mammal institute

A month-long residency at the Mammal Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences provided the opportunity to work within the Białowieża Forest—the last surviving fragment of the old-growth forest that once stretched from Siberia to Ireland. Unlike managed forests, where fallen trees are removed through sustainable logging, here most wood remains where it falls, decaying on the forest floor and fostering immense biodiversity. This rare and complex ecosystem persists within a landscape otherwise shaped by centuries of human intervention.

During this residency, over 1,000 3D scans of flora, fauna, and fungi were collected.