Katrin works with what’s left behind—things that are broken, out of use, or in-between. She is drawn to objects that carry a quiet charge: bits of packaging, obsolete electronics, scraps of everyday life. Some are found on the street, others arrive by accident in the studio, or through making.
She makes sculptures, installations, and drawings that often respond to a place. She likes to work with what’s already there—what the space offers, what the moment holds. Her process is intuitive and follows materials, testing them to see what they might become. Hanusch observes, assembles, and listens. Her process is guided less by fixed outcomes than by a curiosity about how materials behave, relate, and remember.
She tries to create spaces where things can be felt, even if they can’t be fully explained. Sometimes there’s playfulness, sometimes weight. They hold open a quiet space between things: pauses, connections, and potential for conversation.
Hanusch has participated in numerous exhibitions and residencies, including the Shelagh Cluett Trust at the Alice Boner Institute (Varanasi, India) in 2020.