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PAPAY
GYRO NIGHTS ART FESTIVAL is an international
experimental film, video art, sound art and architecture festival holding place in unique
settings of extreme remoteness of the island Papa Westray (aka Papay, or
Papey in Meiri), and in the time of extreme winter weather conditions. The
idea of the festival has originated from the ancient Papay tradition of
The Night of The Gyros (or Gygr, Gryla, Grylur,
Grøleks, Skeklers as its know in other Nordic countries), which till
the beginning of 20s century was celebrated on the island in the first full
moon of February. Against as reconstructing what is gone and almost forgotten,
the Festival is a reflection on the folktale, the island's landscape and
heritage, as well as interpretation of tradition and ritual, through new
developments in art and architecture. The Festival is a Research
lab, learning hub and the place for a discussion about interaction between new media and
ideas in relation to tradition, ritual and island's landscape and heritage. During the Festival the Island
is transformed into the art space and artworks are screened and
exhibited in old farm buildings, boat house, workshops, ruins and open landscape.
Beside the Festival in Orkney we're curating PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS touring programme which in 2012 was presented in Reykjavik, Hong Kong, Bergen and Belgrade
Open International Architectural Competition BONFIRE is a new important addition to our 2013 programme
In February 2013 we're releasing the second issue of SNÆ - festival's catalogue and boogazine exploring an interaction between contemporary art, the place, rituals and folklore
IVANOV + CHAN
PAPAY
GYRO NIGHTS 2013. FEBRUARY 21 - 28
PAPAY
GYRO NIGHTS 2012.
FEBRUARY 6 - 13
PAPAY
GYRO NIGHTS 2011. FEBRUARY 14 - 21
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