Magma Labor

The processing of the AnnART Archive takes place in the dedicated research space called Magma Labor, located in the basement of the exhibition space managed by the MAGMA Contemporary Medium Association. The laboratory aims to expand the institutional roles of MAGMA and the Székely National Museum through collaboration between the two institutions: its purpose is to initiate, within a museum framework, the historical processing of contemporary art carried out with scientific rigor. The first research project of Magma Labor is precisely the processing of the AnnART Archive, which also serves as a model for the creation of this workspace: the development of a research infrastructure that includes the reprography and digitization of artworks, the creation of a specialized library, as well as the long-term archiving, in accordance with international standards, of process-based and ephemeral artworks and their related documentation in both analog and digital media. Magma Labor also plays a role in building professional relationships that foster trust with artists, legal heirs, and institutional partners, in order to organize and process personal and institutional fonds and collections – from foundations, publishers, and galleries – thereby facilitating the continuous development of the digital archive and the art collection. Based on these premises, the laboratory aims to carry out research projects which, through broader regional and international institutional collaborations, lead to the creation of research-based publications and exhibitions.

The AnnART Archive Team

Gusztáv Ütő, artist, archivist, curator, and university lecturer, principal organizer of the AnnART Festival, ensures the availability of data and supports the cataloging and labeling of archival materials
Szilárd Miklós, artist, graphic designer, curator, and university lecturer, is responsible for the project’s concept and coordination, and leads the organization of the fonds and the structuring of the digital archive
Vilmos Koter, artist and graphic designer, develops the navigation tools for the digital archive and designs its public interface
T. Balázs Vörös, filmmaker, ensures the video documentation of the project’s public events, works as a videographer for video interviews within the project, and performs video editing
Ágnes Evelin Kispál, artist and curator, manages project administration, public relations, and visual communication, maintains correspondence with the artists, and coordinates educational programs
Attila Kispál, artist and curator, oversees the technical coordination of digitization and archive development, handles the digitization of photographs and videos, maintains correspondence with the artists, and is responsible for financial management
Noémi Zajzon, researcher and curatorial assistant, maintains correspondence with the artists, contributes to the editing and translation of archival materials, and processes metadata for archival documents
Ágota Ördög Gyárfás, artist and graphic designer, is responsible for digitizing and processing metadata for textual documents in the archive, as well as for video editing.
Előd Izsák, artist and university lecturer, handles video editing and metadata processing for the archive’s video documents
Attila Toró, artist and photographer, digitizes and processes metadata for archival photographs and is responsible for the photographic documentation of the project’s public events

Acknowledgements

Baász Orsolya, Baász Szigeti Pálma, Damokos Csaba, Kopacz Attila, Miklósi Dénes, Musát Arnold, Ördög Gyárfás Lajos, Szabó Lehel, Veres Szabolcs, Váncsa Domokos, Vargha Mihály

Albert István, Kopacz Péter, László Attila, Neagu Adrian, Zayzon Ádám

Ambrus Zolt, Badár Frigyes, Bartha József, Bokor Dorka, Bokor Jónás, Daiana Sargan, Kocsis István, Kostyák Péter, Lokodi Eszter, Martini Yvette, Scurtu Dávid, Török Anna

Kispál Szabolcs, Kozma Levente, Andrei Mateescu, Raluca Oancea Nestor, Alin Rotariu, Raluca Rotariu

Szuszámi Zsuzsa, Zsizsmann Erika

Baji Miklós Zoltán, Julie Louise Bacon, Olimpiu Bandalac, Luc Fierens, Elekes Károly, Adrian Guță, Teodor Graur, Markus Hensler, Roddy Hunter, Juhász R. József, Karen Rann, Cosmin Paulescu, Dan Perjovschi, Lia Perjovschi, Pállfy Tibor, Artur Tajber, Maruyama Tokio, Maruyama Yoshiko, Szücs György

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