MEMORIAABSENTIA
artist in officina Montefollonico
the object, or there would be no exhibition? This simple truth implies that art must engage in dialogue beyond mere existence, especially today.
MEMORIAABSENTIA is an archaeological process uncovering the unconscious, capturing what emerges before sleep, recording it, and presenting
it to an audience. Painting becomes the essence of what has yet to see the light, remaining in the shadows.
the author’s metaphorical journey and therapeutic collaboration with the Department of Psychotherapy
at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. It questions the role of existence and memory’s disappearance. During
the happening, Agata Stępień, dressed in a sheet costume, distantly engages with the audience. She rhythmically reads fragments of personal notes surrounded by sounds and minimal choreography.
for the ancient Etruscans. Believed to be a sacred place associated with the worship of gods, particularly
the god of fire, the extinct volcano symbolized energy, elements, and nature’s cycles.
© Agata Stępień 2025