Taking the River Liffey as its starting point, The Blue In Between explores migration and belonging as something that forms slowly, through repetition, movement and everyday encounters with the landscape rather than arrival at a fixed destination.

Ms Sisterna said: “My Flags emerged from walks on my way to and from my studio, returning to the same stretch of river and observing how it shifts through tides, weather, light and the movement of the city. As a migrant woman living in Dublin, this repeated journey has helped me learn about the city. The river feels familiar, yet elusive; it is always moving and never entirely fixed.”

Ms Sisterna blends cyanotype with mixed media, letting water and chance actively shape each piece. The uncertainty of the process reflects her own experience of migration, where identity and belonging are continually negotiated rather than settled.

This Culture Night, Ms Sisterna will host free drop-in workshops on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, extending the themes of the commission through participatory making around water, memory and place

Ms Sisterna is an Argentinian visual artist and socially engaged practitioner. She moved to Dublin seven years ago to learn English, later completing a Master of Fine Art and building a practice centred on migration, belonging, memory and identity through photography, walking, writing and collaborative work.

Ms Sisterna was named the first recipient of the Mason Hayes & Curran visual arts residential bursary at Fire Station Artists’ Studios, in July. Facilitated by Business to Arts, the bursary provides one early-career visual artist per year, for three years, with a secure, subsidised living and working space in Dublin, alongside studio facilities, production resources, technical support and mentorship.

Commenting on the bursary, Ms Sisterna said: “The award came at a time when I was facing another eviction and feeling uncertain about what the next year would look like. For the first time in my artistic career, I now have a place where I can focus on making work without constantly worrying about housing or juggling multiple pressures.”

Christine O’Donovan, partner and chair of the art committee at Mason Hayes & Curran, said: “Secure space is a serious challenge for many early career artists in Dublin, and practical support at the right time can make a real difference. It’s been a pleasure to learn more about Silvina’s practice through the bursary, and to see her bring new work to a public audience on Culture Night.”

Mason Hayes & Curran has a long-standing commitment to the visual arts in Ireland. For Culture Night 2026, the firm will host a talk with artist Sean Atmos on the story behind Bláthú, the nine-storey mural he painted on the exterior of the firm’s Barrow Street building. The artwork, created as part of Google’s regeneration of Bolands Mills, is currently the largest mural in Ireland by surface area.