Learning from Beavers - Partisans of Landscaping in the Labyrinths of Land Reclamation
Current Project
Collaborator/s:
WETBEINGS Aukštumala ~ Arts, Science & Story Field Symposium
Presentation
31 May 2025 #1 Partisans of Landscaping in the Labyrinths of Land Reclamation
02 June 2025#2 Castor Fiber Lessons in Art: Making Sculptures for the Bog
Banks of the Aukštumala River: “Aukštumales Krantas”
with:
Aurelija Maknytė (artist, Vilnius) with Bebras - Beaver.
Aurelija Maknytė (b. 1969) is an interdisciplinary artist who uses various found archival materials and natural objects, giving them new forms or contexts. She has been focusing on the relationship between nature and culture, and is interested in the transformation of landscape in art, wild and cultivated environments. A childhood interest in observing the environment as a naturalist transformed into a long-term artistic research, the content of which relates to the relationship between beavers and humans. This includes photographs, maps, videos, objects created by beavers, a growing collection of books and other objects about land reclamation, and the stories of beaver lives and deaths. Using materials collected from nature and inspired by the work of artist Castor Fiber,
we will create sculptures that we will leave to the WETBEINGs of Aukštumala. This workshop is part of Aurelija’s long-term artistic research, which relates to the relationship between beavers and humans. Inspirations include photographs, maps, videos, objects created by beavers, a growing collection of books and other objects about land reclamation, and the stories of beaver lives and deaths.
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