Eskapism

By: Johanna Åkeby

Original artwork

42

x

59.4

cm |

16.5

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23.4

in

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5.0

Year: 2025

Framed: No

Orientation: Vertical

Size: Small

Medium/Techniques:
  • Pencil
Art genres:
  • Abstract
Materials:
  • Paper
Subjects:
  • People
Styles:
  • Abstract

Original graphite drawing by Johanna Åkeby. Like an old black-and-white photograph hinting at past events, Åkeby uses the pen to develop inner images from a life dictated and distorted by memories and the subconscious. The flowing forms of the drawings visualize specific experiences of a woman’s inner world on the verge of being lost, drifting away from reality like water. Within this fluid form, she carries a duality. The black graphite against the white paper, the soft shapes paired with hard gazes, and flashes of light in abyssal darkness become symbols of an inner life composed of extremes.
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Eskapism 42 x 59.4 cm | 16.5 x 23.4 in

Johanna Åkeby

Denmark

Johanna Åkeby (b. 1998, Halmstad, Sweden) is an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Art has been a constant presence in Åkeby’s life since early childhood. After years of creative practice, she temporarily set art aside to pursue academic studies and work as a women’s rights activist. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg. Rather than following a conventional career path, Åkeby chose to merge her academic background with her artistic practice, using art as a means of engaging with and challenging societal structures. Guided by the belief that all art is inherently political, she relocated to southern France to study at École de Mont Cotton, where she fully committed to her artistic development. Åkeby’s practice is rooted in her work as a women’s rights activist. She approaches art as a tool for both societal and internal transformation, exploring the consequences of systemic failures to uphold women’s rights and how these experiences shape and distort the inner world. Her work frequently incorporates water as a visual and symbolic element, expressing fluidity, duality, and emotional depth.

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