Featured project 2026
After the
Season
Hotel Mir · Zvonačka Banja, Serbia
After the Season explores spaces whose existence is tied to a particular way of life and what happens to them when that life comes to an end. In the first phase of the project I return human presence there.
A resort is an environment organised around temporary inhabitation. Its architecture, infrastructure and social rules are created for a particular way of life that begins, continues for a limited time, and then comes to an end.
The project began in April 2026 with first field research at Hotel Mir, a former resort complex in Zvonačka Banja, eastern Serbia.
The hotel has been abandoned for around twenty years, but a significant part of its architecture has survived, although many elements of its infrastructure have disappeared over time.
A return of human presence
Views from the project
Polina Izvekova
Polina Izvekova is an academic realist painter and illustrator based in Belgrade, Serbia. Her work primarily focuses on oil painting, with a specialization in themes such as architecture, urban geometry, and industrial landscapes. She delves into the visual language of everyday life, capturing the material imprint of human presence.
Selected work