Category Archives: Papa Westray

Depressive Cop 16mm film shot on Papay released

Posted on 26/05/2017 by Dan Lee

Depressive Cop (2016) by French film maker Bertrand Mandico has been released. A drepressed cop (played by Sergie Ivanov) attempts to investigate the case of a young girl, who’s distraught mother blames islanders for her disappearance. The girl reappears and … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaborations, Contemporary Archaeology, Experimental Practice, Mapping and Walking, Papa Westray, Papay Gyro Nights | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ØY Papay festival, Papa Westray, Orkney 18-20 Nov 2016

Posted on 14/11/2016 by Dan Lee

Looking forward to the ØY Papay festival this weekend. You never know, there just might still be spaces to come along! Our talk is on Saturday afternoon: Experimental mapping and place-marking as contemporary archaeology This talk will discuss several recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, Papa Westray | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Gathering all the fragments, encircling the island: walk around Papay in 3:52

Posted on 08/02/2015 by Dan Lee

Circular walk around Papay, Saturday 7th February 2015 in 3 hours 52 mins (08:07 – 11:59) encircling Papay Gyro Nights 2015 festival. Place references: Tredwell (PGN Studio) and Aalsker (scene of Depressive Cop party filming).

Posted in Experimental Practice, GPS Drawings, Mapping and Walking, Papa Westray, Papay Gyro Nights | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Circular walks: some recent experimental GPS tracks

Posted on 30/12/2014 by Dan Lee

Peedie Sea, Model Boating Lake, Kirkwall, Orkney (14/11/14). Circular walks using two GPS receivers. The Peedie Sea (or Peerie Sea, meaning small sea) symbolises the growth of Kirkwall; from a merchant shipping town where the inlet serviced numerous piers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaborations, Contemporary Archaeology, Experimental Practice, GPS Drawings, Ivanov+Chan, Mapping and Walking, Orkney, Orkney walks, Papa Westray, Performance, Stromness walks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Collaborative drawings

Posted on 13/04/2014 by Dan Lee

I have been experimenting with the GPS data collected during PGN14. Drawings shown in previous posts have involved collaborations of GPS tracks by combining individual journeys as layers into a GIS and displaying the data by day or person. Collaborations … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, GPS Drawings, Mapping and Walking, Papa Westray, Papay Gyro Nights, Performance, Ryo Ikeshiro | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment