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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.

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.

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