Equipped with bulbous beige heads, elf-like ears, and large pupil-less eyes, Nicole Watt's creatures (or Echoes as she prefers to call them) convey a harrowing sadness and weariness simply through body language and eye expressions. Originally created as tangible sculptures, but gaining further popularity as 2D Instagram images, Watt’s Echoes are effortlessly compelling and cute in an alien-like way, but ultimately beg the question, what the hell are they really?A photo posted by (@mahlimae) on
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Watt calls them Echoes because she “sees them as reflections of each other, of the past, of memories, of the lost elements of our humanity, the sadness of our Earth… standing dormant in the shadows like empty, lifeless vessels, waiting for the moment when they inherit a soul,” the artist adds.A photo posted by (@mahlimae) on
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“The forest also provides more tangible sources of inspiration for me in the form of the organic offerings which I often find on my walks, such as discarded feathers, tiny skulls, dried lichen, skeleton leaves, abandoned nests, tufts of fur, and the like,” Watt elaborates. “Foraged objects have an energy all of their own, which often acts to guide my hand. And on occasions, the aesthetic of an entire piece can be built around a single shard of bone.”A photo posted by (@mahlimae) on
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View images of Nicole Watt’s inimitable Echo sculptures on her website, or alternatively, on her Instagram page.Related:These Handmade Fairy Tale Figurines Are Adorable and TwistedGrumpy Cat Balloon Sculptures Gives Koons a Run for His MoneySculptor Jim McKenzie's Web Series Will School You in Makin' Things"I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy" ~ Charles Baudelaire
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