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The words form a sound |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-13
A crown hugger is a head massage spider
Orinoco crocodile: crocodylus intermedius
The Memory Palace (of Simonides of Ceos) is remembering people (or objects, or a shopping list, etc.) by placing them in a house or palace, after which you encounter them when walking (in your mind) through that building
Barnacles (Sessilia) are crustaceans, a type of crab, which settle on ship hulls, so that the ship's skin appears to have pox
Chickenpox is a skin disease
Sleep paralysis prevents (during REM sleep) the movements you perform in a dream from being performed in reality
Handpan: a closed gong (the most famous brand is called: Hang)
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Keyword: Language: notions
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Don't walk there |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-27
About the house on the Market Square in Oirschot where Dory grew up
Collection: Changing Times
Keywords: Culture: way of living, Home: furnishing
Dedicated to: Dory dK, Madelief dK, Florentin dK, Tom V W, Lotte W
| Everywhere I can | |
| find my own little corner -- | |
| for my private world. | |
| Overal vind ik | |
| wel een eigen hoekje voor -- | ich für meine eigene -- |
| mijn eigen wereld. | Welt eine Ecke. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-14
With a photo of Lotte in 'IJver' (February 27th, 2020, Amsterdam; Lotte is 8 years old)
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: Alone: quiet
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| The polished dance floor | |
| is completely clear, with ease -- | |
| I can run across. | |
| De glad geboende | |
| dansvloer is helemaal vrij -- | Tanzfläche ist völlig frei -- |
| Nu kan ik rennen. | Jetzt kann ich rennen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-13
With a photo of Lotte in the dance school (June 14th, 2015, Willisau; Lotte is 3 years old)
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Playing: fun
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Getting some shut-eye | |
| while leaning against mama -- | |
| And listening in. | |
| Tegen mama aan | , |
| even mijn ogen toe doen -- | mit geschlossenen Augen -- |
| en meeluisteren. | ruhig mithören. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-12
With a photo of Lotte and Michi (June 7th, 2018; Lotte is 6 years old)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Childhood
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Running is nearly | |
| falling, our shadows stretched out -- | |
| pulling at our feet. | |
| Rennen is bijna | |
| vallen, onze schaduw trekt -- | fast, unser Schatten zerrt an -- |
| aan onze voeten. | unseren Füßen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-11
With a photo of Michi and Lotte W on the beach of Ruigenhoek ('Rugged Corner', February 8th, 2018, Noordwijk)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Life: lust (enthusiasm), Beach
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Daddy carries me, | |
| points to the world, takes my hand -- | |
| when I want his help. | |
| Papa draagt me, wijst | |
| de wereld in, neemt mijn hand -- | in die Welt, nimmt meine Hand -- |
| als ik zijn hulp wil. | wenn ich ihn brauche. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-14
With a photo of a sculpture in Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, of a man with a baby in his arms (June 22nd, 1997)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Parents: father(hood), Norway
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| I like to talk to | |
| Grandma about my life, and -- | |
| that's how we connect. | |
| Ik vertel Oma | |
| over mijn leven, en zo -- | ich über mein Leben, so -- |
| zijn wij verbonden. | sind wir verbunden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-04
With a photo of the wish tree in the Palm House in Wolhusen (May 22nd, 2013)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Family: grandma / grandpa
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| Later you see in | |
| the childhood photo that he -- | |
| is as you know him. | |
| Op de jeugdfoto | |
| zie je later dat hij is -- | dem Kinderfoto, er ist -- |
| zoals je hem kent. | so, wie du ihn kennst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of Pieter, 13 years old (1975, Beek [Berg en Dal])
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Keywords: Identity: physical, Body: and mind
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| When I see my love | |
| I feel as beautiful as -- | |
| I am in his eyes. | |
| Wanneer ik hem zie, | , |
| dan voel ik me net zo mooi -- | fühle ich mich genauso -- |
| als dat hij mij ziet. | schön, wer er mich sieht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of Dory at home (Baron van Voorst tot Voorststraat, September 16th, 1984, Beek [Berg en Dal])
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Keywords: Attention: for someone, Beauty: essence
