Made in Scotland2 Heinä 2025

Testing Grounds by Katie Revell

This episode features a short story in English and Gaelic by Scottish writer Mairi Macleod, originally released as a bonus episode of the "Testing Grounds" podcast series. "Testing Grounds" is produced by Katie Revell for the Nordic Alliance of Artists' Residencies on Climate Action.

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Testing Grounds: "Seasickness/Cur na Mara"

In this bonus episode, Glasgow-based Gaelic writer Mairi Macleod reads her short story, Seasickness/Cur na Mara. In 2023, Mairi was commissioned by NAARCA to create a short piece of fiction in both Scots Gaelic and English, and was also granted an 8-week residency at Saari Residence in Finland, where she wrote Seasickness.

Mairi's writing engages with humanity’s relationships with space, place, and the complex thing we call "nature". As a young woman writing in a minority language, she wants to contribute not just to the survival of Gaelic, but to its blossoming and evolution.

In Seasickness, Mairi draws on a traditional Scottish folk tale – the Selkie wife – and updates it for an age of climate crisis.

Credits:

Testing Grounds is produced and edited by Katie Revell (https://katierevell.com/) and includes original music by Loris S. Sarid (https://lorisssarid.bandcamp.com/music) and artwork by Jagoda Sadowska (https://jagodasadowska.com/). With thanks to Alex Marrs and the rest of the NAARCA team.

Many thanks to The Big Light for use of their studio.

Who we are: Art Hub Copenhagen (Denmark), Artica Svalbard (Norway), Baltic Art Center (Sweden), Cove Park (Scotland), Saari Residence (Finland), Skaftfell Art Center (Iceland) and Narsaq International Research Station (Greenland).

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