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About

Exploring touch, texture, sensory experience and the human need for softer spaces to land.

I believe art can help humans feel more grounded in the spaces they move through.

My work is centred around touch, texture and sensory experience - creating tactile sculptural art and sensory benches that invite calm, connection and presence in an increasingly overstimulating world.

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What began as traditional upholstery slowly evolved into something far deeper: a practice rooted in emotional connection, accessibility and creating spaces that feel softer, safer and more human.

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Through fibre, texture and tactile interaction, I create work designed to be felt - not just seen.

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From upholstery to sensory art.

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My creative journey began in traditional upholstery, where I spent years restoring and rebuilding furniture by hand. During that time, I became deeply aware of both the emotional connection people hold with objects and the enormous amount of textile waste created within the industry.

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What started as a desire to reduce waste slowly evolved into something much more meaningful.

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Using discarded textiles, natural fibres and tactile processes such as weaving, latch hook, tufting and embroidery, I began creating sculptural works that invited interaction through touch and texture.

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Over time, I realised the work was no longer simply about furniture or fibre art.

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It was about creating moments of grounding, curiosity and connection for humans navigating an increasingly fast and overstimulating world.

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Touch became central to my practice - not simply as interaction, but as a way of helping people reconnect with themselves, their surroundings and the present moment.

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KerriHollingsworth taking apart an upholstered chair in her workshop.
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Creating art beyond sight.

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My work is deeply rooted in sensory experience, inclusivity and the belief that art should be accessible through more than vision alone.

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Through touch, texture and tactile interaction, I create pieces that invite people to slow down, reconnect and experience art in a more embodied way.

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This work has become especially meaningful for sensory seekers, neurodivergent people and the vision-impaired community - communities who are so often excluded from traditional “do not touch” art experiences.

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Every sensory bench, sculptural work and tactile installation is intentionally designed to welcome interaction, curiosity and connection.

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If my work can offer even a small moment of calm, grounding or relief within an overwhelming world, then it has done what it was created to do.

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Grounded in fibre, texture and the natural world.

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Nature quietly shapes every part of my practice - from the materials I choose to the textures, colours and sensory experiences woven throughout my work.

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Using natural fibres, recycled textiles and reclaimed materials, I create tactile pieces that honour both human connection and environmental care.

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My background in upholstery opened my eyes to the enormous amount of waste produced within the textile industry, and over time my practice evolved into a way of transforming discarded materials into something meaningful, sensory-rich and lasting.

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Living and creating on Taungurung Country, surrounded by bushland, changing seasons and organic textures, continues to deeply influence the way I create.

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Through fibre, touch and process, my work invites a slower and more connected way of engaging with both ourselves and the spaces around us.

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Creating softer, more human spaces.

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My work continues to evolve beyond traditional ideas of fibre art and furniture, moving toward sensory-rich environments that invite grounding, interaction and connection within the spaces we live and move through every day.

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I’m especially passionate about bringing tactile sculptural works and sensory benches into public and shared environments - from homes and workplaces to galleries, foyers, airports and community spaces.

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I believe the environments around us have the power to shape how we feel.

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Through texture, touch and thoughtful sensory design, my hope is to create spaces that feel calmer, more connected and more human for the people moving through them.

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As both an artist and human, I’m continually learning, unlearning and growing - allowing my practice to evolve alongside a deeper understanding of inclusivity, sensory experience and what it means to create work that genuinely supports people.

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Creating spaces that feel softer to land in.

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I create and live on Taungurung Country, at the foot of the Cathedral Ranges in Victoria.

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I acknowledge the Taungurung People as the Traditional Custodians of this land

and honour their deep connection to Country, community, storytelling and creation -

connections that continue through generations and are deeply felt within my own practice.

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I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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Accessibility & Inclusion

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This website has been intentionally designed with accessibility, readability and sensory experience in mind.

 

My work centres tactile engagement, inclusivity and connection - particularly for sensory seekers,

neurodivergent people and the vision-impaired community.

 

If there’s a way this website or my work could be made more accessible for you,

I warmly welcome feedback and connection.

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© 2026 by Kerri Hollingsworth. All rights reserved.​​

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