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Goats, sheltering in | |
| the tunnel, they have a right -- | |
| to holdto stables, don't they? | |
| De geiten schuilen | |
| in de tunnel, ze hebben -- | im Tunnel, sie haben doch -- |
| toch recht op een stal? | Anspruch auf Ställe? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of goats in a tunnel (August 3rd, 1985, Norway)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Animals: goat, Safety: protection
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| A heaven on earth: | |
| the great golden dome shelters -- | |
| the pious people. | |
| Hemel op aarde: | : |
| de gouden koepel beschut -- | die goldene Kuppel schützt -- |
| de vrome mensen. | die frommen Leute. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of the dome of St. Peter's (September 12th, 1985, Rome)
Collection: The Praised One
Keyword: Religion: hold
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Can there still be a | |
| late reconciliation -- | |
| or will it get dark? | |
| Komt er verzoening, | |
| 's avonds voor het slapen gaan -- | noch zur Versöhnung kommen -- |
| of wordt het donker? | oder wird es Nacht? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of Via della Conciliazione (Conciliation Street) to St. Peter's (September 8th, 1985, Rome)
Collection: Froend
Keyword: Peace: wish
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Percussion: sacred | |
| powers can be awakened -- | |
| with a single stroke! | |
| Slagwerk: heilige | |
| krachten kun je met één slag -- | Kräfte kann man auslösen -- |
| in werking stellen! | mit nur einem Schlag! |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-28
With a photo of a work of art (1976, a disc) by Niels Keus in Bijlmerpark / Nelson Mandelapark (August 1988, Amsterdam)
Collection: A Home
Keywords: Religion: sanctuary, Energy: power
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Do people get used | |
| to the fact that they can't see -- | |
| who all can see them? | |
| Went een mens eraan, | |
| dat hij zelf niet kan zien wie -- | dran, dass er nicht sehen kann -- |
| hem allemaal zien? | wer ihn alle sieht? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-28
With a photo of Paul (August 8th, 1996, Amsterdam)
Novel "1984" (1949, George Orwell), 'Big Brother is watching you'
Collection: The drama
Keyword: Privacy
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Everyone would like | |
| to preach and judge at some point: | |
| own ethics come first! | |
| Iedereen wil wel | |
| eens preken en recht spreken: | predigen: die eigene -- |
| eigen ethiek eerst! | Ethik ist Spitze! |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-28
With a photo of Paul dressed as a clergyman (December 11th, 1993, Oirschot)
Collection: Local interest
Keyword: Ethics: relative
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Is there too little | |
| kissing? Because you only -- | |
| can do it at home? | |
| Wordt er te weinig | |
| gekust? Mag je het helaas -- | Küsse? Ist das leider nur -- |
| alleen binnenshuis? | zu Hause erlaubt? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-28
With a photo of Paul, Dory, and Alexander on a IJ ferry (May 8th, 1993, Amsterdam)
Collection: More
Keywords: Neighbours: closeness, Friendship: intimacy
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| It's comfortable | |
| and cosy in the pub where -- | |
| the coats are dripping. | |
| Het is gezellig | |
| in het bruine café waar -- | in der engen Kneipe, wo -- |
| de jassen druipen. | die Mäntel tröpfeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-20
With a photo of Paul in L'Annexe (May 4th, 2010, Vaison-la-Romaine)
Collection: Pending rain
Keywords: Together: meeting, Rain / Hail
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| The room is not full, | |
| with a practical order -- | |
| it's all homeliness. | |
| Geen volle kamer, | , |
| maar een praktische orde -- | eine praktische Ordnung -- |
| van huiselijkheid. | Alles Häuslichkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-17
With a photo of the interior of their grandparents' home (October 4th, 2020, Staringstraat, Amsterdam)
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Home: furnishing, Home: security / comfort
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Being together, | |
| a family, with clay and -- | |
| paint: free expression! | |
| Kleien en kleuren, | , |
| samenzijn, familie zijn: | eine Familie sein: |
| vrije expressie! | sich frei ausdrücken! |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-17
With a photo of Dory (October 6th, 2002, Wolhusen)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Self-expression (creative), Family: grandma / grandpa
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| You always like to | |
| see me, I don't even have -- | |
| to make me pretty. | |
| Jij ziet me altijd | |
| graag, daar hoef ik me niet eens -- | gern, dafür muss ich mich nicht -- |
