Timjune Tianjun Li
李天竣
Tianjun Li (Timjune, CN/FI) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Finland. Their practice integrates lens-based media, experimental vocal performance, and spatial installation. Through synesthetic translation and a four-octave vocal range, they process the poignant correspondences between human and non-human entities into a visual and sonic cross-species storytelling system.
Li’s artistic work has been supported by Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Saastamoinen Foundation, Frame Contemporary Art Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Espoo Artist Grant, and they have been awarded residencies and fellowships, including Kone Foundation’s Saari Residence (FI), and Nordic Culture Point’s B28 Residence (FI).
Their works have been exhibited and performed internationally in institutions. Upcoming solo exhibitions include Forum Box (FI) and a new commission by Fruitmarket Gallery (UK) , supported by Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland in 2026.
Under the artistic identity Timjune, Li develops an active practice in experimental vocal performance. Their performances and recordings have reached tens of millions of viewers across Chinese digital platforms. Alongside gallery-based work, this parallel practice extends research into voice through networked media spaces, forming channels of exchange between audiences in China and Western contexts.
Education
2022-2024 MA Visual Cultures, Curating, and Contemporary Art (ViCCA), Minor in Sound in New Media, Aalto University, FI
2017-2021 BA Communication, South China Normal University, CN
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026-2027 i am, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK (Upcoming, Supported by Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland)
2026 Forum Box, Helsinki, FI (Upcoming)
2026 Of Wind, Of Wing, Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere, FI
2024 Today, Tomorrow, and the Tales from the Wind, Photo North - Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, FI
Selected Project Exhibition
2026 Tianjun Li: Echo, Echo, Echo, MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Center, FI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Kunsthall Oslo, NO (Upcoming)
2026 Cerveira Art Biennial, PT (Upcoming)
2026-2027 Culture Trail Commission, Saari Residence, Kone Foundation, FI
2025 Onboards Biennale, Antwerpen, BE
2025 Copenhagen Photo Festival, DK
2024 Aavistus Biennial of Audiovisual Art, Helsinki City Museum, FI
2024 Africa Foto Fair, MuCAT Museum, IC & Galerie Studer, Abidjan
2024 International Photography and Media Art Festival, M. Žilinskas Art Museum, Kaunas, LT
2023 Past & Present: Der Greif 15 Anniversary, Pinakothek der Moderne & ZIRKA, Munich, DE
2023 New Talents (1st Place Winner), Belgrade Photo Month, RS
2023 1839 Photography Award, Contemporary Image Museum, Chengdu, CN
2023 Buffalo Arts Studio, New York
Selected Performances & Concerts
2026 Nordic House, Reykjavik (Upcoming, Supported by Icelandic-Finnish Culture Foundation), IS
2026 Arctic Sounds Festival (Supported by NAPA & Danish-Finnish Culture Foundation), GL
2025 MANIFEST: IO: Symposium for New Media and Electronic Art, Berlin, DE
2025 La Nature Festival and Photographic Exploration Project, BE
2025 Solo Concert at Aranya 阿那亚礼堂个人音乐会, CN
2025 A! Festival, Akureyri Art Museum, IS
2024 Rendered Voice, Skissernas Museum, Lund, SE
2024 Intent: Practice, Research, and Togetherness, Helsinki International Artist Programme (HIAP), Helsinki
2024 ADCE, Design Museum of Barcelona
2024 Solo Concert, Stockholm Fringe Festival, SE
2024 Outsider Art Festival, Mad House, Helsinki, FI
Selected Grants, Residencies & Fellowships
2027
Artica Svalbard, Supported by Finnish Cultural Foundation, NO
2026 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Working Grant for Public Display, FI
2026 Saastamoinen Foundation, FI
2026 Saari Residence by KONE Foundation, FI
2026 B28 Residency by Nordic Culture Point, FI
2026 IN SITU PLATFORM, EU
2026 Áras Éanna Arts Centre Residency, Supported by Culture Moves Europe, Geothe- Institut, IRE
2026 Nordic Institute in Greenland (NAPA), Project Grant
2025 Art & Tech Award, Aalto Studios and Genelec, FI
2025 Artist Grant, Espoo City, FI
2025 Island Connect, Creative Europe Residency for Performing Arts, FR & ES
2025 Öre Residency Summer Artist, FI
2025 E75 Art Bus, Cultural Captial of Europe, MUU Contemporary Art Centre Helsinki, EU
2024 Travel Grant, Frame Contemporary Art Finland, FI
2023 SIM Artist Residency (Aalto Art and Media Grant), IS
Selected Press & Talks
2026 Artist Talk, Guangdong Times Museum
2026 Artist Talk, Finnish Museum of Photography & Nordic Culture Point
2025 Artist Interview, Yle (Finnish National TV Channel)
2025 Almanac, Struer Tracks: Biennial for Sound and Listening, Sound Art Lab,
2024 Der Greif, Curated by Torbjørn Rødland (Launch during Paris Photo Fair)
2023 Cover Artist & Interview, Modern Weekly 周末画报;
2023
NOWNESS Asia
Tianjun Li’s Artist Talk at Finnish Museum of Photography, Nordic Culture Point, 2026
In conversation with Orlan Ohtonen (Chief-Curator of Exhibitions at the Finnish Museum of Photography)
Artist Interview with Tianjun Li (Timjune) - YLE (Finnish National TV Channel) (Excerpt, 2025)
Artist Feature on Der Greif, 2024