Kim Winter
London, UK
Kim uses traditional basketry techniques in innovative ways to create contemporary sculptural pieces. Sometimes these may be functional vessels, but mostly they are artworks – she loves the challenge of pushing the boundaries to make original basketry forms.
Kim lives in Brixton, south London, which offers plenty of opportunities to observe the interaction between urban life and nature, providing inspiration and sometimes materials for her practice – she often incorporates found objects in her pieces. Nature is often ephemeral, but Kim relishes trying to capture its essence in more permanent form in her work.
With a strong focus on form and materiality, Kim loves to echo structures and processes from nature in her art, from the mathematical basis for a spiral shell to the chemistry of leaf prints on pavements.
Kim is also a member of the Basketmakers’ Association and edits their Journal, published three times a year. She teaches basketry at Morley College in London.
Photographs: by the artist