Biography

Jani Luoma (b. 1997) is an artist based in Helsinki, Finland, currently completing his MFA at the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, specializing in the study area of Time and Space.

Luoma's artistic process begins with diary entries and conversations, which evolve into ideas for videos, texts, and performances. As material for his work, Luoma utilizes everyday video clips, audio recordings, and intimate stories about relationships. By categorizing and rearranging these fragments, he creates works that deconstruct norms of sexuality and gender roles. In his practice, Luoma reveals the material means of production and uses their ruins as a foundation for imagining new worlds.

Focusing on moving images, performance, and text, Luoma has exhibited his works in Helsinki and Stockholm at venues such as the Ateneum Art Museum, Asbestos Art Space, Kuva/Tila Gallery, Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Havet Gallery at Konstfack, and Utomhusgalleriet På Sergels torg. He has also presented performances and screenings in public spaces and collective events, including screenings at Kino Club in Helsinki and New Cinema Zvezda in Belgrade. He is a member of the Performance Artists Unite! community, which organizes performance events in Helsinki.

Luoma has received grants from Konstsamfundet, the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns Stiftelse, and Greta och Alfred Runebergs Stiftelse.