KNOWING

He[art] and the Birthright of Knowing: Rediscovering Slavic Wisdom in Art

By Dr. Anna Biela Day 36, Wrocław 23:55

In the He[art] Movement, knowing is the medium, not just the message. It is not reserved for women, nor bound to any culture — it is a human faculty, alive in every body, every heart. Yet certain traditions, like the Slavic, preserved it with clarity. In Slavic culture, „wiedzieć”— to know — was a practice, a living remembrance of connection with nature, spirit, and community. It was not esoteric; it was ordinary life, a way of sensing the world in cycles, patterns, and energies that logic alone cannot capture.

Much of contemporary art privileges concept over instinct, intellect over intuition. But within the He[art] Movement, knowing is essential: it allows the artist to perceive the invisible, to feel the resonance between energy and matter, and to allow form to emerge from essence rather than from preconception. Logic and technique are tools, but hollow without the guidance of knowing.

Slavic knowing reminds us that creativity is not just technique; it is remembering, sensing, and responding. It is relational — recognizing itself in the viewer as much as in the maker — and universal, crossing all boundaries of identity, culture, and history. The movement asks us not to learn art as rules, but to remember it as living flow, a reflection of the intelligence embedded in the heart.

In the He[art] Movement, knowing is not optional. It is the lifeblood of creation. Without it, art is performance; with it, art becomes pulse, bridge, and vision — a way of seeing the world anew.