Artist Biography
Francisca Rosner
A Dutch textile artist based in Amsterdam, investigating how memory, time, and consciousness take on physical form.
The Practice
Rosner’s working process is both intuitive and research-driven. She collects, combines, deconstructs, and reassembles textile fragments—often sourced from personal archives, family history, and found materials—allowing new forms to emerge through repetition and variation.
Her work is informed by her East German heritage, with visual references to Saxon folklore and the material culture of the former GDR. Color functions not as decoration, but as a portal for sensation and emotional memory.
Artist Statement
“Textiles are inherently relational materials. They fold, stretch, resist, and remember. Every crease or frayed edge records an encounter: a body leaning, a weight applied, time passing.”
Selected Projects
2025: You Are So Welcome! — Galerie Sophie
2025: Zomersalon — CBK Amsterdam
2024: The Blue Zone — Van Eesteren Museum
2014-25: Art and the City (Founder)
2009: The Digital Forest — Stedelijk Museum
Affiliations & Collections
Member of the European Textile Network (ETN).
Collections: Rijkswaterstaat, PWC, Oxxio, Be Informed, and private collectors.