Luke Hamel Cooke (b. 1997) is an English sculptor who works in West London. The evolution of his current practise began in January 2021, when working for his degree show at Falmouth University.

There, he made small, clay monopods and within a month he had made enough for an installation. They resembled a sea of bristling life all straining upwards towards some source of energy. On the way to the kiln, walking with his diminutive army arranged in a cherry crate, he slipped on a frozen puddle and half the sculptures were smashed.

Out of this cruel scene has come The Well Head, the inchoate motifs that first found form in the monopods, driven to serve greater ends. While the initial work strove towards some exterior source of energy, The Well Head presents work that acts for this energy, drawing it down to the earth. Luke has exhibited extensively throughout the country and will soon be taking up the offer of a residency in Venice.