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Made in ScotlandTesting Grounds by Katie RevellMade in Scotland showcases the best independent podcasts, audio pieces and sound art from across Scotland.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.Made in Scotland is curated by the team at Bespoken Media, with support from AudioUK.Submit your own work to be featured - using this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/madeinscotland...2025-07-0334 min
Ci vuole una scienzaChe cosa vuol dire essere italiani, geneticamenteLa raccolta firme per il referendum di cittadinanza è stata accompagnata da un acceso dibattito su quali debbano essere i criteri per stabilire “chi è italiano e chi non lo è” : per alcuni è necessario “guadagnarselo”, per altri contano gli studi e l’istruzione, per altri ancora “il colore della pelle”, qualsiasi cosa voglia dire. Dunque chi sono i veri italiani? Geneticamente, sono di sicuro tutti molti diversi tra loro, quanto lo è un danese da uno spagnolo: vediamo perché. Ci spostiamo poi alle Svalbard per scoprire uno dei più grandi depositi di semi al mondo per le generazioni future e, a proposito di futuro, vediamo come si compo...2024-09-2733 min
Ci vuole una scienzaChe cosa vuol dire essere italiani, geneticamenteLa raccolta firme per il referendum di cittadinanza è stata accompagnata da un acceso dibattito su quali debbano essere i criteri per stabilire “chi è italiano e chi non lo è” : per alcuni è necessario “guadagnarselo”, per altri contano gli studi e l’istruzione, per altri ancora “il colore della pelle”, qualsiasi cosa voglia dire. Dunque chi sono i veri italiani? Geneticamente, sono di sicuro tutti molti diversi tra loro, quanto lo è un danese da uno spagnolo: vediamo perché. Ci spostiamo poi alle Svalbard per scoprire uno dei più grandi depositi di semi al mondo per le generazioni future e, a proposito di futuro, vediamo come...2024-09-2733 min
Le news di Re Soil FoundationLe piante invasive minacciano la biodiversità articaBiodiversità a rischio: una ricerca norvegese traccia un quadro della crescente presenza di piante invasive nelle isole Svalbard. “Necessario prevenire il fenomeno”, spiegano gli scienziati2024-09-0304 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 9: Reflecting on NAARCAIn this special episode, we're reflecting on the first three years of NAARCA – exploring what’s been achieved, what the challenges have been, and where things might go next.We'll also be hearing about all the work that’s been going on within NAARCA, beyond what this podcast series has so far explored – including the role of the Eco Coordinator, the art commissions and writing commissions, and the workshops and pedagogical toolkit for children and young people.NAARCA's online exhibition (available till 31.07.2024): https://naarca.art/online-exhibitionCreative Climate Champions digital toolkit for young people...2024-07-2633 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 8: Art Hub Copenhagen - Repairing the CityHow might a philosophy of repair change our approach to planning and architecture?Art Hub Copenhagen is NAARCA’s Danish partner, and the only member residency located in a major city. It opened in 2019 as a place for artists, curators and creative professionals to gather, network and collaborate.Jacob Fabricius is the Director of Art Hub Copenhagen. He tells us about Art Hub’s development, including its upcoming move to a new – old! – building that’s being refurbished with an emphasis on reuse, recycling and sustainability. Jacob also introduces us to our contributors, Søren Nørkjær Ban...2023-11-241h 00
Testing GroundsEpisode 7: Saari Residence - Art and DecolonisationWhat could it mean to decolonise art, and to use art as a tool for decolonisation? Saari Residence is NAARCA’s Finnish partner. It’s located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, and maintained by Kone Foundation as a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities.Leena Kela is a performance artist, and the Residency Director at Saari. She introduces us to the region, to Saari, and to our two contributors: Taru Elfving and Pauliina Feodoroff. Taru is a curator and writer focused on nurturing “undisciplinary” and site-sensitive enquiries at the intersections of ecological, feminist a...2023-10-271h 10
Testing GroundsEpisode 6: Narsaq International Research Station - Who Defines "Progress"?Please note: this episode features brief mentions of suicide, alcoholism and violence.What does “progress” mean in an age of climate crisis? Who should define it? And how can the process of defining it be made more inclusive and democratic?Narsaq International Research Station (NIRS) is NAARCA’s Greenlandic partner. It’s an independent non-profit research platform with a focus on cultural and scientific research in South Greenland.In this episode, Lise Autogena, an artist and founder of NIRS, outlines some of the tensions at play in Narsaq, and in Greenland more broadly. Here, th...2023-09-291h 01
Testing GroundsEpisode 5: Cove Park - Young People's Voices on the Climate CrisisWhat are young people’s views on the climate crisis? And how can artists, and art institutions, help to amplify their voices?Cove Park is NAARCA’s Scottish partner. It’s perched on a picturesque hillside on the Rosneath Peninsula, on Scotland’s West Coast.In this episode, Emma Henderson – Cove Park’s Curator of Engagement – introduces us to both the residency and the region, and to NAARCA’s pedagogy work. We then hear from artist Louis Brown and students Frankie O’Connor and Cameron Glendinning, both of whom recently graduated from a local high school. Frankie an...2023-08-2552 min
