PĒTERS BRŪVERIS – LICHENBEARD
(Born 24.04.1957 – Died 07.2011)
That is how we, the Nature Concerthall team, refer to him. The name comes from the story that Pēters himself wove for the Graphis scripta event in 2009. His was the story of a poet, Lichenbeard, who left markings on the trunks of alder, maple, and hazelnut trees, which, over the years, were covered in strange patterns.
Pēters’ poetry was not the craving of a lonely poet seeking solace. He was able to listen to and harmonise with people and nature. Within this symbiosis, a language evolved—a language that would never again be alone. He was a translator of nature, transforming it into a language people could understand.
From the very beginning of Nature Concerthall, Pēters Brūveris established nature’s literature for the event. He gave it content, finding inspiration by speaking and listening to scientists, musicians, and nature itself. Pēters showed us the connection that unites us all in a shared thought. It was a new story, a new poem, that charged Nature Concerthall with a creative form of expression never seen or heard before—a symbiosis of the pragmatic and emotional worlds.