Monika Loster
“Peace is not a finished image, but a fragile ecosystem slowly reconnecting itself. If a miracle happened tonight and I woke up tomorrow in a world at peace, I imagine that peace would first appear very quietly—not as a grand gesture, but as a change in the way things relate to each other.
In this work, the house becomes more than a building. It carries memory, shelter, vulnerability, and the need to belong. The house is connected to a human silhouette, while red fibers grow from it like roots, veins, or branches. For me, this suggests a fragile connection between body, home, and the surrounding world.
In my work, I create organic structures from textiles, paper, wire mesh, and slow handwork. The forms often seem to grow, float, crawl, or gather into small ecosystems. They are fragile, but they also carry a sense of persistence. For me, this connects to peace as a living structure: something made from many small connections, repaired over time through care, attention, and patience.
This artwork reflects a world in which separate elements are no longer forced apart. They begin to touch, support, and transform one another. Peace, in this sense, is not stillness—it is the possibility for life to continue growing.”
Monika Loster is a Polish-born artist based in the Netherlands. Her practice moves between textile installations, works on paper, and sculptural forms. Using materials such as fiber, paper, and wire mesh, she creates organic structures that explore growth, transformation, connection, and spontaneous emergence. Her work often suggests small living systems or micro-universes, where fragile forms gather, expand, and adapt to their surroundings.
“A True House,” handmade paper with black hemp fiber, hemp fiber, print (15x21cm)