Armi Smura (b. 2001) is a visual artist who lives and works in Rovaniemi, Finland. She also works in Helsinki, in her studio and in The Finnish Darkroom Association's spaces. Smura has studied art education and visual arts in University of Lapland since 2020.
In her work, Smura explores the themes of home, belonging and gender. Her experiences of growing up and living under Finland's poverty line and coming from uneducated family, push her towards people with similar experiences and stories unheard and unseen.
In her work, Smura explores the themes of home, belonging and gender. Her experiences of growing up and living under Finland's poverty line and coming from uneducated family, push her towards people with similar experiences and stories unheard and unseen.
Smura's expression is documentary and she works mainly with lens-based media. She has worked with youth around Finland since 2022 while making participatory photo series A Room of One's Own and A Girl Is a Gun.