1. Profile:

Lives and works in Tampere, Finland.

Tiina Lehikoinen (*1982) is a Finnish poet. She has published five collections of poetry and contemporary aphorisms. In her work, the fragmentation of language reflects the interruptions rendered by the gagging information of the internet age. She is especially interested in how it correlates with the ways we perceive reality and the density of the world. The historical moment we are currently living in is characterized by loss of ability to dream and experience freely, and, in consequence, she finds it of paramount importance that imagination and sensibility be released again. Lehikoinen is perpetually intrigued by disorders, affects, the body, transmissions of mental state, mediascape, and history. In her poems, she mixes the personal with the political. Her texts are at the same time frisky, thick, clear and “holey”, which reflects the attempt to explore the manifold connections between to the clumsy and the sublime.

Lehikoinen has teached creative writing since 2005. Teaching is an essential part of her work as a poet - one always finds something new from being around people. She is a member of The Union of Finnish Writers and ex-editor of Finnish poetry magazine Tuli&Savu (Fire&Smoke; 2013-2015).

In addition to being a poet, she is also a visual artist. She works with different media such as moving image, installations, drawings, and collages.

2. Residence Plan:

While in residence in Youkobo Art Space, she will finish her first short story collection and work on the next collection of poems. And, of course, she will take long walks and explore the Japanese culture and suburban life of Tokyo.

Date	2016.10.03 - 2016.10.30
Place	Residence-3
Website	https://tiinalehikoinen.wordpress.com/