Abstract
Since February 2013, we have been archaeologists-in-residence at Papay Gyro Nights, an international contemporary arts festival held annually on the island of Papa Westray, Orkney. In this paper we present some aspects of this work-in-progress and discuss part of this experience. We will be focussing upon two interlinked projects: firstly, our own interactive walking fieldwork which contributes to the festival, and secondly, a collaborative ‘folklore-in-the-making’ project that we have undertaken with an artist-in-residence. This contemporary archaeology has necessitated a new fieldwork methodology as we have developed our own practice as archaeologists within an arts context.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 258-275 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Snæ |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | (2014) |
Early online date | 16 Nov 2013 |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jan 2014 |
Event | Papay Gyro Nights Festival 2014 - Papa Westray, Orkney, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Feb 2014 → 22 Feb 2014 http://www.papaygyronights.papawestray.org/PGN2014.html |
Keywords
- Art and archaeology
- Papay Gyro Nights
- Papa Westray