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Jenni Toivonen (b.1993, Finland) is a visual artist working in the extended field of fine art photography. Her practice revolves around the interconnectedness of life, ecology and impermanence, which she often explores through the materiality of the human body and the earth. She sees the body as a vessel for a primal creative force and a portal for a deeper existential understanding and alignment. Through corporeal methods, she seeks to build reciprocity and reinforce her connection with the land and the non-human realm.
Her practice is motivated by the entanglements of personal and environmental storylines and based on research and analog processes. Besides moving between various media such as photographs, film, text, sound, performance and installation, Toivonen is interested in incorporating diverse approaches to broaden her take on artistic narratives.
Upcoming
10/2024 Hippolyte Korjaamo (solo exhibition), Helsinki, Finland
Education
2022 Master of Arts (MA) in Photography, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, FI
2018 Bachelor of Social Sciences (BA) in Photojournalism, University of Tampere, FI
2015 Audiovisual communication studies, UNQ, Buenos Aires, AR
Solo exhibitions
2024 boundless, SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2023 hover over a pale blue, Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere, FI
2023 hover over a pale blue, Studio Mustanapa, Rovaniemi, FI
2022 Are We There, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, FI
2022 Open studio, Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, PT
2021 qual a cor do horizonte, V1 Galleria, Aalto University, Helsinki, FI
2021 blue currents, Sushibar+Wine Citycenter, Helsinki, FI
Selected group exhibitions
2024 Copenhagen Photo Festival, FUTURES Nordic Talents 2024, Copenhagen, DK
2023 Fisheye 10 years x InCadaqués Photo Festival, Cadaqués, ES
2023 Artpil 30 under 30 Women Photographers, Torino Art Week, Turin, IT
2023 Circulation(s), CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, FR
2023 Everything will be OK, Hátíðni festival, Borðeyri, IS
2023 Signs of Impermanence, Jinny Street Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2022 Encontros da Imagem, Braga, PT
2022 Nature Future - Young European Photography, Britzer Garten, Berlin, GE
2022 Nature Future - Young European Photography, Institut Français, Stuttgart, GE
2022 PEP New Talents 2021, Kommunale Galerie, Berlin, GE
2021 Hippolyte Photographic Art sales exhibition, Glasshouse Helsinki, Helsinki, FI
2021 Foto Tallinn, Tallinn, EE
2021 Reclaim Award, Cologne, GE
2020 Kinship Photogram, Untitled festival, Demos Helsinki, Helsinki, FI
2020 Unfold, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI
2019 Hirve & Stokstad & Toivonen, Gallery Ibis, Vaasa, FI
2019 Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki, FI
2019 Pelt Photo Festival, Pelt, BE
2016 Daima Mmbele, The Press House, Helsinki, FI
Featured / Press / Publications
Fisheye Magazine, article
Mint Magazine, article
Télérama, article
Fisheye Magazine, article
Annihilation of Space and Time, curated photobook
Taideuutiset, article
Helsingin Sanomat, article
Nordic Frame, interview
Residencies
2024 Nordic Analog Network / SÍM Residency, Reykjavík, IS
2023 SÍM Residency, Reykjavík, IS
2022 Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, PT
Awards / Programs
2024 FUTURES Nordic Talents 2024
2024 Photo España Descubrimientos 2024
2023 Prix Fisheye de la Création Visuelle, finalist
2023 Artpil 30 under 30 Women Photographers
2021 Encontros da Imagem: Emergentes 2021 finalist
2021 Les Rencontres d'Arles: Photo Slam 2021 shortlist
2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Program
2019 Canon Student Development Program, Visa pour l'image, France
Memberships
FUTURES
Association of Photographic Artists (Finland)
Women Photograph
Kuvasto ry
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