On-Site Poetry is site specific poetry.
Inspiration for content and form are derived from a specific spot.
On-Site Poetry started out as 'Plekgedichten'.
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The very first On-Site Poem was 'Mussenmanieren' (2007).
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On-Site Poems are made bij Sander Neijnens and Nick J. Swarth.
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Location: Bennekom, 2018.
For land art festival Woest & Bijster we made an on-site poem with
2700+ orange peels. The work has a length of about 90 metres.
On the first day it was attacked by a scarabee
as you can see in the video.
Location: Oerol Festival, Terschelling, 2015.
Four poems. 1- On the dike (approx. 1300 wooden discs). 2- Arjens
Dune (Squeezed orange peels). 3- Nollekes North (dito). 4- A spooky
pit in the forest (dito).
Location: Diessen, 2014.
For LandArt 2014 we made an on-site poem with 163 partly peeled
wickers. The work has a length of about 36 metres
and is 5 metres high.
Location: Diessen, 2013.
Commissioned by LandArt Diessen this bamboo retweet read:
"Boompje groot, plantertje dood. Retweeted by Nick Swarth."
(by the time the tree is full-grown, the planter is dead).
Location: Park Valkenberg, Breda (2012).
Graphic Design Festival. A temporary poem on a park fence. We used
gaffer tape. The oneliner reads: 'Pas op! de crisislijders niet voeren.'
Two graveyards, Breda (2012).
Temporary poem on the Day of the Monuments. It reads:
'Laaf je, liefje / leef je leven' (Lap up, love / live your life').