Sculpting The Space Between Objects

Irish artist Maud Cotter creates installations that reveal the hidden architecture of our world. She treats the empty space around objects as a physical material just as important as the steel or glass she sculpts.

Cotter is a celebrated member of Aosdána, an elite group honoring Irish artists who have made significant contributions to the arts. Her work challenges our perception by transforming industrial materials into delicate, complex forms that seem to dissolve into their surroundings. By focusing on the gaps and voids within her structures, she invites viewers to reconsider the invisible boundaries defining the world. Her practice turns the act of looking into an exercise in spatial philosophy.