
With a profound interest in ecological and multispecies interactions, Jurkiewicz’s projects investigate how natural landscapes and habitats, shaped by elements like water over long time scales, resonate with human and non-human lives. Her sound practice centres on creating layered soundscapes using field recordings, voice, and found footage to evoke interspecies empathy. Her compositions and performances, including a resonant inventory of cave acoustics, explore the relational power of ritual songs, lullabies, and lamentations, often through interactive workshops and collaborations.
Jurkiewicz’s art celebrates traditional Polish singing styles—particularly in the remembrance of regional funeral songs. Her unique approach to "de-composition" treats archived vocal traditions as organic matter, decomposing and reassembling fragments into new meanings. Solo performances weave Polish and Ukrainian folk motifs with hybrid mythologies, often bridging Christian and pre-Christian elements. Describing her work as a "cyberfeminist re-embodying of sonic archives," she sees traditional singing as an emancipatory force, revealing histories that reconnect audiences with the spirituality and resilience of rural cultures.
Lulu, by Anna Jurkiewicz
Lulu, by Anna Jurkiewicz