‘Brine, Pools, Ponds & Well’ – Katrina Cobain

Brine, Pools, Ponds & Wells – Katrina Cobain
14th – 22nd February (Thurs – Sun) | open 11am – 4pm

Opening: 13th February ~ 6pm – 8pm

Join us at Market Gallery on Friday 13th February 6pm – 8pm for the opening of Brien, Pools, Ponds & Wells, a presentation of ongoing research by Katrina Cobain. This presentation will showcase work developed during the Market Gallery Studio Residency in December 2025, featuring drawing and sculptural pieces.

The opening on the 13th February will also include a performance by Katrina 6:30 – 7pm

The show will remain open to the public on a drop-in basis Thursday – Sunday from 11am – 4pm until 22nd February.

This presentation will take place in our space at 13 Ross Street, which is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible gender-neutral toilet. We have travel and childcare bursaries available, please get in touch on market@marketgallery.org to request them.

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Brine, Pools, Ponds & Wells is a presentation of ongoing research into lithium, both as a commodity, pharmaceutical and hyper object through a personal lens. Focusing on cures and healing wells found in the landscapes of Ireland and Scotland, the influence of these on modern practices and pharmaceuticals is contrasted with Lithium’s history and commercial extraction process.

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Katrina Cobain is an artist working in the mediums of performance, sculpture, writing and film. Her work explores the personas and fronts created in the late capitalist landscape, and the cognitive dissonance they often produce. Her practice is currently concerned with the duplexity of materials in our society, with a focus on plastic and lithium, contrasted with more personal narratives of nostalgia, optimism, failure and the performativity of self. Drawn to absurdity, and its ability to puncture darkness or hopelessness, her work has a subtle humour at times, a personal form of resistance.