Artworks — Katherine Sankey

Gush 2025, wood, plumbing, polycarbonate, 122 x 71 x 85

Exhibited: 2025 Forest Of Single Breaths, Solo exhibition, College Lane Gallery Howth, Ireland

Gush detail 2025, wood, polycarbonate, plumbing

Crater 2025, College Lane Gallery, ceramic, glaze, copper

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Crater detail 2025, ceramic, glaze, copper, 38 x 44 x 33

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Forest of Single Breaths install 2025, College Lane Gallery Howth

left to right: Forest of Single Breaths ll, Gush, Core

Forest of Single Breaths ll detail 2025, College Lane Gallery

Hooked 2024, tree root, plumbing, shower roses, tweed thread, fabric tape, 302 × 250 × 125

Collaboration with Anna Macleod. Exhibited in PETRICHOR/smelling the rain, 2 psn show, STAC Gallery Clonmel, Ireland

Hooked detail 2024, plumbing, tree root, shower roses, tweed thread, 326 x 202 x 235

Collaboration with Anna Macleod

Exhibited 2024 ‘Petrichor/smelling the rain’, STAC Gallery Clonmel, Ireland

Hooked detail 2024, plumbing, tree root, shower roses, tweed thread, 326 x 202 x 235

Swallow 2023 wood, porcelain basin, plumbing components 1230 x 1100 x 600,

Collection of Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle.

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Exhibited: OPW Touring exhibition Connections, RHA Gallery EarthLab: Living Matters, The Lab Gallery an atom bomb in each morsel of life, Dublin & The DOCK SANKEY | WALKER, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland

Swallow 2023 wood, porcelain basin, plumbing components 1230 x 1100 x 600

Collection of OPW Dublin Castle. SEE Video
Exhibited: OPW Touring exhibition Connections, RHA Gallery EarthLab: Living Matters, The Lab Gallery an atom bomb in each morsel of life, Dublin & The DOCK SANKEY | WALKER, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland

Hydrozomia detail 2024 salvaged tree, stool, plumbing, local weeds, plastic, mirror, crustacean parts, rubber, dis-interred iron parts & bottles, plasterboard, Calamine lotion, electric components

dimensions variable, Thresholds of the Unseen, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Ireland Curator Brenda McParland

Hydrozomia 2024 salvaged tree, stool, plumbing, local weeds, plastic, mirror, crustacean parts, rubber, dis-interred iron parts & bottles, plasterboard, Calamine lotion, electric components

dimensions variable, Thresholds of the Unseen, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Ireland Curator Brenda McParland

Protodendron 2024 - Coral_ations series, ceramic, glaze, tweed thread, fabric tape dimensions variable

Collaboration with Anna Macleod, PETRICHOR/smelling the rain STAC Gallery Clonmel, Ireland 2 psn show, Curator Helen Tobin

Coral_ations 2023, ceramic, basalt, paint, glaze, dimensions variable

Coral_ations installation video link. Research project about the parallels between the built environment, coral forms and product design.

Loxodrome 2023, Coral_ations series, ceramic, glaze

SEE Video of Apparatus installations

Tesascope 2023, Coral_ations series, ceramic, glaze 20 × 22 × 18

Exhibited 2024, Solstice Arts Centre Navan, Ireland

Host 2023, tree roots, chair, plumbing, fischer screws, emergency thermal blanket, black theatre paint, electrical components and tape, old stomatoscope (dental mirror) 4000 x 2500 x 2000

2023 RHA Gallery Dublin,

Exhibited: 2024 Palazzo Birago Turin, Italy, 2023 RHA Gallery, Dublin and The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Ireland

Host detail 2023, tree roots, chair, plumbing, fischer screws, emergency thermal blanket, black theatre paint, electrical components and tape, old stomatoscope (dental mirror) 4000 x 2500 x 2000

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photo Kate-Bowe O’Brien

Host detail 2023

Small Earth - Eden 2023, variegated privet, earth, plumbing, water, 1800 x 1100 x 780

The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 2023

Small Earth - Eden 2023, variegated privet, earth, plumbing, water, 1800 x 1100 x 780

Exhibited: The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
photograph Louis Haugh

EarthLab detail 2023, plumbing, found tree branches, electric components, glass, water, emulsion wall paint, earth gong sound, 8 modular sculptures 2-6m high, installed dimensions variable

SEE video ‘Apparatus’

Exhibited partially: 2025 Galway Arts Centre in Still We Gather, 2024 PALLAS P/S, Periodic Review 13, 2023 RHA Gallery and Entire installation, 2023 The Lab Gallery. photo Louis Haugh

EarthLab detail 2023, plumbing, found tree branches, electric components, glass, water, emulsion wall paint, earth gong sound, 8 modular sculptures 2-6m high, installed dimensions variable

SEE video ‘Apparatus’

Exhibited partially: 2025 Galway Arts Centre in Still We Gather, 2024 PALLAS P/S, Periodic Review 13, 2023 RHA Gallery and Entire installation, 2023 The Lab Gallery. photo Louis Haugh

EarthLab detail 2023, plumbing, found tree branches, electric components, glass, water, emulsion wall paint, earth gong sound, 8 modular sculptures 2-6m high, installed dimensions variable

SEE Video Link: ‘Apparatus’

Exhibited partially: 2025 Galway Arts Centre in Still We Gather, 2024 PALLAS P/S, Periodic Review 13, 2023 RHA Gallery and Entire installation, 2023 The Lab Gallery. photo Louis Haugh

Craters and Hand-mine 2023, 2 x 22’ TVs with looped 1 minute videos

The videos are a contrast hole-making processes.

