Edith Hammar, (b. 1992) in Helsinki, Finland and based in Gothenburg, Sweden is a visual artist whose most important tools are graphite and ink. 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 enjoy the surreal and intimate settings of the drawings. The motifs are often real life situations or personal fantasies transferred onto paper. By recreating situations through drawings something unpleasant can become surreal and poetic in a mirror world.
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. The same year, Hammar was 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
They hold a BA in fine art from the Royal Institute of Fine Art, Stockholm.
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