Originally hailing from Tacoma, Washington, Eric John Olson is an artist and engineer who currently lives and works in Seattle. Eric uses both traditional and new media to create work that proposes magical realities, dissects repressed histories, and at times calls for the urgency of being present. He earned a BS in computer science from Seattle University in 2004 and studied human computer interaction at Columbia University. His installations and work have been mentioned in a number of online publications including The New York Times Magazine, Creative Applications, The Gothamist and The Stranger. His work has been shown at Futuresonic in Manchester, UK, The Eyebeam Art & Technology Center, and in galleries and festivals in New York and the Pacific Northwest.