For his sixth solo show at Danielle
Arnaud, David Cotterrell presents a new body of
work, considering the illusion of evidence and a search for
context. For the past four years, David has been wrestling
with where he belongs. Searching for a contextual reference,
he has found himself cycling through suburbs, wandering in
deserts, drifting at sea, and immersed in archives. This new
series of experimental responses explores the contradictions
of dreams, evidence, and perception. Developing his
holographic vitrines, exploring the dynamics of game engines
and revisiting a curiosity with shadow projection, he offers
a series of vignettes, animations, and anomalies within the
gallery. Through an idiosyncratic range of influences, he
explores historical storytelling in humble homage to the
aesthetics of baroque painting, the irony of Dimitrijevic,
and the journeys of Eisenstein.
David
Cotterrell is an installation artist who uses
various media and technologies to explore the social and
political tendencies of a world that is simultaneously
shared and divided. An interest in the intersection typifies
the practice: whether fleeting encounters or heavily
orchestrated events, Cotterrell’s works explore the human
condition and the breaks or nuances that can lead to a less
ambiguous understanding of the world they inhabit. Encapsulating the roles of programmer, producer, and
director, Cotterrell develops projects that embrace the
quiet spaces that are the sites for action. Cotterrell’s
work has been commissioned and shown extensively in Europe,
the United States and Asia. He is a Research Professor of
Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University.
With the kind
support of Sheffield Hallam University Art, Design and Media
Research Centre (ADMRC) and Alioscopy.


