![Piotr Piasta](http://2016.europeanfilmfestival.szczecin.pl/assets/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=../upload/slider/0f3fd53975fd4f5f2f8eb1c4813de321.jpg&w=360)
About the artist
Born in 1981 in the village of Brudnów, Wieniawa district, Poland, where he currently lives and works. He is a visual artist, independent documentary filmmaker, and a photographer. His artwork explores themes of history, time, and memory often within a rural context. He was Berwick Visual Arts artist in residence in partnership with the Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University between 2014 and 2015. As a result of that he released a film - “The Realm of Forgotten Existence.” His works have been presented at film festivals and exhibitions in Poland and abroad.