2008
"Johnson reveals the austere, quiet beauty that persists amidst the loss and decline of northwestern landscapes and towns. "
"When I was young, we would spend a lot of time out in the mountains on the coast and in rural areas. My memories were of getting out of the car on a logging road and hunting for chanterelle mushrooms in the fall, or going to watch the salmon come in to spawn in the Bogachiel River. Those are the sort of iconic, mythical memories I had. "
"Forestry, hydropower, salmon fishery—these were once the backbones that built communities. I wanted to address how communities are adapting and changing. "
Born in raised in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest region was important to Eirik. After living and teaching in Boston it was a homecoming of sorts to do a series on the Pacific Northwest. He emphasizes the beauty and decay of landscapes, industry, and communities. Not a lot of photography has been about industry and community in the Pacific Northwest, so Johnson was excited to do one.
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