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Jenni Toivonen (b.1993) is a Finnish visual artist and interdisciplinary practitioner based in Lisbon & Helsinki. Her artistic work revolves around the interconnectedness of life, ecology, identity and memory, 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 deeper environmental understanding.
Her practice is motivated by the entanglements of personal and environmental narratives and informed by intersectional theories. Besides moving between various media such as photographs, film, text, sound and performance, Toivonen is interested in incorporating different methods and approaches to broaden her take on artistic narratives. Through performative and ritualistic methods the artist seeks reciprocity and expanding the ways of knowing and coexisting with her surroundings.
Education
2022 Master of Arts (MA) in Photography, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland
2018 Bachelor of Social Sciences (BA) in Photojournalism, University of Tampere
2015 Audiovisual communication studies (exchange), UNQ, Buenos Aires
Solo exhibitions
2022 Are We There, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, Finland
2022 Open studio, Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon
2021 qual a cor do horizonte, V1 Galleria, Espoo, Finland
2021 blue currents, Sushibar+Wine Citycenter, Helsinki
Selected group exhibitions
2022 Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
2022 Nature Future - Young European Photography, Britzer Garten, Berlin
2022 Nature Future - Young European Photography, Institut Français, Stuttgart, Germany
2022 PEP New Talents 2021, Kommunale Galerie, Berlin
2021 Photographic Art sales exhibition, Glasshouse Helsinki, Helsinki
2021 Foto Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia
2021 Reclaim Award, Cologne, Germany
2020 Untitled festival, Demos Helsinki, Helsinki
2020 Unfold, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2019 Hirve & Stokstad & Toivonen, Gallery Ibis, Vaasa, Finland
2019 Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki
2019 Pelt Photo Festival, Pelt, Belgium
2016 Daima Mmbele, The Press House, Helsinki
Residencies
2022 Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon
Grants / Awards / Mentorships
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland working grant
2021 Encontros da Imagem: Emergentes 2021 finalist
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland working grant
2021 Frame Contemporary Art Finland travel grant
2021 Les Rencontres d'Arles: Photo Slam 2021 shortlist
2020 The Finnish Cultural Foundation project grant
2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Program
2020 Aalto ARTS project grant
2019 Canon Student Development Program, Visa pour l'image, France
2019 Aalto ARTS project grant
Memberships
Association of Photographic Artists (Finland)
Women Photograph
Kuvasto ry