| To think properly, | |
| you have to slow down, too fast -- | |
| the world rushes on. | |
| Om na te denken | Zum Nachdenken muss |
| moet je vertragen, te snel -- | man sich verzögern, zu schnell -- |
| jaagt de wereld voort. | rast die Welt weiter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-02
Thinking, that is going less fast (Arnold Marinissen) - 2025
Composition "Penser, c'est aller moins vite" (part 1 of "Kairé", with the text "Lettre à une élève" ["Letter to a student", 1934] from the essay "La condition ouvrière" ["The working class condition"] by Simone Weil), performed by Dorien Schouten (organ) en Agathe Labadie (voice) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Thinking (clear)
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| I can listen to | |
| the machines like to music -- | |
| I don't work with them. | |
| Naar de machines | Für mich klingen die |
| luister ik als naar muziek -- | Maschinen wie Musik, ich -- |
| Ik werk er niet mee. | arbeite nicht dort. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-01
Van Doorne's Audio Factory (Arnold Marinissen)
The working class condition (Arnold Marinissen) - 2025
Compositions "Van Doorne's Audio Fabriek" (2025) and "La condition ouvrière" (2022, an essay by Simone Weil from 1937) by Arnold Marinissen, performed by Joey Marijs (percussion) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Music: sound
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| Take care of yourself | |
| and each other, that duty -- | |
| comes before your rights. | |
| Zorg voor jezelf en | Sorge für dich selbst |
| voor elkaar, want die plicht gaat -- | und einander, die Pflicht geht -- |
| boven je rechten. | vor deinen Rechten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-01
The root of the problem (Arnold Marinissen) - 2023
Composition "La racine du mal" (based on the essay "L'enracinement - Prélude à une déclaration des devoirs envers l'être humain" ["The need for roots - Prelude towards a declaration of duties towards mankind", 1952] by Simone Weil from 1943), performed by Raymond Honing (bass flute), Agathe Labadie (voice, sampled), and Arnold Marinissen (fixed media) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keywords: Humanity, Will: duty
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| We are living by | |
| the clock, not by the season -- | |
| the day and the night. | |
| Naar de klok leven | Man lebt nach der Uhr, |
| we, en niet naar het seizoen -- | nicht nach den Jahreszeiten -- |
| de dag en de nacht. | dem Tag und der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-01
An uninhabitable time (Arnold Marinissen) - 2023
Composition "Un temps inhabitable" (with the text "Expérience de la vie d'usine" ["Factory life experience"] from the essay "La condition ouvrière" ["The working class condition"] by Simone Weil from 1937), performed by Arnold Marinissen (vibraphone en fixed media), Agathe Labadie (voice), and Dorien Schouten (organ) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Balance (natural)
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| Workers have to run | |
| machines, it's not their job to -- | |
| make them make music. | |
| Arbeiders moeten | Arbeiter müssen |
| machines laten werken -- | Maschinen schuften lassen -- |
| geen muziek maken. | nicht Musik machen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-01
Noises that don't speak (Arnold Marinissen) - 2023
Composition "Des bruits qui ne parlent pas" (with a text from the essay "La condition ouvrière" ["The working class condition"] by Simone Weil from 1937: factory workers are not free people), performed by Arnold Marinissen (percussion and fixed medis), Agathe Labadie (voice), and Dorien Schouten (barrel organ The Busy Drone) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Equality: inequality
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| It's not noise, it is | |
| labour, manufacturing -- | |
| in a large sound hall. | |
| Het is geen herrie | Es ist gar kein Lärm, |
| maar arbeid, fabricage -- | es ist Arbeit, Herstellung -- |
| in een klankwerkplaats. | In der Klangwerkstatt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-29
Noises that don't speak (Arnold Marinissen) - 2023
Composition "Des bruits qui ne parlent pas", for harpsichord, percussion and two cassette recorders; text (1937) by Simone Weil about the work in the Renault factory in Paris (in 1935); performed by Goska Isphording (harpsichord) and Tatiana Koleva (percussion) in the Organpark on November 29th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Keywords: Music: sound, Together: labour / work / office
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
| Don't send trivial | |
| letters, then I would rather -- | |
| you remain silent. | |
| Een nietszeggende | Schick mich keinen nichts- |
| brief wil ik niet, hul je dan -- | sagenden Brief, hülle dich -- |
| liever in zwijgen. | lieber in Stille. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-02
Then I prefer silence even more (Arnold Marinissen) - 2022
Composition "Jaime encore mieux le silence" (with the text "Lettre à Boris Souvarine" ["Letter to Boris Souvarine", 1936] from the essay "La condition ouvrière" ["The working class condition"] by Simone Weil), performed by Arnold Marinissen (vibraphone), Agathe Labadie (soprano), Levy Plet-ting (mezzo-soprano), and Trevor Brown (tenor) in the Organpark on November 1st, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Communication (half, half-hearted)
Tribute to: Weil, Simone
Composer: Marinissen, Arnold
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