Joona Möttö



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Artist CV



Art projects
  1. Friends at Parties
  2. Luotain & Hotel St. George residency
  3. Photofuss: Real – exhibition
  4. Closeness
  5. The Child Monster
Music video directing
  1. Tiisu – Kuollaan me kaikki
  2. Lyyti – Mihin voi soittaa?
  3. Karina – 2000
  4. Litku Klemetti – En elä
  5. Lyyti – Katastrofin laajuus
  6. Luukas Oja – Vielä tänään

Photography
  1. Pambikallio
  2. Kesärauha festival 2024
  3. touko
  4. Extraterrestrial Enemy
  5. Lyyti
  6. M/S Kesärauha 2025
  7. Litku Klemetti
  8. Ylioppilaslehti
  9. Portraits

Artist CV

Education

LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Lahti Finland
Photography
2022-2026

Keuda, Järvenpää Finland
Audiovisual communication
2011-2014

Järvenpään lukio, Järvenpää Finland
High school
2011-2014



Printed publications

Friends at parties -photo book
Published by Joona Möttö
2024

Luotain -photo book
Published by MI VK Osuuskunta
2024

Selected exhibitions

Photofuss, 2023
Group exhibition
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

Photofuss, 2022
Group exhibition
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

LAB Springshow, 2023
Group exhibition
Lahden visuaalisten taiteiden museo Malva, Lahti

Portal, 2023
Group exhibition
Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti

Dream Laboratory
Group exhibition
Hotel St. George, Helsinki
2024



Selected screenings

Closeness
Leeds Queer Film Festival
Official selection
Live Art Bistro, Leeds
2019

Child Monster
Special programme
Tampere film festival, Tampere
2018

Mind Sync
Special programme
Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki
2017

Lyyti - Katastrofin laajuus
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2023

Litku Klemetti - En elä
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2023

Kaisla Tuuli - Hymni
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2023

Lyyti - Mihin voi soittaa?
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2021

Karina - 2000
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2021

Luukas Oja - Vielä tänään
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2021

Tiisu - Kuollaan me kaikki
Official selection
Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu
2020



Grants

Patricia Seppälä foundation
Friends at parties -photo book
2023

Finnfoto
Friends at parties -photo book
2023

MES (The Finnish Music Foundation)
Lyyti - Mihin voi soittaa?, music video
2021

MES (The Finnish Music Foundation)
Karina - 2000, music video
2021

Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland)
Covid grant
2022

Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland)
Covid grant
2021



Awards and honors

Finalist of the Most Beautiful Books of the year award by The Finnish Book Art Committee
Friends at Parties
2025

Finalist of the Most Beautiful Books of the year award by The Finnish Book Art Committee
Luotain
2024

Bronze award winner at the Red Carpet Film Festival 8mm film competition
Pitkästymisestä (About Boredom)
2019



Positions of trust

Kauno ry
Galleria Uusi Kipinä exhibition commitee member
2025-

MI VK Osuuskunta co-operative
President of the board
2023-2024

Helsinki International Film Festival
Festival minister
2023-

Finnish Museum of Photography
Photofuss youth member
2021-2023

Euphoria Borealis ry
Various roles including president of the board, member of the board and curator of the Kino Euphoria -screening for Tampere Film Festival
2019-2023

Student association KOE
Representative
2023-2024

MIO student association
Vice member of the board
2022-2024

Keuda
Class representative
2011-2014