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Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', Fotografiska Stockholm
The Echo Chamber explores the topic of how we connect to each other and don’t, an immersive experience with with images, text and sound.

In this exhibition, three different themes illustrate the complexity of human perception. Based on Erik Johansson's images titled The Echo Chamber, Filter Bubbles and Painting a World of Our Own, we have allowed each theme to grow out into the room. Here you will neither find answers to the big questions, nor a shimmering utopia. Here is an exploration of the power of perception where a shift in our own perspectives could open new paths to a brighter future.
 
In a world that seems increasingly polarized, full of tensions, we create a sense of comfort by constantly seeking confirmation of our preconceived notions of reality. In this way, we build echo chambers in groups or inflate filter bubbles around us. Things that seem true and universal are often just our unique perception of the world. Becoming aware of our limited perspectives and biases, there is a huge potential for change. By harnessing the power of perception, we challenge not only our own beliefs, but also the judgements and decisions we make based on them. If we manage to burst our bubbles and break the habitual patterns of thinking, we can together create a more inclusive society.
 
It may be hard to see, but when challenged and exposed to the plural possible futures that we face - we build a unique capacity: futures literacy, defined by UNESCO as “the skill that allows people to better understand the role of the future in what they see and do”. Whether aware of it or not, we use the future every day in ways that influence our way of thinking and behaviors in the present. Becoming futures literate, as individuals, communities, organizations, and nations, allows us to be more intentional about how we think about and act for what lies ahead. This requires challenging assumptions, exposing, and changing the mindsets underpinning current and future paradigms, to activate inner development and change. We can use the unwritten future as a tool to decode, un- and re-learn behaviors and biases, and confront our limited perception of the world. We cannot create what we cannot imagine. We risk reproducing only the presently imaginable, when what we want, and need, is the presently unimaginable.
 
Diverse perspectives, altering perception through interaction with others and inclusive societies underpinned by norms of inclusivity and legal instruments can pop individual bubbles and then support the breakdown of echo chambers at a societal level, we can then begin to paint a world of our own.
 
Erik Johansson is an acclaimed Swedish-born artist based in Prague, who creates images by combining photographic elements and other materials into surrealistic scenes. He exhibits around the world, and his last exhibit at Fotografiska was Place Beyond in 2019. Last spring, he released the book of photos Make Believe, a collection of a hundred of his best photographs and drawings.

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IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
IMAGE // Erik Johansson 'The Echo Chamber', September 22 2023 — January 14 2024, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden

NEW ARTIST ON BOARD : Illustrator Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
Elin Svensson is an illustrator and designer based in Sweden. With a multidisciplinary approach—Elin strives to create playful and functional work aiming for both the head and the heart. Reoccurring themes are inclusion and sustainability. She merges digital methods with handmade textures and lifts her desaturated palette with vivid spot colours—always seeking balance and to create something simple yet refined. She holds a degree in illustration from London College of Communication. Since graduating in 2008, she has worked with a wide range of clients including adidas, Apotek Hjärtat, Bris, The Business of Fashion, Facebook, Financial Times, Grafik Magazine, The Guardian, IKEA, Kinnarps, Microsoft, Nature Outlook, Stockholms Kulturfestival, Systembolaget, The Wall Street Journal and Zeit Wissen. © // 13 files show complete blog
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
IMAGE // Elin Svensson c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO

The Wood Hotel - in close collaboration with nature, made of wood and surrounded by nature & photographed by Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO photographed the amazing & new The Wood Hotel.....

'Discover northern Sweden in the borderland between nature and innovation at The Wood Hotel by Elite, the best of Scandinavia. With passion, inspiration and care, we take the world to Skellefteå. Built of wood from the local forests and designed for you and our nature. We take responsibility for both humans and the planet and strive to inspire our guests to make better choices. Experience restaurant Mandel with all your senses, embark on an adventure among unique nature or relax on the top floor at Vana spa. For us, inspiration is about experiences. Welcome to The Wood Hotel by Elite - a new destination by Elite Hotels.' © // 12 files show complete blog
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea
IMAGE // Ryan Koopmans c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO : The Wood Hotel, Skelleftea