Caro Williams has earned a worldwide reputation for sculptures that are transformations into solid form of lines from books and poems as well as sound, particularly birdsong. In this episode, she talks about her fascinating family background involving Wales, France, China, Hong Kong and England, her school days in Hong Kong, her career in the British travel industry, her art education in England and New Zealand, how she began transforming text and sounds into solid sculptures, excerpts from poems that have inspired her, her process of making, and her plans to introduce Cantonese characters into her work.

Caro Williams talking with Bob Chaundy

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

A Pause of Suspension, Wallace Art Prize shortlist

In the Shimmering Air, Wells Cathedral

Silent Echoes

In the White Dawn, shortlisted for Aesthetica Art Prize, 2023. Photo: Charlotte Graham Photography

Everyone was a Bird

Frozen Soundscape, Waterfall Iceland

You can see more of Caro’s work on her website

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial