Yunjia Liu

Yunjia Liu is a Chinese-born guitarist, composer, singer and producer who performs under the stage name J. Hermit. Her music draws on Minimalism, Taoism, Yin-Yang and nature, and spans classical, folk, traditional Asian, improvisatory and electronic styles. Her multidisciplinary work also touches on theatre, dance, painting and poetry. She studied classical guitar at the University of Melbourne and completed a master's in guitar soloist and composition at the University of Music Detmold in Germany. She has lived in Southern Finland since 2020 and has given concerts in several European countries, Australia and China. In February 2022 she was a resident artist with KulttuuriKauppila in Ii, where she gave a solo concert of her ongoing 'Ladies' project on the role of women in society.