SEE Video link to installation

Exhibited: 2023 The Lab Gallery, The RHA Gallery, Dublin, 2024 Solstice Arts Centre Navan, Ireland

Breather detail 2023 hydroponic air control unit (making noise), vine, plumbing, scaffolding component 4000 x 3000 x 600

SEE Video of installation

The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, ‘an atom bomb in each morsel of life’, Curator Sheena Barrett

Breather detail 2023 hydroponic air control unit (making noise), vine, plumbing, scaffolding component 4000 x 3000 x 600

SEE Video ‘Apparatus’

The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, an atom bomb in each morsel of life, Curator Sheena Barrett

Breather l 2023, vine, aluminium 4500 x 1100 x 1200

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2023 SANKEY | WALKER, collaboration with Corban Walker

The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland

Anode detail 2023, aluminium, wood, dimension variable

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SANKEY | WALKER collaboration at The Dock

Perc(h) 2023, dried bush, electrical components, speaker, salvaged mirror , 650 x 650 x 1400

Exhibition The Lab Gallery Dublin, an atom bomb in each morsel of life and The Dock, SANKEY | WALKER

Perc(h) detail 2023, dried bush, electrical components, speaker, salvaged mirror , 650 x 650 x 1400

Exhibition The Lab Gallery Dublin, an atom bomb in each morsel of life and The Dock, SANKEY | WALKER

Moduscopic 2021, electrical and plumbing components, wood, paint, sound loop of plant room in building, 400 x 750 x 95

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Exhibited, Draíocht, Blanchardstown, Worlds of Their Own, 4 pers exhibition, Curator Sharon Murphy.

Moduscopic detail 2021, electrical and plumbing components, wood, paint, sound loop of plant room in building, 400 x 750 x 95

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Draíocht, Blanchardstown Dublin, Worlds of Their Own, 4 pers exhibition, Curator Sharon Murphy

Moduscopic detail 2021, electrical and plumbing components, wood, paint, sound loop of plant room in building, 400 x 750 x 95

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Worlds of Their Own, Draíocht, Blanchardstown, 4 pers exhibition, Curator Sharon Murphy

Moduscopic detail 2021, electrical and plumbing components, wood, paint, sound loop of plant room in building, 400 x 750 x 95

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Draíocht, Blanchardstown Dublin, Worlds of Their Own, 4 pers exhibition, Curator Sharon Murphy

Hydrozomes detail 2021 - ongoing, mixed media, dimensions variable

Hydrozomes solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland

SEE PALLAS interactive web page

Hydrozomes detail 2021 - ongoing, mixed media, dimensions variable

Hydrozomes solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland

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Hydrozomes detail 2021 - ongoing, mixed media, dimensions variable

Hydrozomes solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland

SEE Phylogenetic tree of Life Video of installation

SEE PALLAS interactive web page

Containment - Chthonic ll 2020 wood, bathroom furniture, electrical components, plumbing pipes and connectors, filler, phone video, plant parts, crustacean, dimensions variable

SEE Video in the basin

Exhibited: 2020, Rua Red Gallery Tallaght & 2021 CHQ Gallery Dublin, Ireland.

Containment - Chthonic ll detail, 2020, wood, bathroom furniture, electrical components, plumbing pipes and connectors, filler, phone video, plant parts, crustacean, dimensions variable

SEE Video in the basin

Exhibited: 2020, Rua Red Gallery Tallaght & 2021 CHQ Gallery Dublin, Ireland.

Containment - Chthonic ll detail, 2020

SEE ‘3sinks 3MOUTHS' video

Exhibited: 2020, Rua Red Gallery Tallaght & 2021 CHQ Gallery Dublin, Ireland.

.Containment - Chthonic ll detail, 2020, wood, bathroom furniture, electrical components, plumbing pipes and connectors, filler, phone video, plant parts, crustacean, dimensions variable

SEE Video in the basin

Exhibited: 2020, Rua Red Gallery Tallaght & 2021 CHQ Gallery Dublin, Ireland.

Containment - Chthonic ll detail, 2020, wood, bathroom furniture, electrical components, plumbing pipes and connectors, filler, phone video, plant parts, crustacean, dimensions variable

SEE Video in the basin

Exhibited: 2020, Rua Red Gallery Tallaght & 2021 CHQ Gallery Dublin, Ireland.

