These large-scale photographs depict imaginary architectural interiors and portraits. The photographs, constructed from drawings, wax structures, and a variety of computer techniques, are analogous to the creation of three-dimensional models or maquettes for film work. These models, however, have no material existence; they exist only as visualization. The photographs are not of the model; the model the artist makes is the photograph. Playing with ontological issues, Cottingham presents imagined spaces and characters that psychologically, culturally, and spiritually shape us.
Interior, 2004
digital chromogenic print
image size, 42" x 56.25"
edition 5
digital chromogenic print
image size, 42" x 56.25"
edition 5
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