Maija Tammi

Maija Tammi (b. 1985) is a Finnish artist and Doctor of Arts, who is known for her storytelling through the medium of video, photography and installations. She regularly collaborates with specialists from various fields – scientists, researchers, and writers – to examine the liminal areas of mortality and immortality, science and art. Tammi’s artworks play with perception: they are rarely what they seem to be at first glance, and her storytelling is intentionally crafted to drawout emotional responses and provoke reflection.

Tammi worked as a photojournalist for six years before embarking on her career as an artist. She completed her doctorate in arts at Aalto University in 2017. Her work has been exhibited internationally, among others in Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, New York, and Tokyo, and she has five published books. Tammi’s artworks are for example in the collections of Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, USA, Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma in Helsinki, Finland, and National Portrait Gallery in London, UK. Tammi currently has a four-year working grant from the Kone Foundation.