Tim Johnston

Throughout my career as a photographer, I have always looked for ways to explore the delicate balance it has with the nature of recording or documenting and its ability to completely transform reality. Photography can be very predictable but chance and a serendipitous encounter will direct my choices.

In this collection, Voices in the Void I have used a fisheye lens to present some details from Mexico City, details that spoke to me: A carving, a telephone booth, a mural and a poster. The lens demands that I approach the subject closely and it allows me to isolate the subject from its context. The lens also produces a circular image with a black ground. 

By joining the dark ground of space created by the lens, I invite the viewer to inspect the nature of conversation today and fill the void between the speaker and the voice.


Upon graduation from Mount Allison University in 1987 with a degree in Fine Arts, Tim Johnston accepted a scholarship to develop a photographic project in Mexico City. During the nineties, while teaching photography at international high schools, he participated in several major juried exhibits in Monterey, NL and Mexico City presenting large site specific photo-installations printed on translucent film (acetate). In 2001, Mr. Johnston returned to Canada where he continues to teach art at the middle school level and develop his visual art. Photography forms the core of his creative work. He has presented work at artist run galleries, Nuit Blanch, Contact Photography and several juried exhibits including Rodman Hall in St. Catharines and the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

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Contact: tnashjohnston@gmail.com
Website: www.timothynashjohnston.com
IG: @timnash2126

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