KAREN HORSFALL ARTS

I am originally from Leeds but now live in a village east of Hull.

My ceramic sculptures explore the memories held within clothing and footwear, the objects we wear every day. Garments absorb the shape of the body, traces of movement, labour and time; their fibres carry imprints of touch, repetition and use. Through clay, I translate these soft, intimate forms into something fixed and enduring, reflecting the way memories shift from lived moments into physical and emotional traces.
The fibres of fabric—woven, layered and worn—mirror the way personal and collective histories are constructed. Hand-me-downs, workwear and ceremonial dress hold stories shaped by identity, place and tradition. By recreating these textile qualities in ceramic, I slow the act of looking and invite consideration of what is remembered, what frays or erodes, and what remains.
The fragility of fired clay echoes the vulnerability of memory, while its permanence speaks to the desire to preserve what might otherwise be lost.


Bio

Graduated from Hull School of Art And Design - BA Fine Art.
Exhibited June 2022 Blueprint foundation degree show.
Exhibited September 2022 PATT foundation gallery Trees and Water a fruitful freedom.
Exhibited Feb/March 2023 ,2024,2025,2026 Old Parcels Office artspace Scarborough open exhibition.
Exhibited 2023 Degree Show ”d3”
Artist Residency H.A.R.I (Hull Artist Research Initiative)
Critical Fish Trail 2025