Johan Thornton

Johan Thornton is an engineer-turned-artist based in Vancouver, B.C. With his love of technology, he programmed games for the Game Boy and Super Nintendo, analyzed nuclear waste storage for Atomic Energy of Canada, and founded a company developing DJ performance gear before turning his focus to art. His largest urban art installation was when he hacked into the Lions Gate Bridge lights and made them blink in Morse code. He has been producing and performing dance music since 1995, and is one of the founders of Soundproof, Vancouver’s longest running underground rave group. Since joining the Burning Man community, Johan has done engineering work on the Temple in 2011, and did engineering work for large art in Burning Man 2012 and 2014.