Testing GroundsBonus: Seasickness/Cur na Mara – a Short Story by Mairi MacleodIn 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...2023-08-1133 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 4: Baltic Art Center - Artists' Role in an Age of Climate CrisisWhat role can, and should, artists play in an age of the climate crisis? What opportunities do artists have in this context, and what – if any – are their responsibilities?Baltic Art Center (BAC) is NAARCA’s Swedish partner. It’s based in Visby, the main town on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Gotland is a popular tourist destination known for its beaches, its medieval history, and – increasingly – its water shortages. The reasons for these shortages are complex – industries such as agriculture, chalk mining and cement production have played a part – but there’s little doubt that climate chang...2023-04-2857 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 3: Skaftfell Art Center - The Tensions of Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Artists and InstitutionsHow can arts institutions and artists be more sustainable – in terms of their impact not only on the environment, but also on local communities?Skaftfell Art Center is NAARCA’s Icelandic partner. It’s based in Seyðisfjörður, a small but vibrant town in Eastern Iceland, surrounded by mountains and sea. Seyðisfjörður’s unique location and atmosphere has long attracted artists from all over the world. That location also makes it vulnerable to avalanches, mudslides and landslides – and in a changing climate, those threats are increasing.Julia Martin is an artist living in...2023-03-3152 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 2: Artica Svalbard - Climate Change and the Built EnvironmentHow does the built environment affect our experience of the climate crisis – and vice-versa?Artica Svalbard is NAARCA’s Norwegian partner. It’s located on the Svalbard archipelago, in Longyearbyen – one of the world’s most northerly towns. Here, the climate crisis is impossible to ignore.In this episode, Charlotte Hetherington, director of Artica Svalbard, introduces us to Longyearbyen, and to our two contributors: architect Ingvild Sæbu Vatn and anthropologist Alexandra Meyer. They explore how climate change is affecting people’s relationship to the place, why we need new approaches to "waste" buildings, and the value of...2023-02-2451 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 1: Introducing NAARCAAs the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists' residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is a coalition of seven organisations that are exploring this question together.So how did NAARCA come about? What are its goals? And... what is an artists’ residency, anyway?Host Katie Revell learns more from Alexia Holt (Cove Park, Scotland), Leena Kela (Saari Residence, Finland), Charlotte Hetherington (Artica Svalbard, Norway) and Jaana Eskola (NAARCA’s Eco Coordinator).Credits: Testing Grounds is produce...2023-01-2732 min
Testing GroundsIntroducing: Testing GroundsAs the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists' residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? This eight-part podcast series brings together artists, researchers and activists from across the Nordic region and Scotland to explore this question.Testing Grounds will launch on Friday 27th January 2023, with episodes released monthly. Subscribe to listen!Testing Grounds is presented by the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA), a collaboration between seven artists’ residencies. We’re working together to develop, test and communicate new ways of living that are ecological...2023-01-1702 min
El Guardabosques WildPodcastEp. 08 | Regreso al futuro ruralVolver al pasado no siempre significa retroceder; de hecho, en ecología significa avanzar. Las prácticas rústicas ancestrales siempre han sido la clave de la coexistencia entre el ser humano y la naturaleza, pero en nuestro traslado a las ciudades hemos perdido parte de esta cultura ecologico-social. Hay muchas rutinas campestres y soluciones verdes desarrolladas durante años por nuestros antepasados que actualmente se están desarrollando en nuestro alrededor como forma de restauración y conservación de muchos paisajes. En este capítulo nos dedicaremos a descubrirlas gracias a la experiencia de nuestra invitada especial.¿Qu...2022-12-111h 17
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsA YEAR WITHOUT TREESWe are very pleased to share with you a new audio-walk, the outcome of an October 2021 collaboration between artist Floortje Zonneveld and the students of the Svalbard Folkehøgskole.
The Slow Adventure is an exploration into the world we live in and an ongoing collective artistic research project. It raises a dialog that illuminates the landscape and gives insight into the nature of our surroundings. Collaborating with young people, the various workshops and site-specific experiments are designed to open up the senses (touch, sound, vision, smell), igniting curiosity and inspiring moments of discovery.
To learn more about the project visit http...2022-02-0421 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsSanaa Aoun in conversation with Longyearbyen Parish priest, Siv S. LimstrandWe are pleased to share a new podcast episode recorded with current resident Sanaa Aoun.
Sanaa was joined in conversation with Longyearbyen Parish priest, Siv S. Limstrand and translator Rim Ibrahim. Their discussion covers Sanaa’s work, her time in Norway as a Free City author from Damascus, Syria and her experiences of Longyearbyen.
