by Will Cottrell | Jul 4, 2025 | Context
Nigredo I: Two Peaks in the Lake The shadowed forms of twin mountains mirror themselves in still water, dissolving into the same blackness. This is not a place on any map but a terrain of despair rendered in geological form. Nigredo, in Jungian terms, is a process...
by Will Cottrell | Jun 30, 2025 | Works
Maquettes Maquettes function as a testing ground for larger sculptural and installation works. Built from small bamboo strips and sticks, they allow structural ideas to emerge through direct experimentation rather than predetermined plans. Their reduced scale makes...
by Will Cottrell | Jun 25, 2025 | Bamboo Models, Context
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow This piece evokes the melancholic beauty of dissolution. A collapsing architectural form—its bamboo slats slumped and peeling—suggests a structure no longer able to hold itself together. One flank appears to unravel into wave-like...
by Will Cottrell | Jun 25, 2025 | Bamboo Models
Anger – Restrained Materials: Bamboo slats, string, flock wallpaper These sculptural maquette evoke the sensation of anger held in tension. Here, anger is not cathartic but creates an architectural structure built from the act of suppression. Bundles of bamboo...
by Will Cottrell | Jun 25, 2025 | Bamboo Models
Ego as Flag Materials: Bamboo slats, string, flock wallpaper This sculptural maquette explores the idea of identity as performance — the ways in which we project our beliefs, ideals, and personas into the world. The curved bamboo slats form arcs reminiscent of banners...
