Bio
Petri Juntunen (b. Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Finnish visual artist and doctoral candidate, currently living and working in Helsinki. In his works and projects, Juntunen studies the topics of collective memory, social constructs and topology of place. To expand the photographic expression, he is often using novel methods of imaging and representation including 3D scanning, photogrammetry, installations and VR. He has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in Europe and Finland, the latest solo exhibition at Guernsey Photofestival Sunken Gardens and his works appear in private and museum collections.
Apart from acting as a visual artist, Juntunen has been worked as a director, cinematographer and photojournalist. His first monograph "At The Heart Of It All" was published by the German publisher Hatje Cantz. Currently Juntunen is conducting doctoral research at Aalto University Department of Art and Media, titled "Worlding Virtual Worlds - Photography's Transformation Within Virtual Reality".
Selected Exhibitions:
- Master of Arts Group Exhibition, Design Forum , 2014 Helsinki
- MEO 25years Group Exhibition, “Movement and Nature” - Curated, Cablefactory , 2015 Helsinki
- Moravska Trebova Fotofestival, Exhibited & Lectures - Curated, 2015 Czech Republic (CZ)
- Finnish Museum of Photography, “Värinä” - Curated, 2016 Helsinki
- Jyväskylä Art Museum / Ratamo - “At The Heart of It All” - Solo October 2017 Jyväskylä
- Jyväskylä Art Museum - “Another Realities” - Curated, June 2018
- Photocentre Peri - "At The Heart of It All” - Solo, November 2018 Åbo (FI)
- Paris Photo 2018 - Gallery TAIK Persons & Hatje Cantz, November 2018, Paris (FR)
- Guernsey Photofestival - “Sunken City” - Solo, March-August 2019, Guernsey (UK)
- Arco Madrid - Gallery TAIK Persons & Hatje Cantz, February 2019, Madrid (SPA)
- Aalto ARTS -"Stage (in) Nature" - Curated, March 2019, Dipoli Espoo
- Photocentre Nykyaika - “At The Heart of It All” - Solo, May 2019 Tampere
- PhotoLondon - Gallery TAIK Persons, May 2019 London (UK)
- Gallery Huuto - “Gravitas” - Solo, Oct 2019 Helsinki
- Mikkeli Photocentre - "Gravitas" - Solo, March 2020 Mikkeli
Grants & Nominations:
- Finnish Museum of Photography Research Grant, 2021
- Finnish Cultural Foundation Working Grant, 2021
- The Arts Promotion Centre Finland Working Grant 2019, 2022
- Aalto Doctoral Research Grant,
- Aalto ARTS Grant, 2017 & 2018
- Frame Finland Grant 2019
- Blurring The Lines 2019, Finalist
- Athens Photofestival 2018 & 2019 - Shortlist
- 100 Finnish Photographers
- Örö Residency Artist 2019