Banksy the Living Flame

By Dr. Anna Biela 27.03.2026, Wrocław, 8:55 am

Many of you, as I myself have, have been wondering — why Banksy? Banksy himself, I’m sure, would be wondering if he came across my recent work and my illogical Christmas trip to the Walled Off Hotel (I stayed there for 22 nights). You see, Banksy, as I am writing this for you — there is no logic in it.

I had a moment of hitting bottom, and suddenly, in 2012, I started painting; I began meeting people at art camps and eventually organizing one of my own — MADOA. When I came across you and your story, something shifted in me — suddenly, the impossible became possible. Because of you and your blooming potential, your flame sparked my flame — and for this, I am grateful.

I may have been given a concept from my soul — of a wave that sweeps across the world and raises the consciousness of humanity through artists uniting in one He[art] movement — but you, my dear he[art] friend (I feel so close to you on a soul level, that is why I say dear he[art] friend), showed the world. But I can only thank you for me. You showed me your flame — and through you, I see mine.

So even though I am only now giving the He[art] Movement a name, it came to me in August 2005; this has lived in me for 20 years, and until today, I had no idea how it would come to be. It hit me just this week — that art connects souls, bypassing the human brain and its “logic”; and when one artist sparks another, a bond is formed and an He[art] egregor is forged.

You are a living flame. Your light shines strong. With your platform, your creative thinking, and your love for art, you are — my dear Banksy — a r’evol’utionary artist, moving the souls of many. For this, I am deeply grateful.

Aner

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