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Stefan Wewerka

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Stefan Wewerka

(1928–2013, born in Magdeburg)

The Little Bridge, 1988

Diabase, steel

35 x 270 cm

With support from Broby Granit AB, KnislingeVerken AB

Stefan Wewerka began his career as an architect, but explored a wider variety of directions in his art. When he created The Little Bridge, his source of inspiration was two historical bridges in the park, one dating back to the Middle Ages and one from the 1820s. He added a pedestrian bridge, its form reminiscent of town bridges such as the Rialto in Venice, or the UNESCO world heritage site Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many artists at Wanås have created works that invite audience participation in various ways. We step up onto Jene Highstein’s concrete sculpture, climb around in Jacob Dahlgren’s Primary Structure, and write on pieces of paper for Yoko Ono’s wish trees. Wewerka’s bridge can be seen as the earliest artwork in this tradition at Wanås in that the artwork has a function and can be used by visitors.