Jonas Johansson is an anywhere-based artist, educator, and designer from Glommen, Halland. His work explores light and technology through play, community, and (un)human intervention.
Since 2024 Jonas plans courses for Svenska Tecknare, taught Visual Communication at Beckmans (2017–2025), served as Industry Leader at Hyper Island (2014–2022), and have lectured at Aalto University, Konstfack, School of Machines, Berghs, Nyckelviken, Futuregames, to name a few.
Jonas's professional experience includes KRAM/WEISSHAAR (SE/DE), FIELD (UK) and Moment Factory (CA). He interned at W+K Tokyo (JP) and UltraSuperNew (JP).
Under the moniker Scenic Route, he has performed for artists such as La Fleur, Kornel Kovacs, Gesafellstein, Yuksek and all time idol, The Field.
Today, Jonas runs the artist residency Visualia, produces the fulldome film festival Dome Dreaming, co-creates events with PLX, collaborates with the lighting collective Svartljus, and co-founded Nordic Audiovisual Artists. He shares a studio in Stockholm with SMASH and Rose Hallgren.
Firestarter
A supersized Zippo lighter that visitors ignite with their own flame.
Firestarter is an interactive installation presented at Nowhere in Monegros, a regional burn I have attended since 2015. Created together with Catalan artist Erik Schmitz and architect Rose Hallgren, the piece is an enlarged replica of the classic Zippo lighter, born from a longing to work with fire as material, learning propane systems, sensors, and ignition triggers from the ground up. You walk up, you light a fire. A small rebellious act, of speaking up. The piece was also used for the official closing ceremony.
Built from aluminum sheets on a steel frame with hand-cut patterns, LED lighting, Arduino, DMX, and an IR sensor. Constructed with help from Josep Giribet in the workshop of David Giribet at Calidos in Tarrega.
