Eirik Johnson

Eirik Johnson (b. 1974) is a Seattle-based photographer examining the global arc and intersections of contemporary environmental, social, and economic issues. Employing various modes of presentation from photobooks to experiential photo and sound-based installation, Johnson’s projects explore the marks and connections formed in the friction of this complicated relationship. He has exhibited his work at institutions including the Aperture Foundation, NY, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA, and the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. Johnson’s work is in the permanent collections of institutions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, NY, the Nevada Art Museum, Reno, NV, and the George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY. His monographs include Leviathan Rising (MW Editions), Road to Nowhere (self-published), Barrow Cabins (Ice Fog Press), PINE (Minor Matters Books), Sawdust Mountain (Aperture Books), and BORDERLANDS (Twin Palms Publishers). His editorial clients include Travel+Leisure, New York Times Magazine, Dwell, and Metropolis. Eirik Johnson is represented by Koplin del Rio Gallery, Seattle, WA.