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OPENING RECEPTION: ‘Dreams of Hyperborea’, Solo Exhibition by Petrina Shortt

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OPENING RECEPTION: ‘Dreams of Hyperborea’, Solo Exhibition by Petrina Shortt

January 23 - January 23, 2026
1-3pm
The Lord Mayor's Pavilion, Fitzgerald's Park
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All are invited to attend the Opening Reception of Dreams of Hyperborea, a solo exhibition by Petrina Shortt, from 1-3pm open Friday 23 January. The exhibition runs 22 January – 28 February.

The reception will commence with an Artist Talk & exhibition tour by Petrina Shortt. There will also be opening remarks by Dr Julie Maguire, Research Director at Bantry Marine Research Station, who will formally open the exhibition.

Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend.

Dreams of Hyperborea explores the imaginative and ecological potential of a wild marine forest in West Cork. During her residency at the Bantry Marine Research Station, Shortt studied the cultivation of seaweed and marine organisms within controlled scientific environments. These methodical observations stand in vivid contrast to her underwater encounters with the untamed kelp forests of Dunmanus Bay. Bringing these two worlds together, her paintings and sculptures envision a future in which the wildness of Hyperborea resurfaces — a place where scientific knowledge, ecological wonder, and myth intermingle.

All are invited to attend the Opening Reception of Dreams of Hyperborea, a solo exhibition by Petrina Shortt, from 1-3pm open Friday 23 January. The exhibition runs 22 January – 28 February.

The reception will commence with an Artist Talk & exhibition tour by Petrina Shortt. There will also be opening remarks by Dr Julie Maguire, Research Director at Bantry Marine Research Station, who will formally open the exhibition.

Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend.

Dreams of Hyperborea explores the imaginative and ecological potential of a wild marine forest in West Cork. During her residency at the Bantry Marine Research Station, Shortt studied the cultivation of seaweed and marine organisms within controlled scientific environments. These methodical observations stand in vivid contrast to her underwater encounters with the untamed kelp forests of Dunmanus Bay. Bringing these two worlds together, her paintings and sculptures envision a future in which the wildness of Hyperborea resurfaces — a place where scientific knowledge, ecological wonder, and myth intermingle.