Wooden Horse, 2026

Mia Hamari has an innate need to create art. Her inspiration stems from the inner world, such as dreams and the subconscious. She does not sketch her works in advance; instead, they emerge spontaneously without deliberation or planning.

Mia Hamari works from her home, utilising different indoor and outdoor spaces. After her morning routines, she works for as long as she can. The sculptures are constantly on view, and looking at them is an essential part of the process. She returns to the pieces while passing by, tries out new parts and moves the elements around. The workflow is intuitive: when progress on one piece stops, she turns her attention to the next.

She works on her large sculptures outdoors and in a high, spacious barn. She starts with a chainsaw before switching to an axe. The axe is her primary tool, used for surface shaping as well as material removal. "The axe is the one I get along with best," Hamari says.