Cara Johnson

About the Works

Flock I, 2023
feathers from chickens I loved, found silage netting
$1,380

Flock II, 2023
willow, found silage wrap, paint
$1,380

My chooks keep me company while I work, their sounds are always comforting.  When I have the door open they pop in and out of my studio, sometimes even laying an egg.  

Last year I lost ten of my chooks to a fox and nursed another injured four in my studio. Through making I process materials with my hands, but I’m also processing grief. These works are for my chooks, and for my beloved rooster Old Mate, who fought so hard to protect the flock.

Cara Johnson

About Cara Johnson

Cara Johnson’s craft-based works interrogate tensions and narratives surrounding land use. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (First Class Hons.) at RMIT University in 2016, where she is a current PhD Candidate. Recent solo exhibitions include Understory at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Semblance of Repair at Gallery Funaki, Melbourne, and Overlay, later in 2023 at Ararat Gallery TAMA, Ararat.

Cara’s works were selected for Schmuck 2021 and 2022 in Munich, and are held in various private and public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria.

https://galleryfunaki.com.au/artists/cara-johnson/

Image top: Cara Johnson, Flock II (detail), 2023. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist