Simon Cottrell: Output to Paths

(...) Simon Cottrell’s pieces can tease and confound our perceptions. We can think we have their measure – they are mechanical, structural, perhaps a little cerebral; perhaps less than friendly – but then an incongruous lump on the underside of a brooch, known only to its wearer, can suddenly evoke intense tenderness.  As Simon says, “these pieces are not conceived to be made clear sense of”. (...)