurious and expensive european wood – black oak. It gets its dark colour from being soaked in water for hundreds of years. The pallet is made out of the certified wood that was lying under water for more than 1350 years.
location
Plac Szczepański, Krakow
8-15 / 10 / 2017
collaboration
curator: Małgorzata Płysa / Unsound
production: Michał Guzik, Kuba Rudziński, Stanisław Kardas, Piotr Lisiecki, Unsound Team
installation
black oak pallet in a cabinet
and 3 LED displays on iron
frames