Commissioned especially for Scotland’s Year of Stories, Storm and Shore connects the west coast of Scotland’s rich mythological past with the present day.

When artist Lucy Salter comes to a remote Argyll coastline she aims to connect with nature in its wild state. Aid worker Dave McArthur is fleeing traumatic conflict. But they have both ventured into a borderland, layered by history, migration and repressed violence. It is a liminal place, storied by centuries of settlement and travel.

Yet local tradition bearers, bard and seannachaidh, can channel the past. From these hauntings, a storytelling tapestry is woven from the sea, nature myth and weather. The long roots of our global crisis are laid bare in landfalls, where in the crucible of Gaelic tradition, creatures of the sea meet the shore.

Praise for Donald Smith

‘His deep knowledge of history, myth, story, religion, landscape and literature means that he has much real richness to draw on.’ – TESSA RANSFORD Founding Director of the Scottish Poetry Library.

‘Delves into the City of Literature and comes out dark side up.’ – MARC LAMBERT, CEO of the Scottish Book Trust.