Morag Eaton
A residency between Råneå/Sweden and Berwick/England
What. Artist in Residence
When. August 2022
Where. Råneå/Luleå
Organizers. Rånebiennalen, Resurscentrum för konst, KKV Luleå and Berwick Visual Arts
Who. Morag Eaton
Website. foldyard.co.uk
Instagram. foldyard
Background
During the pandemic in 2021 Swedish Lapland AiR and Berwick Visual Arts collaborated with a digital residency between the two artists Mats Wikström and Morag Eaton. The digital exchange was an opportunity for a creative practitioner based in Råneå and Berwick-upon-Tweed to learn about each other's practice and the creative communities they are part of within their respective rural localities.
Now it's time to meet. Morag Eaton will travel to Sweden and work in Luleå and Råneå, hosted by Mats Wikström and the Råne biennial.
Morag Eaton
Printmaker, resident in Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in England that is almost Scotland – in a region known as ‘The Borders’ which spans the two countries. ‘The Borders’ has a cultural identity beyond its political boundary. It is an area lawless for centuries, and rich in folklore and superstition. The contemporary reworking of these tales, and those of folklore and superstition in general, is a continuing theme in Morag’s work. One which she will be working with while in the Norrbotten region.
Her recent work has been depictions of the heart in a way to suggest wounding. Representing both the onset of a physical heart attack - and being emotionally ‘stabbed in the heart’.
The Location
The Råne River Valley in northern Sweden offers a stunning natural environment, rich cultural history and a forest river. The Råne River runs from the foot of the Dundret mountain in Gällivare, to the Gulf of Bothnia and the Råneå archipelago – a distance of approximately 230 km.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, is Englands most northerly town, in the rural county of Northumberland. The town is rich in cultural history and is surrounded by a series of medieval town walls and Elizabethan ramparts. Like Råne River Valley, The River Tweed runs through the town begins it’s journey in Scotland and before entering the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Both towns are located close to borders, with Berwick only 4 km away from Scotland and Råneå about 90 km from the Finnish border.
