Magnet Art Catalogue 2026 documents the works created during an artist residency at Magnet House in Veliki Gaj, Serbia, in August 2026. The catalogue presents the exhibition held on 12 September 2026, featuring ten international artists. It is published by Magnet Association with support from SIDRO Foundation, curated by Jelena Ristić and Zmaja Marija Popović. The catalogue opens with an…
Magnet Art Catalogue 2026 is the official publication documenting the works created during an artist residency at Magnet House in Veliki Gaj, Serbia, held from 21 to 31 August 2026. The catalogue accompanies the exhibition Magnet Art, which opened on 12 September 2026. It is published by Magnet Association with support from SIDRO Foundation, curated by Jelena Ristić and Zmaja Marija Popović. The catalogue is intended for audiences interested in contemporary art, rural art initiatives and…
The catalogue begins with an introduction explaining the residency's open structure. No common theme was imposed; the starting point was the place itself: a house bearing visible traces of change, a garden and village landscape at the end of summer, and a temporary community formed through living and working together. Across painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, drawing, zines and participatory practice, recurring concerns emerged including the body, memory held in material,…
The curators' note describes how Magnet House's old windows and unfinished surfaces, flowers and dried plants, surrounding fields, animals, local architecture and daily encounters entered the works as subjects, materials and metaphors. Some artists began new works in direct response to their surroundings; others returned to earlier ideas and allowed a new context to transform their meaning. Meals, conversations, walks and shared working time became part of the conditions from which the work…
The first artist featured is Ana Betsaida Lozano Pintado from Guanajuato, Mexico, based in Berlin, Germany. Her work "Territories" uses mixed media including acrylic paint, cardboard and thread on fabric. The artist explains that the work draws on textures and materials observed at Magnet House, particularly the way its reconstruction gives the space a distinctive character. The overlapping textures suggest how identities are continually constructed and reconstructed through external…
Her second work "Echoes within" also uses mixed media with acrylic paint and thread on fabric. The artist questions the extent to which we possess autonomy over our bodies and individual identities, and whether individual choice is conditioned. The act of self-construction is juxtaposed with an external force that sews and shapes the body, reflecting the struggle between holding on to individuality and recognising a self continually formed by forces beyond one's control. The curators' note…
The catalogue includes a biography of Ana Betsaida Lozano Pintado, noting she is a Mexican visual artist and communication designer based in Berlin. She holds an MA in Communication Design from the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin and a BA in Art and Design from UNAM, with studies at Sabancı University in Istanbul. Her work has been presented in group exhibitions across Germany, Mexico, Finland, Türkiye and the United States. The catalogue continues with sections on the…