Sophie Huckfield (she/they) is a research-based artist, designer and writer, based between Walsall and London, UK.
Their practice is collaborative, political and site-specific. Underpinned by the concept of polyphony, their practice is concerned with platforming and reframing overlooked voices, histories, stories and experiences, which connect to themes around work, technology, craft, social-class, intersectional feminism and (de)industrialisation.
She draws on archival and research materials to co-produce multidisciplinary works which move between video, repurposed tools and sculpture, performance, installations and writings.
Previously they have exhibited, performed and screened at The Barbican, The Design Museum, Dutch Design Week, London Design Festival, Vivid Projects, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Art Licks Weekend, Eastside Projects amongst others. Alongside been commissioned for British Art Show 9 Partner Schools program with Arts Connect and Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Recently she published her debut book OUTWORK with Multistory and Historic England funded through The Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories.
Current projects include the Near Now Fellowship at Broadway in Nottingham.
She co-directs studiõ wê & üs
Their practice is collaborative, political and site-specific. Underpinned by the concept of polyphony, their practice is concerned with platforming and reframing overlooked voices, histories, stories and experiences, which connect to themes around work, technology, craft, social-class, intersectional feminism and (de)industrialisation.
She draws on archival and research materials to co-produce multidisciplinary works which move between video, repurposed tools and sculpture, performance, installations and writings.
Previously they have exhibited, performed and screened at The Barbican, The Design Museum, Dutch Design Week, London Design Festival, Vivid Projects, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Art Licks Weekend, Eastside Projects amongst others. Alongside been commissioned for British Art Show 9 Partner Schools program with Arts Connect and Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Recently she published her debut book OUTWORK with Multistory and Historic England funded through The Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories.
Current projects include the Near Now Fellowship at Broadway in Nottingham.
She co-directs studiõ wê & üs