Monotype, mounted on wood
21 x 20 cm
2026
Price incl. taxes
The artwork is not on display in the gallery
My works are monotypes: unique, painterly prints. I create them using lithographic inks on a stone, from which I transfer the image onto thin Japanese paper. I then mount these works onto wood.
The images often emerge at moments when something old is left behind and life appears as a new, pure and enticing gift. At such moments, I often see an image before me. First, I jot the image down in a text message which I send to myself; then I copy the description onto a small piece of paper to keep it safe; and later, when the time is right, I print the image as a monotype in my studio.
For me, the title of a work is an important part of the process. I spend a great deal of time finding exactly the right words to convey as precisely as possible what the image has to say: I fill large sheets of paper with various options. Sometimes I return to the list of title suggestions over several days until I’m certain of the right words and phrases.
I’m Hanna Holma, a printmaker and illustrator. I live and work in Helsinki and Raasepori, and I’m one of the few Finnish printmakers who specialise in monotype.
When it strikes me how meaningful it is to be alive and what a gift life is, an image often drifts into view. My most important works grow out of these moments of gratitude and deep, quiet joy.
Words have always been an important part of my work. My titles are often long, sometimes running to several sentences, and they invite even seasoned exhibition-goers to pause and spend time with the work. I want visitors to feel, as they step into the exhibition, that they have room to breathe and a moment of freedom.
My work is held in the collections of the Finnish State, the Parliament of Finland, the Finnish Art Society, Rovaniemi Art Museum, the City of Jyväskylä, Oulu Art Museum, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, and HUS, among others.
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