Erik Schmitt

They left paradise, 2025

Toned Cyanotype print on Fabriano artistico, hot press, extra white, 140 lb

21" x 29"

Schmitt makes cyanotype prints, a photographic process using light-sensitive paper, from handwritten notes and annotations found in old books. These marginalia, left by anonymous readers, create layered conversations across texts and time, honoring the fragile, disappearing world of physical books and the traces readers leave behind. erikschmitt.com