In this episode of ‘Past – Forward’, curator and writer Gareth Evans talks to artist Mairéad McClean about a giant pencil, the wild beauty of the Other Hebrides, lines in the sand erased by North Atlantic waves, and how growing up close to the border on the island of Ireland made her acutely aware of any borders real or imagined.

The podcast features fragments of soundtrack from Mairead McClean’s ‘Making Her Mark’, 2018, and ‘A Line Was Drawn’, 2019, including original music by Laura Cannell.

Hosted by Gareth Evan

Featuring Mairéad McClean

Sound edit and design by Philippe Frau-Nadal

Podcast intro theme by Billy Cowie from the soundtrack to ‘Shiny Nylon’