Tiu Makkonen

I am a photographer from Finland who has been living and working in Scotland for the past decade. Since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with a First Class BA(Hons) Degree in Photography in 2013, I have been balancing both fine art and commercial work mainly in the fields of event, performance and portraiture photography.

I am heavily invested in photographing underrepresented communities within Scotland, from grassroots LGBT+ activism to art festivals, underground parties to national calls for action.

I currently work at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow, where my role includes looking after the members’ darkroom, studio and facilities, teaching courses in both analogue and digital photography as well as assisting with the full programme and exhibition delivery.

Interview: http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-tiu-makkonen

Exhibitions:

2022 Portraits of an LGBTI+ Generation, Scottish Parliament

2021 Portraits of an LGBTI+ Generation, Glasgow Museum of Modern Art (GLA)

2021 Letters to Ourselves, Kafe Kweer (EDI)

2020 Pride Inside, public digital billboard exhibition at 1200 locations across the UK during covid-19 pandemic

2020 Portraits of an LGBTI+ Generation, Highland Pride, Eden Court (INV)

2019 Fast Enough, Kelvin Hall (GLA)

2018 Letters to Ourselves/Fast Enough, Pride House (GLA)

2018 Letters to Ourselves, City Art Centre (EDI)

2014-2018 As We Are, Chalmers Centre (EDI)

2014 Untitled, SEEP II: Mirrors & Mires group exhibition, Patriothall Gallery (EDI)

2013 As We Are, Zealous X group exhibition, Bargehouse (LDN)

2013 As We Are, Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show (EDI)