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PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS HONG KONG ORKNEY SCOTLAND
     
13-18.04.2013 : BONFIRE EXHIBITON @ VIDEOTAGE. HONG KONG
 
  VIDEOTAGE
     
  BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE Exhibition : Drawing and Videos submitted to the First International Architectural Competition BONFIRE, the winning project, the island Papa Westray (Papay) and bonfire traditions of Orkney + curators talk about the idea behind the competition and how the projects will be realized

To link past and present, to find out the roots of our Festival and to introduce Nordic folktales and storytelling tradition: we're proud to have a company of Tom MUIR - Orkney Storyteller and great performer and researcher

ORKNEY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
    ORKNEY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
  BONFIRE ARCHITECTURE
ST 13. 04 @ VIDEOTAGE
15.00 BONFIRE - EXHIBITION OPENING
Curators Talk by Ivanov + Chan

15.30 TOM MUIR - Orkney Storyteller. Nordic Tales @ BONFIRE Exhibition Opening

TOM MUIR
Born and brought up in Orkney, Tom is well known for his traditional stories of Orkney and the North. He has a great love for both folk tales and local traditions, and has researched and collected tales from all parts of the islands. He has also trawled older collections and recovered stories that had been “lost” from current knowledge.

13 - 18. 04 @ VIDEOTAGE

12.00-19.00 BONFIRE EXHIBITION: Architectural Drawings and Videos / 72 projects /

The First Open International Architectural Competition "BONFIRE" - grassroots celebration of an ancient tradition of Bonfires and new ideas in architecture. BONFIRE is architectural ideas competition and participants are invited to establish own limits and interpretation of Judges Statement, to present most inspiring, thoughts provoking and innovative architectural design.

72 projects were submitted and beside architectural drawings every project included a video - to introduce time factor and dynamic of fire into architectural design

After Hong Kong BONFIRE exhibition will be traveling to New York, Mexico City, Berlin and we're looking forward to hear from other exhibition venues

The winning project will be build and burn for PAPAY GYRO NIGHTS 2014 and 2015 and at other BONFIRE festivals
in collaboration with structural engineers of ARUP

 
     
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