In my work a reference to the systems of nature intersects with ideas of systems of the body. The veiny yearning branches of trees, or interconnected ripples of water seek to give a physical presence to ephemeral ideas about the self or its memory of place. The work is made of cut out aluminum or brass sheet, copper and aluminum screening, wood and bronze. They are formed into fragile lines which create an interaction of color and shadow with their surroundings. As if I am writing a poem, the different materials and forms combine metaphors, but in the end the object takes on a presence of its own. My work is an ongoing enquiry into structures, both the specific forms of the hand, spinal column, rib cage, ladder, garment, etc. and the geometric patterns observed in nature. I find myself making tracings as if trying to figure out a puzzle.

"...even what appears to be resolutely abstract work can turn out to have figurative content. Cathrin Hoskinson's "Night Landscape" is essentially a block of concrete covered with a sheer silk slip. The combination of simplicity and strangeness is alluring." William Zimmer, The New York Times.

"...Cathrin Hoskinson is a conceptual artist whose works are expressed in various mixed mediums including cement, plastics, bronze and other metals. She is as adept at installations as she is versatile in her abstract shapes and sophisticated interpretations of non-objective subjects." Gannet Newspapers.