Selby Hurst Inglefield: The Cat's Cradle
In her practice, Selby Hurst Inglefield’s work explored themes of the domestic space using the technique of rug punching. She enjoys creating an interplay between objects and art using textiles; playing on how she views the domestic setting, while creating a safe and comforting world for herself and viewers to exist in.
Selby Hurst Inglefield uses the technique of rug punching to create her textile works. This medium allows her to create a physical sense of comfort through the soft textures and the relaxing time-consuming nature of the making process. Rug punching allows Selby to reflect on her practice’s wider themes of the domestic space, the home and the mundane. Lockdown played a prominent part in Selby’s practice, resulting in her series of Cat Chairs.
The body of work on show was an example of the different journeys and vast experimentation Selby’s practice takes on. Selby has always been interested in furniture, and our emotional connection and reaction to different items of furniture. This idea prompted her to start creating rugs, after noticing her reaction when a rug was removed from her home; how something she barely noticed, yet walked on everyday, had completely changed the feeling of the space.