Edgar Martins’s artistic practice is rooted in long-term collaborations with high- profile and restricted organisations including CERN, The European Space Agency, EDP, BMW, the UK Metropolitan Police, amongst others. His work explores complex themes including war, incarceration, migration, urbanism, and technology. The project at hand investigates the death and disappearance of his close friend, photojournalist Anton Hammerl, during the 2011 Libyan war. At its heart, it is guided by a simple premise: how does one tell a story when there is no witness, no testimony, no evidence, no referential subject? This project is more than a mere tribute however; it portrays a complex story, warped by absences, that talks of the difficulty of documenting, witnessing, and imagining war.
Edgar Martins has received numerous awards including the Sony World Photography Award Photographer of the Year (2023) and International Photography Awards Film Photographer of the Year (2023). His latest publications include Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt… (2024) and What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase (2022).
