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Maud Cotter, b.1954

In the Grace of its own Shadow, 1995

Maud Cotter’s sculpture In the grace of its own shadow, comprises veils of plastic that cascade from metal hooks set in a stone fixing which is wall-mounted. ‘Hovering is part of its spatial being for me – communicating the displacement of the immigrant,’ recalls Maud Cotter of her experience of having moved to London in the mid-1990s and initially feeling invisible to all around her.

MediumStone, lead, copper, steel and pvc
Dimensions Unframed, 228 x 82 x 35 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Purchase, 1995
Item NumberIMMA.471
Out on loanIMMA at Dublin Castle, State Apartments, Dublin Castle, 01/05/2026 - 31/01/2027
Copyright Ros Kavanagh photography
For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Maud Cotter, In the Grace of its own Shadow, 1995, Stone, lead, copper, steel and pvc, Unframed, 228 x 82 x 35 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Purchase, 1995

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Maud Cotter, b.1954

    Irish Artist Maud Cotter studied at the National College of Art and Design. Establishing her early reputation as a stained-glass artist, Cotter sought to redress the decorative and religious stereotypes associated with this medium. A visit to Iceland in 1991 precipitated a renewed interest in sculpture and the use of materials such as steel, glass, perspex, cardboard, wax and latex. Cotter was co-founder of the National Sculpture Factory, Cork. She was elected as a member of Aosdána in 2000.

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    Artworks by Maud Cotter

    One Way of Containing Air

    One Way of Containing Air Maud Cotter 1998