| mooi voor te maken. | einmal hübsch machen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-17
With a photo of Dory at home (January 16th, 2005, Staringstraat, Amsterdam)
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Love: experience
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Please, keep the city | |
| liveable with humour, mark -- | |
| time for a moment. | |
| Houd de stad leefbaar | |
| met humor en maak even -- | Stadt bewohnbar und trete -- |
| een pas op de plaats. | mal auf der Stelle. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-14
With a photo of a sign for traffic diversion, with the inscription 'End of the cut-through, Go back!' (June 14th, 2025, Kanaalstraat, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: City (junction), AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| We're happy to see | |
| each other, my grandparents -- | |
| do want to know me. | |
| We zijn blij elkaar | |
| te zien, opa en oma -- | sehen, Opa und Oma -- |
| willen mij kennen. | wollen mich kennen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-07
With a photo of Dory and Paul at the IJmuiderslag (September 4th, 2014, IJmuiden)
Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Family: grandma / grandpa
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| Home, with each other: | |
| delicate, fragrant flowers -- | |
| blossoming with love. | |
| Bij elkaar thuis zijn: | |
| een en al liefde, tere -- | Hause: zarte, duftende -- |
| geurende bloemen. | Blumen der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-07
With a photo of Dory in her apartment in De Cocksdorp, with sweet pea (lathyrus odoratus), July 21st, 1990, Texel
Collection: The Big Secret
Keywords: Love: relationship (twoness), Nature: flowers
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Stand still where you are, | |
| don't pass by cursorily -- | |
| as if in a set. | |
| Stilstaan waar je bent, | , |
| niet vluchtig voorbijlopen -- | nicht flüchtig vorbeigehen -- |
| als in een decor. | wie in Kulissen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-07
With a photo of Dory (and Jeanette vdZ and Paul J) at the harbour of Iráklio (May 4th, 1989, Crete); the photos are taken by Ruud J
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Attention: surroundings, Tourism
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Recovery can | |
| take a long time, like waiting -- | |
| for what is over. | |
| Herstellen duurt soms | |
| heel erg lang, alsof je wacht -- | wie das Warten auf etwas -- |
| op wat voorbij is. | das vergangen ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-04
With a photo of marble fragments on the Acropolis during the restauration of the Parthenon (September 27th, 1989, Athens)
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Past: remnants, Waiting (patience, impatience)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Hollyhock City: | |
| lifting tiles everywhere, green -- | |
| belts, façade gardens. | |
| Stad van de stokroos: | : |
| tegels lichten, groenstroken -- | Fliesen heben, Grüngürtel -- |
| en geveltuinen. | Fassadengärten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal (New Side Front Bastion Wall, June 20th, 2022, Amsterdam)
Campaign 'Tegels lichten' / 'Tegels wippen' (Lifting tiles / Spooning out tiles)
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: City (plants, animals), AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| There is no service, | |
| the terrace serves us itself -- | |
| As a meeting place. | |
| Zonder bediening | |
| bedient het terras ons zelf -- | dient uns die Terrasse selbst -- |
| Als ontmoetingsplek. | Als freier Treffpunkt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of the former farm Het Melkhuis in the Vondelpark, rebuilt in 1938 into The Great Milk House (Het Groot Melkhuis), with a buffet for the guests (May 15th, 2022, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Together: meeting, AmsterdamF, Nature: garden, park
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| When you magnify | |
| reality you become -- | |
| smaller, not bigger. | |
| De werkelijkheid | |
| uitvergroten maakt jouzelf -- | der Realität macht dich -- |
| kleiner, niet groter. | kleiner, nicht größer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of Dory at the Western Scheldt, at the tidal artwork 'Chaos and Order' by Peter Terhorst (June 5th, 2019, Vlissingen)
Collection: The King
Keyword: Illusions: worldview
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| The whole world is there, | |
| between garden and street it's -- | |
| within our reach: books. | |
| Tussen tuin en straat | |
| ligt heel de wereld binnen -- | zwischen Garten und Straße -- |
| ons bereik: boeken. | vor für uns: Bücher. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of a 'buurtbieb' ('neighbourhood liby', a public bookcase) for the free exchange of books (October 30th, 2019, Amsterdam), Gerard Terborgstraat
Collection: Migration
Keywords: Life: discover / explore, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| My toes on the ledge, | |
