19 September – 12 October 2025

Dorota Borowa: In Search of Presence

Rather than depicting nature, Borowa seeks to collaborate with it, exploring her relationship with the natural world. The process is central to her inquiry, seen as lessons in humility, openness, attentiveness, mindfulness, patience, determination, and forgiveness. Dorota works with water as an active collaborator in the creation of an image. Mixing it with oil paint, watercolour, or ink, she allows the materials to interact organically on paper or board. At times, she sets up physical conditions that allow water to shape the work – such as filling a pool, or building a raft and installing it along the shore. Different states of water – rain, ice, seawater, and recently glacier water – collected from various places form a unique vocabulary in her work. Dorota's site-specific installation was introduced by a conversation with broadcaster and art critic Cristín Leach: a recording of which can be viewed here . . .

Dorota was interviewed by Joe McGill for Radio Kerry, broadcast on Saturday 4 October and available here . . . (the interview starts at 68 minutes 35 seconds into the programme: there is a thin grey & yellow scroll bar – just above the kinetic wave form – which you can advance to the relevant time)

Photos Dave Ryan Media
Many thanks to Arts Council Ireland for supporting the development of this exhibition, and to Kerry County Council for making the Culture Night event possible. @artscouncilireland @kerrycoarts