Supervisor: MgA. Zbyněk Baladrán

I am interested in the perception of non-human wolves, how they perceive the world through its qualities. The qualities I explore are color, shape, light, and space. My work summarizes the approaches through which I strive to draw near, to encounter, and to become a wolf. The three approaches, which introduce three modes of distance (the space between me and what I observe), correspond to a threefold artistic conception of the painting. I explore them separately in three phases:

1. FOR WOLVES – drawing near – the aim is to paint a picture for wolves so that they can see it. I observe wolves using theoretical knowledge from sensory and behavioral biology. In my paintings, I accommodate them through, for example, a limited (dichromatic) color palette, sharpness, motifs, and scent trails. I installed the paintings in wolf territories in the Beskydy Mountains and the Broumov region and photographed them using camera traps.

2. WITH WOLVES – encounters – the aim is to adapt to wolves’ (night) vision. To understand how the environment influences wolf behavior and vision, I had to go out and find them. I began tracking wolves with experts from the Duha movement and spending time in their territory, even at night. This resulted in a series of images meant to be viewed in low-light conditions.

3. LIKE WOLVES – becoming – is an attempt to shift my perspective yet again, from the position of the self to that of the wolf. To open myself up to new ways of understanding, I traveled to the Amazon and met with members of the Huni Kuin tribe, who are able to communicate with animals and mentally transport themselves into them.

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