| thinking how scary it is -- | |
| before I do it. | |
| Tenen op de rand, | , |
| bedenken hoe eng het is -- | sich zunächst davor scheuen -- |
| voor je het gaat doen. | bevor man es tut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of a diver in the Jacob van Lennep Canal, on the Jean Dulieu Bridge (July 26th, 2013, Amsterdam) - Jean Dulieu is the author of 'Paulus de boskabouter' ('Paulus the woodgnome')
Collection: Local inconveniences
Keywords: Teenager (daring), AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Under the bridges, | |
| it is dark, I need to see -- | |
| who's looking at me. | |
| Onder de bruggen | |
| is het donker, ik wil zien -- | ist es dunkel, ich möchte -- |
| wie er naar mij kijkt. | sehen, wer mich sieht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of a rower on the Jacob van Lennep Canal (July 26th, 2013, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Bridge, AmsterdamF, Danger: notice
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| A movie: sitting | |
| still, watching all kinds of lives -- | |
| you don't live yourself. | |
| Een film: stil zitten | |
| te kijken naar de levens -- | und die Leben betrachten -- |
| die je zelf niet leidt. | die man selbst nicht führt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of the Eye Film Museum (May 13th, 2012, Amsterdam)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Perception: observation, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| A parasol with | |
| a shower offers cooling -- | |
| to the terrace guests. | |
| Een parasol met | |
| douche biedt gasten verkoeling -- | Dusche bietet Abkühlung -- |
| op het stadsterras. | auf der Terrasse. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of the terrace on the Torensluis (Tower Sluice, June 28th, 2011, Amsterdam)
Collection: Pending rain
Keywords: City (meeting), AmsterdamF, Rest (leisure)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| There are quays for, for | |
| passers-by: the spectators -- | |
| and the cargo boats. | |
| Er zijn kades voor | |
| de passanten: de kijkers -- | Passanten: die Zuschauer -- |
| en de vrachtschepen. | und die Frachtschiffe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of the quay of the Singelgracht, at the Kinkerbridge (August 5th, 2010, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Order: society, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| We are connected, | |
| therefore we can share in each -- | |
| other's successes. | |
| We zijn verbonden, | , |
| daarom kunnen we delen -- | und können den Erfolg des -- |
| in elkaars succes. | anderen teilen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Dory at a painting exhibition by Paul (June 7th, 1987, Nijmegen)
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Together: feelings
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| Vulnerable in | |
| the tent, yet strong, hands and eyes -- | |
| lying together. | |
| Kwetsbaar in de tent, | , |
| en sterk, handen en ogen -- | und stark, Händen und Augen -- |
| liggend in elkaar. | liegen zusammen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Paul and Dory in a tent (July 16th, 1990, Beilen, Drenthe), camping De Moraine
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Keyword: Love: relationship (twoness)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| The evening light makes | |
| the world warmer and softer -- | |
| That's including us. | |
| In het avondlicht | |
| wordt de wereld warmer en -- | die ganze Welt wärmer und -- |
| ook zachter, ook wij. | auch sanfter, auch wir. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Dory (September 18th, 1983, Beek [Berg en Dal])
Collection: Silent walk
Keywords: Evening, Harmony: relaxation
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| More bicycles here | |
| than houses, that makes sense, but -- | |
| where are the people? | |
| Er zijn meer fietsen | |
| dan huizen, logisch toch, maar -- | mehr als Häuser, logisch, nur -- |
| waar zijn de mensen? | wo sind die Menschen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of parked bicycles (August 12th, 2022, Amsterdam) - Singel, near the Raadhuisstraat
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: City (crowded), AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| At a festival | |
| you can sing along with all -- | |
| your heart while peeing. | |
| Op een festival | |
| kun je vrolijk meezingen -- | kann man lustig mitsingen -- |
| tijdens het plassen. | beim Urinieren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of movable temporary urinals (September 1st, 2010, NDSM-docks, Amsterdam)
Collection: Untwisted
Keywords: Harmony: relaxation, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| In the oases | |
| between the bicycle racks: | |
| a city garden. | |
| In de oases | |
| tussen de fietsrekbeugels -- | zwischen den Fahrradständern -- |
| is de stad een tuin. | wächst ein Stadtgarten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of a bicycle rack (May 21st, 2014, Nicolaas Beetsplein, Amsterdam)
Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: City (plants, animals), AmsterdamF, City (stone & steel)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| A library needs | |
| an awful lot of armchairs -- | |
| for all the readers. | |
| Een bibliotheek | |
| heeft heel veel fauteuils nodig -- | braucht sehr viele Armsessel -- |
| voor al de lezers. | für alle Leser. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of bucket seats in the OBA (Amsterdam Public Library, July 19th, 2007)
Collection: The light of words
Keywords: Knowledge: bundling, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Around the empty | |
| dais the park is the stage -- | |
| for dog and cyclist. | |
| Lege toneelvloer, | , |
| het park is het podium -- | der Park ist das Podium -- |
| voor hond en fietser. | für Hund und Radler. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of the open-air theatre in Vondelpark (October 31st, 2006, Amsterdam), the walkers are the public
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Attention: surroundings, AmsterdamF, Animals: dog
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| We do fitness on | |
| the canal: we pedal hard -- | |
| to see the quaysides. | |
| Fitness op de gracht: | : |
| we moeten hard trappen om -- | wir müssen schwer treten um -- |
| de kades te zien. | die Kais zu sehen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of a pedal boat under a bridge (September 18th, 2003, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: City (stone & steel), AmsterdamF, Tourism
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| In my mind it is | |
| spring, I'm letting my life be -- | |
| a bed of roses. | |
| In mijn hoofd is het | |
| voorjaar, laat ik mijn leven -- | es Frühling, und mein Leben -- |
| over rozen gaan. | bettet auf Rosen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of a garden path full of rose petals (May 10th, 2013, Amsterdam)
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Life: lust (enthusiasm), Spring
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| It's with petting soft | |
| boxing gloves and a sweet smile -- | |
| that I bare my teeth. | |
| Met aaizachte boks- | |
| handschoenen en een lach laat -- | Boxhandschuhen zeige ich -- |
| ik mijn tanden zien. | süß meine Zähne. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of a woman's boxing class next to a wall shadow of shark teeth (May 4th, 2013, Geuzenkade near the Jan van Galenstraat, Amsterdam) - In the Netherlands and Switzerland, shark teeth are triangles painted on the road surface as a warning that one must give way
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Womanly (witch), Manly (aggression)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| The stone lion roars, | |
| the square is empty, beaten -- | |
| bicycles, scattered. | |
| De stenen leeuw brult, | |
| het plein is leeg, verslagen -- | ist der Platz, geschlagene -- |
| fietsen om hem heen. | Fahrräder, verstreut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of bicycles on Dam Square (March 2nd, 2011, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local inconveniences
Keywords: City (stone & steel), AmsterdamF, Animals: lion(ess)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| With vine lianas, | |
| woman invented the swing -- | |
| once, in paradise. | |
| Met lianen vond | |
| de vrouw de schommel uit, ooit -- | erfand die Frau die Schaukel -- |
| in het paradijs. | einst, im Paradies. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of Lotte on the swing (May 19th, 2013, Gondiswil)
The first invention
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Harmony: relaxation
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| In the winter we | |
| skate, frost or no frost, always -- | |
| party time in town! | |
| 's Winters schaatsen we, | |
| vorst of geen vorst, in de stad -- | wir Schlittschuh, in der Großstadt -- |
| is het altijd feest! | ist immer Party! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of the ice rink on the Museum Square (December 29th, 2012, Amsterdam)
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: City (stone & steel), AmsterdamF, Attention: scattered / entertainment
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Living the good life, | |
| ruminating lush grasses -- | |
| in the shade of trees. | |
| Het goede leven, | , |
| in de schaduw van een boom -- | im Schatten das saftige -- |
| mals gras herkauwen. | Gras wiederkäuen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of Swiss cows (August 22nd, 2017, Steinern, Ufhusen) - 'Swiss' are brown cattle
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Calm: harmony, Nature: trees, forest
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I want to practise, | |
| it is fun to learn a lot -- | |
| it's fun to crack codes. | |
| Ik wil oefenen, | , |
| het is leuk om te leren -- | es macht Spaß, viel zu lernen -- |
