“I am inspired by everything I encounter, but I am a minimalist at heart. I always seem to want to reduce the complexities I experience to a simple abstracted form. With this group of sculptures I am primarily driven by textures and colours in order to evoke an overall feeling as opposed to a thought. By addressing sensations in this way I am intentionally creating a relaxed, playful aesthetic. While the individual objects in the room are obviously important in their own right, I am equally as focused on the overall atmosphere they create. By ‘unfocusing’ our minds I feel we can get a rich sense of where we are from that supersedes the literal and political.” – James Cooper