OMP 09: Onomatopee van Helmond

When Onomatopee was given a residency at the Hermitage Helmond they took the opportunity to use the the space as a base for negotiation with the city, resulting in the project Onomatopee van Helmond, for which writers were sent to reside at local households for one weekend.

Inspired by Guy Debord’s situationisme and psycho-geography, the writers were to transform situations into stories. A cameraman was also invited to each house, and the footage collected was broadcasted on Stads-TV Helmond. Every month a new première was also to be screened in the Hermitage, with red carpets for the writers and guest-households.

Participating writers include Jack Nouws, Rob Kappen, Beitske Bouwman, Jaap Robben, Tanja Bee, Nick J. Swarth, and Frederieke Hijink.