| codes te kraken. | Codes zu knacken. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of Pieter and Lotte playing chess (October 30th, 2019, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Exercise / Training, Knowledge: gain
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Dad is standing tough | |
| in the surf, so are we, mum -- | |
| and I, and my doll. | |
| Papa staat heel stoer | |
| in de branding, mama ook -- | in der Brandung, Mama auch -- |
| en ik, en mijn pop. | und ich, und Puppe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of Pieter, Michi, and Lotte W in the North Sea (August 5th, 2016, Noordwijk)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Parents: father(hood), Sea
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| When you go boating, | |
| you are part of the city- | |
| scape that others see. | |
| Spelevarenden | |
| horen bij het stadsgezicht -- | man Teil der Stadtansicht, die -- |
| dat anderen zien. | andere sehen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of pedal boats in a canal (July 13th, 2014, Amsterdam), Keizersgracht seen from the bridge at Huidenstraat
Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: City (meeting), AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Romance has no | |
| boundaries: everyone and -- | |
| everything is love! | |
| Romantiek uit zich | |
| onbegrensd: iedereen en -- | grenzenlos aus: jeder und -- |
| alles is liefde! | alles ist Liebe! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of a birdhouse named 'Liebesnest' ('Love nest'), at Gasthaus Bürgisweier Bad (June 5th, 2011, Madiswil)
Collection: Without reserve
Keywords: Love: romance, Love: is all
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| To be a guest of | |
| heavyweights, on the highlands -- | |
| of milk and honey. | |
| Bij zwaargewichten | |
| te gast zijn, in het hoogland -- | zu Gast, auf dem Hochland, wo -- |
| van melk en honing. | Milch und Honig fließt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of Dory on a path with Swiss cows (May 9th, 2010, Wirsweli) - 'Swiss' are brown cattle (10 times Dory's body weight)
Exodus 3:8 'to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites'
Numbers 14:7-8 'The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land, a land which floweth with milk and honey'
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Animals: cow / bull / bison / ox, Bible
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Cold, perhaps even | |
| everything, you can endure -- | |
| with a companion. | |
| Winters, misschien wel | |
| alles, kun je verdragen -- | ertragen mit jemandem -- |
| met iemand naast je. | an seiner Seite. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of two horses in the snow (January 2nd, 2010, De Vleijen, Nes [Ameland])
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Help (support), Together: close relations
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Fine feathers to one's | |
| nature aren't ready-made, thus -- | |
| they make a fine bird. | |
| Kleren naar je aard | |
| zijn geen confectie en zo -- | Natur, nicht von der Stange, |
| maken ze de man. | machen Leute. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of Paul in painting clothes, after painting the youth centre De Trog in Beek (August 1971, Berg en Dal)
Collection: Local tardiness
Keyword: Identity: image
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| At dinner, in bed, | |
| and on holiday, always -- | |
| Planning & Control. | |
| Aan tafel, in bed, | |
| en op vakantie, altijd -- | im Urlaub, immer Planung -- |
| Planning & Control. | & Überwachung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul in the courtyard he maintains, where he wears the shirt he designed for the Planning & Control department of the Arkin mental healthcare institution (July 3rd, 2009, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Thinking (order), Control
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| You have to look back | |
| now and then to catch a glimpse -- | |
| of where you're going. | |
| Bij het omkijken | , |
| vang je een glimp op waarheen -- | erhascht man einen Schimmer -- |
| je onderweg bent. | davon, wo's hingeht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul in a rowboat (1980, Ahaus)
Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Future: direction
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Music always finds | |
| a sounding board: wind or bridge -- | |
| to new listeners. | |
| Muziek vindt altijd | |
| een klankbord: een wind of brug -- | einen Korpus: Wind, Brücke -- |
| naar nieuwe oren. | zu neuen Ohren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of the marching band on a bridge (June 25th, 2022, Jacob van Lennepkanaal, Amsterdam)
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Music: vibration, AmsterdamF, Bridge
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| In the Mini-house | |
| on wheels I boil water: good -- | |
| care while travelling. | |
| In het Mini-huis | |
