People standing in a large geometric structure made of wooden rods, in a dark gallery space. Abstract images projected on the walls on the left.

Sasha Petrenko | FOREST TIME WATER

January 27-March 10, 2023

Opening Reception: Friday, January 27, 7pm
In person at Jack Straw Cultural Center

Artist Talk: Friday, March 3, 7pm

Youth and Family Workshop: Saturday, March 4

Visits by appointment, M-F, 10am-5:30pm
Call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org to schedule a visit

FOREST TIME WATER is the next installation of Sasha Petrenko’s ecofeminist sci-fi rock opera. In this interactive installation, visitors can trigger sound and video to remix the story of an ecofeminist paleodendrologist expelled from her time, using tree rings, vinyl records, and radio to stop the elites from selling the future.

Education Projects

Sasha Petrenko and a student with a white cane stand inside a large, geometric structure made of wooden rods in a darkened room. An image is projected on the wall behind them.

Sasha Petrenko: FOREST TIME WATER

In March 2023, Jack Straw and Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences (AVIA) presented an accessible youth and family art workshop at Jack Straw in conjunction with Sasha Petrenko’s New…

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Artists

Sasha Petrenko portrait

Sasha Petrenko

Sasha K Petrenko (she/her) is an earthling, artist and storyteller. Her interdisciplinary practice blends sculpture, theater, video and sound. Rooted in eco-feminism, rock n’ roll, and post-apocalypse…

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Sound Clips

  • Sasha Petrenko New Media Gallery Interview
  • Forest Time Water workshop audio: 76Cascades