Weronika Stefaniak
She is a student of Graphic Arts at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan, where she currently works as a laboratory assistant in Graphic Arts Studio II – Flat Printing – Digital Graphics | Serigraphy. She has received the Rector’s Scholarship of the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan for outstanding academic results and artistic achievements.
She primarily works in the technique of serigraphy; however, her practice also includes linocuts, objects and bookbinding. Her art focuses on themes related to the Holocaust and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as issues connected with childhood and adolescence. In her free time, she is also involved in the conservation of historical monuments.
Graphic Disappearance of Function (2025)
Technique: graphic installation
Dimensions: 384×300 cm
Year: 2025
The work presents wooden stairs seemingly absorbed by a wall. Constructed in an empty space, the installation is designed to evoke unease. Can these still be called stairs once they have lost their function? Where are they meant to lead if they no longer reach any destination?
The graphics applied to the steps symbolize the memories accumulated over a person’s lifetime. For a while, the imagery remains almost intact, then gradually begins to fade. The piece also includes a space for the caregiver of a person with Alzheimer’s—a viewer who is invited to ask questions and confront their own reflections. The artist highlights the difficult choices and sacrifices often faced by children, spouses, or siblings of those who are ill. Frequently, they navigate this responsibility without support from family or the state, taking on the burdens of care at the cost of their own sense of security and peace.
