Brutal South
Tea-stained cyanotype prints of the swamps and woods of Mississippi and Louisiana
By Jaime Erin Johnson
Barney
Artist: Jaime Erin Johnson
Project: Untamed
Description: The series Untamed by Jaime Erin Johnson is set in the swamps and woods of Mississippi and Louisiana—places where one regularly encounters life and death, growth and decay. In these photos, Johnson imagines the relationship between a fictional, feral woman and the natural, sometimes brutal, environment. By tea-staining cyanotype prints, Johnson dulls the original images, creating a warmth that enhances textures and patterns rather than landscapes and figures.
Bone Dress
Dragon Snake
Cicada Calling
Animal Tracking
Rebirth
Ribbon Snake
Spine
Rest
Looking Through the Skull
She Rests in Camellias
Barney
Danse Macabre
La Llrona
First Glance of a Feral Woman
Boa
Moth
Chair
Raccoon
Worm Nest
Eyes on the South is curated by our digital media team. The weekly series features selections of current work from Southern artists, or artists whose photography concerns the South.