Juliana Hyrri (b. 1989) is a visual artist living in Helsinki who mainly works in the fields of drawing, painting and prose.
In her recent work Hyrri has been interested in moments of revelation that make the world look different. For Hyrri art is an exploration; she is inspired by secrets, diaries, map services and old photographs.
Often, Hyrri’s forms of expression are combined in sequential art; her comic novel debute Satakieli joka ei laulanut (en. The Nightingale that Never Sang) was published by Suuri Kurpitsa in March 2019 and was granted a merit in the Professional Show of 3×3 Illustration Annual No.16.
She has participated in several comic anthologies in Finland and Russia and was granted first and second prizes in the Oulu’s Nordic Comics Competition in 2017 and 2018.
Bibliography :
• Hyrri, Juliana. Kai mä hengitän in the anthology Rikkinäisen mielen kuvat. Ed. Miettinen, Apila Pepita. Helsinki: Suuri Kurpitsa, 2017. ISBN 9789527160145.
• Hyrri, Juliana. Never Come Back in the anthology Neighbours. Ed. Jakovlev, Dmitri & Sutinen, Aino. St. Petersburg: Boomkniga & Suomen sarjakuvaseura, 2019. ISBN 9785906331830.
• Hyrri, Juliana. Pilvissä in the anthology 101 sarjakuvaa Suomesta. Ed. Filppa, Harri. Oulu: Zum Teufel, 2018. ISBN 9789525754599.
• Hyrri, Juliana. Satakieli joka ei laulanut. Tampere: Suuri Kurpitsa, 2019. ISBN 9789527160305.
• Kallio, Pauli & Hyrri, Juliana. Kalle, pallo ja sello. Helsinki: Suuri Kurpitsa, 2019. ISBN 9789527160343.
