Previous works have responded to the architecture and history of a setting through installations that subtly intervene with the space, implying other narratives beyond the surface. Often working with materials such as dust and wallpaper, she creates intricate pieces that detail the personal and intimate, the domestic.

For some time the artist has been fascinated by lace as object and status symbol, its manufacture and associations with women’s social history. For Prickings, Catherine has collaborated with curator Frances Lord, Fabrica, Nottingham Castle Museum and The Bowes Museum to explore lace in the context of the social, political and cultural histories of each gallery site.