Desmosome 2019wood, plumbing, glass, salt water, ash, electrical components, paint 300 x 160 x 235

Collection of Arts Council of Ireland
Exhibited: 2020 ‘Woman in the Machine’, VISUAL Carlow, Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2019 TULCA Galway; RUA RED Winter Show, Dublin, Ireland

Desmosome 2019, wood, plumbing, glass, salt water, ash, electrical components, paint 300 x 160 x 235

Link to Sue Rainsford - Overflowing, Visual Carlow

Desmosome detail 2019, wood, plumbing, glass, salt water, ash, electrical components, paint 300 x 160 x 235

SEE Sue Rainsford - Overflowing, Visual Carlow

Desmosome detail 2019, wood, plumbing, glass, salt water, ash, electrical components, paint, 300 x 160 x 235

SEE Sue Rainsford - Overflowing, Visual Carlow

Chthonic 1 detail 2020, wood- burnt, copper plumbing, plinth, electrical components, 285 x 65 x 78

Exhibited: 2021 Woman in the Machine, VISUAL Carlow, 2020 RHA Annual Invited artwork

Link to Sue Rainsford - Overflowing, Visual Carlow

PET 2018, wood, copper, brass concrete slab, synthetic grass 270 x 65 x 124

Private Collection
Exhibited: 2021 ‘Hydrozomes // water bodies’, solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin; 2028 CAST, Luan Gallery, Athlone,

SEE interactive Webpage

Chthonic 1 detail 2020, wood- burnt, copper plumbing, plinth, electrical components, 285 x 65 x 78

Exhibited: 2021 Woman in the Machine, VISUAL Carlow, 2020 RHA Annual Invited artwork

Link to Sue Rainsford - Overflowing, Visual Carlow

PET detail 2018, wood, copper, brass 270 x 65 x 124

Private Collection
Exhibited: 2021 ‘Hydrozomes // water bodies’, solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin; 2028 CAST, Luan Gallery, Athlone,

SEE interactive Webpage ‍ photo John Owens

Post detail 2020, tree, copper, rubber phlange, cast iron socket, paint, 210 x 140 x 65

Exhibited in ‘Hydrozomes // water bodies’, solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin, 2021

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Hydrozomes, installation view 2021, LtoR: PET, Dredge, Post

Hydrozomes | water bodies, Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland

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Dredge 2018, wood, crustacean, patinated copper plumbing pipeage, 180 x 70 x 95

Exhibited: 2024 PETRICHOR collaboration with Anna Macleod, STAC Clonmel; 2021 Hydrozomes | water bodies’, solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin; 2018 CAST, Luan Gallery Athlone, Ireland

Dredge detail 2018, wood, crustacean, patinated copper plumbing pipeage, 80 x 70 x 95

Image from ‘Hydrozomes | water bodies’, solo exhibition, Pallas P/S, Dublin,

SEE interactive Webpage Photo Lee Welch

Protist 2019, tree section, copper, electrical component, 202 x 190 x 125

Exhibited: 2019, RHA Annual Exhibition; 2025 Connections VAI Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. photo John Owens

Protist detail 2019, tree section, copper, electrical component 202 x 190 x 125

Exhibited: 2019, RHA Annual Exhibition; 2025 Connections VAI Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. photo John Owens

Protist detail 2019, tree section, copper, electrical component, 202 x 190 x 125

Exhibited: 2019, RHA Annual Exhibition; 2025 Connections VAI Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. photo John Owens

Forest of Single Breaths 2018, wood, lichen, crustacean, paint, used plumbing 65 x 68 x 45

Exhibited: 2023 The DOCK, Carrick-on-Shannon in SANKEY | WALKER & Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland in solo show Hydrozomes | waterbodies

Forest of Single Breaths detail 2018, wood, lichen, crustacean, paint, used plumbing, 65 x 68 x 45

Exhibited: 2023 The DOCK, Carrick-on-Shannon in SANKEY | WALKER & Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland in solo show Hydrozomes | waterbodies

Forest of Single Breaths detail 2018, wood, lichen, crustacean, paint, used plumbing, 65 x 68 x 45

Exhibited: 2023 The DOCK, Carrick-on-Shannon in SANKEY | WALKER & Pallas P/S, Dublin, Ireland in solo show Hydrozomes | waterbodies

Transposon 2018, wood, copper, brass, 21” tv screen (24 sec. video loop), 75 x 42 x 63

SEE Transposon video and SEE Installation Clip

Exhibited: 2021 RHA Annual, 2019 TULCA Galway and 2018 CAST, Luan Gallery Athlone, Ireland. Photo John Owens

Transposon 2018, wood, copper, brass, 21” tv screen (24 sec. video loop), 75 x 42 x 63

SEE Transposon video and SEE Installation Clip

Exhibited: 2021 RHA Annual, 2019 TULCA Galway and 2018 CAST, Luan Gallery Athlone, Ireland. Photo John Owens

Transposon detail - video still 2018

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