Jani Luoma
janiluoma@janiluoma.com
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Biography
I am a visual artist based in Helsinki. I graduated with a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland, in 2025. My works are primarily video installations, performances, and texts. I want to think that my way of working is materialistic in a way that it reveals the subjectivity of filming and means of production. Lately I have focused a lot on plants as raw materials, plant science, connections between global trade, European industrialization and plants. Through addressing local, Finnish and Nordic, subjects and issues in my works, I hope to open up a broader discussion about themes such as national identity, whiteness, working class and intimacy.
My works have been shown in Finland, Sweden, and Norway in the following contexts: Helsinki Biennale 2025 Preview Week; Kirpilä Art Collection, Helsinki, FI; At Home with (7), curated by Sini Pelkki and Magnús Kristinsson, Helsinki, FI; Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, FI; Gallery Loisti, Helsinki, FI; Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, FI; Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki, FI; Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI; Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki, FI; Konsthall323, Stockholm, SE; Hjorten Sculpture Park 2025, Stockholm, SE; Havet (Konstfack), Stockholm, SE; Utomhusgalleriet på Sergels torg, Stockholm, SE; and Galleri Eker Gård, Beitostølen, NO.
My artistic practice has been supported by Amos Andersson’s Fond, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, the Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation, Eugène, Elisabeth and Birgit Nygrén Foundation, Greta and Alfred Runeberg Foundation, and University of the Arts Helsinki Foundation. I have participated in artist residencies in Iceland, Sweden, Germany, and Finland.