TREE LOOKING AT YOU

  TREE LOOKING AT YOU with this time a young Oak Tree. International Festival of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. Thanks to Femke Lokhorst by

SECOND SKIN – sleeping with a tree

SECOND SKIN – sleeping with a tree This summer you can stay at/in/with Second Skin! Check out the website…and there are more artworks you can spend the night in. http://www.urbancampsiteamsterdam.com/en/ … Continue Reading →

GROWING MY OWN WOOD

GROWING MY OWN WOOD A Douglas fir tree will grow through the two rings at the bottom and the top of the object. The wood boards are made of Douglas … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#76

  Silent Sky Project#76  April 21st  2017, 20.38 – 21.08 pm, 10 participants, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. At dusk during the festival – The Night of Philosophy – a group of … Continue Reading →

Film about Rob Sweere (11.30 minutes)

OOGMERK – Rob Sweere – from Plaatsmaken Arnhem.   Kijk mee in het atelier van Rob Sweere, een onderzoekend kunstenaar. Deze video is onderdeel van de serie Oogmerk. Plaatsmaken is in … Continue Reading →

Book: Out in Innerspace overview on video

Video made by Galerie Plaatsmaken Arnhem http://www.plaatsmaken.nl/ Book Rob Sweere – OUT IN INNERSPACE 25×28 cm , 128 pages , edition 500 A selection with works & projects of the … Continue Reading →

Exhibition Photography Kunstgemaal Bronkhorst

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PIPE LINE Proposal Uiterwaarden Beuningen

PIPE LINE Proposal for a landscape object in the Uiterwaarden Beuningen, The Netherlands. Realisation not final yet. Planned for end 2017.   by

Landscape Photography Lanzarote + winter Dutch Forest jan/feb 2017

  Photo series ongoing. Average size 135 x 95 cm, or larger for use in public space. by

Walking Trees

This is the link to the website of Walking Trees: http://www.walkingtrees.n l/ by

CONTACT

Rob Sweere Solostraat 22 6822 DS Arnhem The Netherlands robsweere.artworks@gmail.com  tel. 0031- (0)6 – 22185115 IBAN/SEPA: NL15INGB0000634324 BIC: INGBNL2A Bank: ING BANK N.V www.robsweere.com www.walkingtrees.nl www.silentcity.com by

TREE LOOKING AT YOU

TREE LOOKING AT YOU One year old tree – Scots Pine. The kind of tree changes according to the season. At kunstgalerie De Mijlpaal, Belgium.   by

NEST Das Kloster-Bentlage Projekt

NEST  Das Kloster-Bentlage Projekt – Proposal Five nests for Stork ( Storch, Ooievaar) who live all year around on the estate and one nest for humans. Das Kloster-Bentlage Projekt is a … Continue Reading →

DE EILANDER – THE ISLANDER

  DE EILANDER – THE ISLANDER On this location in Holland the wood from Russia came ashore and was cut by the Zaanse sawmills to make ships. It was the … Continue Reading →

Book: Rob Sweere – OUT IN INNERSPACE for sale

Book Rob Sweere – OUT IN INNERSPACE 25×28 cm , 128 pages , edition 500 A selection with works & projects of the last ten years. Texts (english/german) by: Jan-Christof … Continue Reading →

Landscape Photography summer 2016 Scotland & Pyrenees

Landscape Photography summer 2016 Scotland & Pyrenees by

Video – experiences INSIDE IN Performance

  Example of two experiences: During the performance we actually created one unity. We were all drops from the same ocean. So it really flowed and there was no difference … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#75

Silent Sky Project#75  September 11th  2016, 11.09 – 11.39 pm, 18 participants, Schokland, The Netherlands. A group of people looked at the sky in silence on a former island. Schokland … Continue Reading →

RADIATION 05

RADIATION 05 September 8th 2016, 16.49 – 16.59 pm, 58 participants, IJhorst, The Netherlands. A group of people connected to Atelier Overijssel looked at the horizon in silence. Atelier Overijssel … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#74

    Silent Sky Project#74  September 3th  2016, 16.08 – 16.38 pm, 24 participants, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. A group of people connected to MU Artspace looked at the sky in … Continue Reading →

INSIDE IN – performance & exhibition

Film: Louise Verbree en Lotje Kerckhaert INSIDE IN – performance August 27th, 11.30-12.00 am, 154 participants Landgoed Bronbeek, Arnhem, The Netherlands Curator: Tamara Rookus Organised by: ArtEZ University of the … Continue Reading →

Text: book – Out in Innerspace may 2016

In April 2016 I had three conversations with Rob Sweere about his art. Below is the gist of what he told me. Jerome Symons OUT IN INNER SPACE  BEING AN … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project# An ongoing worldwide art project. 2004 –

SILENT SKY PROJECT# An ongoing worldwide art project. 2004 – At every location, the people look at the sky in silence for 30 minutes. The Silent Sky Project# is one … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#73

