Project NW: Eirik Johnson: Leviathan Rising
From his kayak Seattle photographic artist Eirik Johnson captures the massive hulls of trans-oceanic barges as they idle in the polluted waters of Seattle's Duwamish River. An exploration of oceanic trade, environmental fragility, and the hulking machinery that carries cargo through uncertain waters. Beneath these abstracted hulls, new architectural spaces emerge and a quiet vertigo sets in. The project also includes a series of luminous, silver-plated daguerreotype photograms of Japanese fishing floats, created in ongoing collaboration with artist Daniel Carrillo.
October 29, 2026 - January 24, 2027
Eirik Johnson
Madison Rose, 2023
Archival pigment print
53-1/2 x 40 inches
Courtesy of Koplin Del Rio Gallery
Eirik Johnson
Western Venture, 2023
Archival pigment print
53-1/2 x 40 inches
Courtesy of Koplin Del Rio Gallery
Pre-order the hardcover book Leviathan Rising to take home a lasting piece of the exhibition.
Eirik Johnson crafts a compelling meditation on the movement of goods, people, and histories across the Pacific, while highlighting the environmental consequences of our interconnected world. Features 68 color photographs, three gatefolds, and underwater field recordings captured in the Duwamish.