Photo of a poem projected onto a large sheet of white paper, onto which dark green paint is marked in primarily horizontal lines.

Image Description: Photo of a poem projected onto a large sheet of white paper, onto which dark green paint is marked in primarily horizontal lines.

FOUND POETRY WORKSHOP COLLECTION

2015 // ART LETTERS & NUMBERS // AVERIL PARK [NY, USA]

Working from a joint text projected to a large piece of paper. The participants collected words by speaking them out loud, as they painted over them and copied them to their personal piece of paper. From these collected words, each participant was then asked to create their own poem. Finishing the workshop by reading it aloud.

This was the first found poetry workshop in a series of three:
02 [ Found Poetry Memory Objects ]
03 [ Found Poetry Erasure ]

Image Description: Five people taking turn walking in front of a large piece of paper, with a poem projected on it. The people takes turn to paint over words in the projected poem.

Two images side by side. The left is a half profil of a person holding a paint brush in front of a poem projected on paper, though the perspective looks like it's touching the paper. The right side, a close up of a hand w/ brush painting over a word

Two images side by side. The left is a profile of a person holding a paint brush in front of a poem projected on paper, though the perspective looks like it's touching the paper, the shadow shows it doesn't. The right side is a close-up of a hand with/ brush painting over a word.

Photo of a poem projected onto a large sheet of paper. Many words are painted over with green paint. On either side stands a person, the left is painting on the poem, the right is writing in their notebook.

Image Description: Photo of a poem projected onto a large sheet of paper. Many words are painted over with green paint. On either side stands a person, the left is painting on the poem, the right is writing in their notebook.

Front and back of a piece of paper. The left are words scatter over the page, the right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem in the image description below.

Front and back of a piece of paper. The left are words scatter over the page, the right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem: as means in nature / to dirge numbers / beginning interior character / false illustrations they meet false / witness / your mind condition

Front and back of a piece of paper. The left are words lumped in four clumps, some are crossed over and other circled, the right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem in the image description below.

Image Description: Front and back of a piece of paper. The left are words lumped in four clumps, some are crossed over, and others are circled. The right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem: LANGUAGE / NOTHING / LANGUAGE / CONFRONTATION / CREATE DEATH / SOLDIERS TALKING ABOUT THE GRACE AS PLEASURE / CONTRAST / LANGUAGE LANGUAGE / I ASKED IF FUNCTION IS IMMORTAL

Front and back of a piece of paper. The left are words scatter all over the page amongst arrows, a few small drawings, and some paint marks. The right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem in the image description below.

Image Description: Front and back of a piece of paper. The left words are scattered all over the page amongst arrows, a few small drawings, and some paint marks. The right they are rearranged into a poem. Poem: STRONG DARK GODS IDEA / COLLAPSE AGAINST AWAKE SPACE SOLDIERS / THINK TO SLEEP SAME INFORMATION

Two close up photos side by side. Each person are painting over a projected word on a large sheet of paper, while they also have the words projected on the arms, faces, clothing.

Image Description: Two close up photos side by side. Each person are painting over a projected word on a large sheet of paper, while they also have the words projected on the arms, faces, clothing.