Silent Sky Project#73  July 10th  2016, 15.14 – 15.44 pm, 43 participants, Kloster Bentlage, Germany. In the background: Contemplatorium – Vortex. http://robsweere.com/2012/01/27/contemplatorium-vortex/ by

Silent Sky Project#72

Silent Sky Project#72 July 9th 2016, 16.44 – 17.14 pm, 22 participants, Arnhem, The Netherlands. Silent Sky Project#72 at the international exhibition transACTION Sonsbeek’16. Thanks to: Caro Delsing, Nikita Oldert, … Continue Reading →

Solo-Exhibition at Kloster Bentlage overview

Solo-Exhibition at Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany. Five photo-series and six videoworks inside, 10 projects and works outside on the estate. Summer 2016. Thanks to: Jan Christof Tonigs. Made possible by: … Continue Reading →

SKYBOX VERTICAL

SKYBOX VERTICAL – Part of Das Kloster Bentlage Project Permanent work at the estate of Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany. The object has no foundation and will move around over the … Continue Reading →

SKYBOX HORIZONTAL

SKYBOX HORIZONTAL – Part of Das Kloster Bentlage Project Permanent work at the estate of Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany. The object has no foundation and will move around over the … Continue Reading →

PORTABLE SITE FOR A SILENT CONVERSATION WITH A TREE

PORTABLE SITE FOR A SILENT CONVERSATION WITH A TREE Sitting on the bench the tree looks like a 3D image. If another tree is chosen for a silent conversation the … Continue Reading →

PAC-MAN TREE

PAC-MAN TREE Installation standing in and around a tree. Sitting in it you are very close to the leaves. Photo’s made at Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany. © Rob Sweere 2016 … Continue Reading →

THE SCREAM / DE SCHREEUW

THE SCREAM / DE SCHREEUW On a very busy and noisy location in center of the city you can go into the artwork to be with yourself and look into … Continue Reading →

Green Bomb- day zero

GREEN BOMB – day zero, june 2016 This is the start of an artwork which will slowly grow and become bigger. The iron frame will rust and become fully covered … Continue Reading →

TREEHEART

TREEHEART People are invited to be in the heart of the old oak tree in the city park Sonsbeek, Arnhem, The Netherlands. The work is part of the Sonsbeek’16 exhibition. Artist … Continue Reading →

Landscape Photography series

Photo series ongoing. Average size 135 x 95 cm, or larger for use in public space.     GREENLAND 2009: smaller size prints And back to 95×135 cm:     … Continue Reading →

Green Bullet V – day zero

GREEN BULLET V – day zero This is the start of an artwork which will slowly grow and become bigger. The iron frame will rust and become fully covered by … Continue Reading →

Green Bullet H – day zero

GREEN BULLET H – day zero This is the start of an artwork which will slowly grow and become bigger. The iron frame will rust and become fully covered by … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#71

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LUCHTSTENEN

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Silent Sky Project#70

      People connected to the IFAA platform & La Cité internationale des Arts of Paris came together to look at the sky in silence on a bridge over … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#69 + exhibition + TV

    People from Leuven looked at the sky in silence on a square in the centre of the city in front of the university library. This university is one of … Continue Reading →

TRANSMUTE photo series 2016-2017

TRANSMUTE photo series: every month a photo will be made to follow the changes over the years. More info below this page. TRANSMUTE-16 May 2017 TRANSMUTE-15 March 2017 TRANSMUTE-14 Februari 2017 TRANSMUTE-13 … Continue Reading →

TRANSMUTE installation

TRANSMUTE the installation In an empty office building nature will grow and transform the space the coming years. The windows are removed, the walls are painted white. Holes are made … Continue Reading →

New designs for SILENT CITY

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Exhibition “Silence Out Loud”

Three HEADS at the opening of ‘Silence Out Loud’ exhibition in museum Kranenburgh, curated by Joost Zwagerman. 15 dec 2015 – 12 juni 2016. Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen NH, The Netherlands.   … Continue Reading →

Exhibition at 2015 World Climate Summit, Paris.

video: INTO THE BUBBLE at the opening of the 2015 World Climate Summit. December 3rd 2015. International groupshow at 2015 World Climate Summit. COP21. La Galerie des Solutions at Le Bourget, Paris, France. … Continue Reading →

Das Kloster-Bentlage Projekt FOREST TABLE

Das Kloster-Bentlage Projekt will become a series of permanent artworks on the estate of Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany. Each artwork will relate in a different way to the landscape and it’s … Continue Reading →

National Newspaper De Volkskrant oktober 23th 2015

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Performance Maanstraal

Lecture and Performance with drum & overtone singing, 25 minutes. In the installation Maanstraal / Moonbeam in Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen. 8 november 2015 by

MEETING ME

MEETING ME Installation with 500 year old sculpture of Christ (wood, polychrome) at Museum of Religious Art in Uden, The Netherlands. Every year at easter the sculpture of Christ is … Continue Reading →

Silent Sky Project#68

        People visiting the Buddhist Film Festival Europe at filmmuseum EYE, in the centre of Amsterdam, came together to look at the sky in silence.   Listening … Continue Reading →