b. 1997 in Hyères, France. Lives and works in Paris, France.
Biography
Working at the intersection of tapestry and comic strips, Mona Cara weaves hybrid textile pieces that transform the chaos of the world into a gleeful apocalypse. In her exploration of the pictorial and sculptural potential of the warp and the weft, she combines traditional, manual craftsmanship with industrial techniques such as jacquard weaving, which makes it possible for her to programme complex patterns and diverse textures into the weave. With multiple references to children's imagery, from Teletubbies to Peppa Pig, the artist chooses the more amusing, long-way round in tragi-comic pieces that interrogate the dysfunctions of contemporary society.