Edith Hammar, (b. 1992) in Helsinki, Finland is a visual artist whose most important method of work is drawing.
Their drawings feature recurring motifs which are in many ways autobiographical, focusing on the experiences and images of gender non-conforming characters, socializing, relaxing, and getting dressed or undressed in various casual settings.
The often large-scale drawings invite the viewer to step into a homoerotic mirror world. The motifs are often real life situations or personal fantasies trasformed into a figurative drawing.
In 2020, Hammar released their debut graphic novel Homo Line (Förlaget M) in Finland and their second graphic novel Portal (Förlaget M) was published in 2023. In 2024, Hammar exhibited their large-scale work “Hot and Slutty Giants” in the duo exhibition with Nicole Eisenmann “My Eyes Are Like Funnels, My Ass Is A Hand” at Moderna Museet in Stockholm.
In 2024 Hammar was awarded a prize from The Swedish Literature Fund (SLS) in Finland for the graphic novel Portal and in 2025 Hammar was awarded the Inez Leander’s prize by The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Sweden
Hammar holds a BA in fine art from the Royal Institute of Fine Art, Stockholm.
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