Artist: Erin JohnsonCurator: Rachel Waldrop Venue: University of Georgia's Athens Athenaeum
Step into a world where our ancient past intersects with an apocalyptic future. The Measure Is Something Else is a compelling survey of films and multimedia works by artist Erin Johnson, taking its title from a poignant letter written by naturalist Rachel Carson.
Rather than treating science and documentary through a cold, analytical lens, Johnson renders complex ecosystems, queer histories, and interspecies relationships with tenderness and wonder. Featured works include:
Heavy Water (2018): Explores how rare, feral Carolina Dogs—with ties to ancient cave paintings and prehistoric times—inadvertently halted Cold War nuclear-weapons manufacturing in South Carolina.
There Are Things in This World that Are Yet to Be Named (2020): Weaves botanical research, gender normativity, and poetic voice-overs into a sonic exploration of plant reproduction and natural wonder.
Social & Interconnected Works: Highlights community and collaboration through intimate video portraits of friends, artists, and academic cohorts gathering over food and shared spaces.
Johnson's research-based art invites viewers to marvel at how big, strange, and deeply interconnected our world truly is, using science not to close down mysteries, but to open them wider.
Artist: Erin JohnsonCurator: Rachel Waldrop Venue: University of Georgia's Athens Athenaeum
Step into a world where our ancient past intersects with an apocalyptic future. The Measure Is Something Else is a compelling survey of films and multimedia works by artist Erin Johnson, taking its title from a poignant letter written by naturalist Rachel Carson.
Rather than treating science and documentary through a cold, analytical lens, Johnson renders complex ecosystems, queer histories, and interspecies relationships with tenderness and wonder. Featured works include:
Heavy Water (2018): Explores how rare, feral Carolina Dogs—with ties to ancient cave paintings and prehistoric times—inadvertently halted Cold War nuclear-weapons manufacturing in South Carolina.
There Are Things in This World that Are Yet to Be Named (2020): Weaves botanical research, gender normativity, and poetic voice-overs into a sonic exploration of plant reproduction and natural wonder.
Social & Interconnected Works: Highlights community and collaboration through intimate video portraits of friends, artists, and academic cohorts gathering over food and shared spaces.
Johnson's research-based art invites viewers to marvel at how big, strange, and deeply interconnected our world truly is, using science not to close down mysteries, but to open them wider.
