HKM

Hanna-Karina Müller (HKM) is a Swiss-based artist with Japanese and German roots. Her practice centers on intuitive abstract painting and the translation of internal and relational emotional states into visual form. Working primarily with acrylic paint and textured surfaces, she creates layered compositions that explore the relationship between structure and spontaneity, control and release. Her works develop through an intuitive process in which forms, marks, and movements emerge in response to both inner states and the perception of the surrounding. Over time, individual works often develop relationships to one another through atmosphere, rhythm, and energy, forming interconnected bodies of work. She is co-founder of the studio space “Tomo Creatives” in Zurich. Her practice continues to evolve across painting and collaborative formats, with a growing interest in spatial and installation-based approaches.