Katherine Fu is a ceramist and writer invested in the intersection of natural and artificial symbols as seen in their childhood cultural narratives. A self-identified child of the Internet from the suburbs of Maryland, these pivotal stories span from late-2000s digital staples to traditional and spiritual Chinese legends. In their work, Katherine utilizes traditional hand building methods with contemporary mechanical processes to pinpoint the driving symbol of a story and examine how its interpretations and implications remain or warp over time.
Writing not only supplements their studio practice but demonstrates the formal process of distilling complex meaning into singular objects. In their off time, they write about the weather, the gutters, and the internal turmoil of anonymous nomads in vague spaces. Katherine believes in the power of simplicity and selective subjectivity. They are grateful for the microcosmic trading economy that is college, for folktales and bedtime stories, and the wisdom of elderly dogs.
Most recently, Katherine taught introductory children’s ceramics at The Art League in Virginia and worked in Jingdezhen, China with local artisans in a handbuilding course. Katherine currently resides in Providence and is set to graduate with a BFA in Ceramics and Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design in Spring 2025.
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Contact at kfu01@risd.edu, katherinemfu@gmail.com