Kraków • Poland
this part of the urban forest of krakow feels
like a small forest in the heart of the town
extremly green and disconected at the same time
like a remnant of a greater green space
- it feels like memories!!!
there is so much in this urban forest place
that is unappreciated
many colors and shades
green colour
there are so many clover trefoil
[we] miss the smell of fresh soil
and the voice of birds is crowded
with noise by traffic and loud people
and there are no kids here
the melody of water flowing is missing
and more species would be nice
but how to choose which?
we could change or add to this urban forest
enhancing this semi-wild space full of imaginative potential
so that it’s humanised for joy + beauty!!
remove cars, and introduce more bikes
we could change or add to this urban forest
some hour limits for loud music
then probably the area would be more used by different people
or people with different interests
[we] should reduce noise from streets here
because [we] want to hear the birds
and now this is quite chaotic space
Authors
A collaborative place-based story from Kraków, Poland, transcribed here as crafted and captured in place during the European Forum on Urban Forestry 2023 next to Centrum Kongresowe Uniwersytetu Rolniczego, on Thursday 25 May 2023, between 14:00 and 15:00 CEST, by Magdalena Biernicka, Pineau Capucina, Barbara Darr, Lotte Dijkstra, Anastazija Dimitrova, Vasilis Douridas, Aidan Ffrench, Anja Keller, Jakub Kronenberg, Hailiang Lyu, John Parker, Zoe Petridis, Agata Pietrzyk-Kaszynska, Renate Späth, Priscila Stark, Eirini Tsakiri, Aleksandra Zienkiewicz and the more-than-human beings and vibrant matterings present.
Photo adapted from Grube Oko.
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THIS URBAN FOREST FEELS...
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THERE IS SO MUCH HERE
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NOT EVERYONE IS HERE
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WE COULD CHANGE OR ADD TO THIS URBAN FOREST...
| THIS URBAN FOREST FEELS... | THERE IS SO MUCH HERE | NOT EVERYONE IS HERE | WE COULD CHANGE OR ADD TO THIS URBAN FOREST...
For a moment, we allowed ourselves to experience this urban forest place. We investigated the more-than-human connections in and with the urban forest of Kraków, using our bodies, personal stories, and collaborative place-based explorations. During and after each prompt, we record our responses. This is the urban forest story we uncovered.