Sanaa also shares readings from her recent work in Arabic.
The podcast is in Norwegian and translated by Rim Ibrahim
Siv S. Limstrand, Parish priest on Svalbard since 2019. Siv previously worked at the Lutheran World Federation in Geneve, she was a student priest at NTNU and HiS...2021-06-2229 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsForfatterkveld med Ole Robert SundeOle Robert Sunde besøkte Svalbard for første gang i 2018 hvor han hadde et to måneders langt opphold som artist in residence på Artica Svalbard.
Under sitt andre opphold på Svalbard så holder en forfatterkveld på Longyearbyen folkebibliotek hvor han vil snakke om sine erfaringer og opplevelser på Svalbard.
Deriblant vil han vil lese et essay han har skrevet etterfulgt av en samtale med Lars Holt.
Sunde er nominert til sitt opphold hos Artica Svalbard av vår key partner Norsk Pen.2020-12-1655 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsAuthor talk and poetry reading with Montaser HassanKristin Mork is talking with poet Montaser Hassan about his authorship. We will also hear som of his poems both in Arabic and translated into English.
About Montaser:
Based in Trondheim, Montaser Hassan is an Egyptian poet and author. Hassan has published several poertry collections, among them Thamat Ashiaa lan yogrebha (2012) and Huroob wa Haza'em (2004). His Poems have been published all over the world ranging from Dubai Cultural to Mina Magazine.
Hassan has participated in several literature festivals in Norway and abroad (Lillehammer literature festical, Grenada international poetry festival, Voix vois in Sete).
Hassan is an Artist in Residence at...2020-08-2742 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsKunstnersamtale med Julie EbbingJournalist Line Ylvisåker i samtale med grafikeren Julie Ebbing.
Ebbing er i residens på Artica Svalbard nominert av vår Key Partner Queen Sonja Print Award. Samtalen dreier seg om hennes opphold på Svalbard og kunsten hennes.2020-05-1822 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsForfattersamtale med Alena KazlovaForfattersamtale med Alena Kazlova by Artica Svalbard2019-12-1246 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsForfatterkveld med Benedicte Meyer KronebergBenedicte Meyer Kroneberg var på besøk hos Longyearbyen folkebibliotek.
Boka "Der det brenner" finner sted i Singapore og forfatteren leser utdrag og forteller om kvinners liv på krisesenter i Singapore.
Hennes neste bok "Ikke bli borte" kommer ut i april og handler om en stormfull dag i London, begge bøker har et klimaperspektiv og utforsker ulike typer ansvar, både globalt og i nære relasjoner.
Meyer Kroneberg arbeider i skriversidens hos Artica Svalbard nominert av Key partner Norsk Pen hvor hun arbeider med den tredje boken i triologien.2019-04-0354 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsForfattersamtale med Ole Robert SundeSamtale mellom forfatter Ole Robert Sunde og biblioteksjef Elin Anita Sunde fra Longyearbyen bibliotek. Opptaket ble gjort torsdag 22/11.2018-11-2351 min
Artica Svalbard - PodcastsTrenger vi en mer åpen debatt om utfordringer og dilemmaer i norsk sikkerhetspolitikk?Artica Svalbards Key Partner Norsk PEN er opptatt av åpenhet og ytringskultur. En bekymring som ligger til grunn for dette arrangementet er at norske politikere viker unna for å diskutere endring i sikkerhetspolitikken på en åpen og ærlig måte. Innebærer såkalte rullerende systemer med tropper på norsk jord i praksis en endring av norsk basepolitikk? Hvor involvert er norsk etterretning i USAs geopolitiske strategi?
Bård Wormdals bøker Satelittkrigen og Spionbasen illustrerer disse spørsmålene på en god måte og vil bli gjenstand for debatt. Wormdal hevder i sine bøker at norsk offentlighet har blitt ført bak l...2018-11-011h 55
Hora de la TierraCenizas de volcanes a medio mundo de distancia en una isla árticaLas erupciones volcánicas emiten ceniza que puede ser trazada hasta su origen. En este caso, en un lago ártico, en la isla noruega de Svalbard, se ha encontrado ceniza que lo normal sería pensar que provendría de Islandia, por su relativa cercanía, la gran actividad de sus volcanes y los vientos dominantes a esas latitudes. Sin embargo, la investigación indica que es ceniza del otro lado del mundo.2017-08-0805 minHora de la TierraCenizas de volcanes a medio mundo de distancia en una isla árticaLas erupciones volcánicas emiten ceniza que puede ser trazada hasta su origen. En este caso, en un lago ártico, en la isla noruega de Svalbard, se ha encontrado ceniza que lo normal sería pensar que provendría de Islandia, por su relativa cercanía, la gran actividad de sus volcanes y los vientos dominantes a esas latitudes. Sin embargo, la investigación indica que es ceniza del otro lado del mundo.2017-08-0805 min