| I just sit and wait | |
| in the bus shelter, nowhere -- | |
| a home in the night. | |
| Zitten te wachten | In der Bushalte- |
| in het bushokje, nergens -- | stelle warten, nirgendwo -- |
| een thuis in de nacht. | gibts ein Zuhause. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
On the run from deportation after a rejected asylum application
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Greeting from before
Keywords: Home: displaced, Waiting (to see)
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
| Your despair against | |
| my hope, nose to nose, only -- | |
| a door in between. | |
| Jouw wanhoop tegen | Verzweiflung gegen |
| mijn hoop, neus tegen neus, slechts -- | Hoffnung, Nase an Nase -- |
| een deur ertussen. | Die Tür dazwischen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
After a rejected asylum application
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Greeting from before
Keyword: Hope (active)
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
| For years, refugees | |
| have to stay in the waiting -- | |
| area of hope. | |
| De vluchtelingen | Flüchtlinge sitzen |
| zitten jaren in de wacht- | jahrelang nur im Warte- |
| kamer van de hoop. | zimmer der Hoffnung. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
Refugees, asylum seekers
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Safety: flight, Europa, Hope (passive)
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
| Crochet, blended yarn, | |
| as my bridal veil was then -- | |
| with the blood spatter. | |
| Haakwerk, mélange, | Ich häkle, Mischgarn, |
| zoals mijn bruidssluier was -- | wie damals mein Brautschleier -- |
| met de bloedspatten. | mit den Blutspritzern. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
Red-white wool
Bride resists being married off to an old man
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Greeting from before
Keywords: Equality: women, Iran
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
| Here too, policemen | |
| coming to deport me to -- | |
| a death of torture. | |
| Ook hier politie | Auch hier Polizei, |
| om me te deporteren -- | um mich zu deportieren -- |
| naar een marteldood. | in den Martertod. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
After a rejected asylum application
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Greeting from before
Keywords: Safety: flight, Iran
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
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