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

January 26, 2026 4:21 pm
A small Wade Whimsies porcelain sculpture of a guinea pig with an orange and white glazed finish, it sits on a plain white surface.
Image curtesy of the artist – Katrina Cobain

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

Opening: 13th February ~ 6pm – 8pm

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 showcased work developed during the Market Gallery Studio Residency in December 2025, featuring drawing and sculptural pieces.

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

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.

Image of the Artist among peers, smiling within Gallery space. Behind the group we can see a large pencil drawing, which has crease lines across it.
A group of plastic cups, half filled with an orange liquid are on the floor. A mic points towards them and their is a group of people sitting in the background out of focus.
A hand holds a bottle of beer and a paper flyer. The text BRINE POOLS PONDS AND WELLS is on the right of the paper with a body of text on the left out of foucs

Photographs by Erika Stevenson