PAPAY – Monks Island, from old Norse. Papa – monk. Ay – island
GYRO – the mythical giantess of Orkney Islands, also known as Gygr, Gryla, Grylur, Grøleks in another Nordic countries
NIGHTS – dressing up as a Gyro, chasing children in the full Moon night and whipping them up till they scream

PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS ART FESTIVAL is a multimedia project / video art, sound art, experimental film, music and architecture / exploring place, rituals, folklore and trans-disciplinary interactions. The festival is taking place in two contrasting environments: on the small and remote North Atlantic island Papa Westray (with population only 70 people) and in Hong Kong, and also curating touring programmes which were presented in Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Faroe Islands, Sweden and around the UK
Rather than focus on pure art forms we like to explore the limits, boundaries and in-between spaces where unexpected may take place

2016 theme: ARCHITECTURE – the search for a new vernacular in the age of displacement. Nomadism. Bordercrossing. Invisibility

Date: 8 April – 8 May 2016