Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
Mirosław Bałka was born in Warsaw, Poland. He lives and works in Otwock, Poland, and Oliva, Spain. Bałka is a sculptor and active in the field of experimental video and drawing. In 1985, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he has run the Interfaculty Studio of Activities.