Pain Forest

Michał Staszczak

This series of sculptures is inspired by the natural world, but does not depict any existing creatures. The works are surrealist assemblages composed of elements originating mainly from nature – horns, seeds, bones, tentacles, sticks, etc. Although the depicted creatures do not exist in reality, they try to convince the viewer otherwise. The series, titled Forest of Pain, refers to the suffering of nature caused by humans and civilization.