The Rooster
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The Rooster
YEAR. 2024
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 150 x 150cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2024 Finalist, Mandorla Art Award, Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth, WA
COLLECTION. Available
Richardson’s work focuses on everyday rural life and complex relationships between people, animals, and the land they share. This drawing reflects on the rooster, not as an impractical, self-important alarm clock, but as a working animal with purpose. After losing her flock to foxes, Richardson found the rooster outside the coop, bloodied and headless, having tried to defend the hens. Rather than sentimentalising the event, the work offers a gesture of respect for his function and presence. The rooster becomes a practical symbol of care, responsibility, and the cycles of farm life, where love and duty share the same rhythm.
YEAR. 2024
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 150 x 150cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2024 Finalist, Mandorla Art Award, Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth, WA
COLLECTION. Available
Richardson’s work focuses on everyday rural life and complex relationships between people, animals, and the land they share. This drawing reflects on the rooster, not as an impractical, self-important alarm clock, but as a working animal with purpose. After losing her flock to foxes, Richardson found the rooster outside the coop, bloodied and headless, having tried to defend the hens. Rather than sentimentalising the event, the work offers a gesture of respect for his function and presence. The rooster becomes a practical symbol of care, responsibility, and the cycles of farm life, where love and duty share the same rhythm.