| op wielen kook ik water: | Rädern koche ich Wasser: |
| zorgzaamheid op reis. | Pflege auf Reisen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul boiling water in a BMC Mini (September 6th, 1984, Jura)
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Care: body
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| In the hairy mouth | |
| of the mountain we shelter -- | |
| Spittle everywhere. | |
| In de harige | |
| mond van de berg schuilen we -- | des Berges suchen wir Schutz -- |
| Overal speeksel. | Überall Speichel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of the Grotte de Baume-les-Messieurs at the Cascade du Dard (September 6th, 1984, Jura)
Collection: Pending rain
Keywords: Nature: landscape, Jura
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Above the trees flows | |
| the water to the city -- | |
| In the blazing sun. | |
| Boven de bomen | |
| stroomt het water naar de stad -- | fließt in der prallen Sonne -- |
| In de hete zon. | das Wasser zur Stadt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of the roman Aqüeducte de les Ferreres (October 9th, 1984, between Tarragona and Tarraco)
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Technics (help), España (Spain)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| No shining armour | |
| for me, on my way to the -- | |
| fairytale castle. | |
| Zonder een wit paard | |
| waad ik me zelf een weg naar -- | Realität wate ich -- |
| het sprookjeskasteel. | hin zum Märchenschloss. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul wading through the Elz near Burg Eltz (July 2nd, 1978, Wierschem) - Not Prince Charming
Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Willpower
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| Grandpa: a giant. | |
| At his house, things are smaller -- | |
| than at our house. Why? | |
| Opa is een reus. | . |
| Waarom is bij hem alles -- | Warum ist bei ihm alles -- |
| kleiner dan bij ons? | kleiner als bei uns? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Pieter with his grandfather Frans dK (1964, Oirschot)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Child: thinking, Family: grandma / grandpa
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Pieter W
| Nature waves fresh green | |
| in the wind, oxygen breathes -- | |
| all over the earth. | |
| De natuur wuift groen | |
| in de wind, zuurstof ademt -- | Wind, Sauerstoff atmet um -- |
| heel de aarde om. | die ganze Erde. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul in Leijpark (1963, Tilburg)
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Earth: biosphere, Breath
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Scouting: the balance | |
| of ideals and realism -- | |
| we call helpfulness. | |
| Scouting: een balans | : |
| van grote idealen -- | aus großen Idealen -- |
| en realisme. | und Realismus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul as a cub scout (1962, Tilburg)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Child: evolvement
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Grandpa looks at me, | |
| I feel that he loves me, but -- | |
| who is he really? | |
| Opa kijkt me aan | , |
| en hij houdt van mij, maar wie -- | sicher, er liebt mich, aber -- |
| is hij eigenlijk? | wer ist er wirklich? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-27
With a photo of Paul in the Organpark (November 16th, 2014, Amsterdam)
Collection: The Big Secret
Keyword: Family: grandma / grandpa
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Canals: the world turned | |
| upside down, at a great depth -- | |
| the sky lighting up. | |
| Grachten: de wereld | |
| op zijn kop, in de diepte -- | auf dem Kopf, in der Tiefe -- |
| licht de hemel op. | leuchtet der Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-27
With a photo of the reflection in a canal (May 25th, 2014, Amsterdam)
Collection: The King
Keywords: World(view), AmsterdamF, Mirror
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| In many flower | |
| colours, there's love in the park: | |
| take it home with you! | |
| In alle kleuren | |
| bloeit er liefde in het park: | blüht die Liebe im Park: nimm -- |
| neem haar mee naar huis! | sie mit nach Hause! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-27
With a photo of the Vondelpark (April 25th, 2014, Amsterdam)
Collection: More
Keywords: Love: care, AmsterdamF
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| We filter the grey | |
| light with red silk ribbons and -- | |
| swaying Christmas balls. | |
| We filteren het | |
| grijze licht met een wiegend -- | filtern wir mit dem Vorhang -- |
| kerstballengordijn. | aus Weihnachtskugeln. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-26
With a photo of Christmas balls in front of the window (December 20th, 2012, Amsterdam)
Collection: Pending rain
Keywords: Home: security / comfort, Winter
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I am here, but I'm | |
| not fully up yet, just have -- | |
| a look at my hair! | |
| Ik zit hier wel, maar | |
| ik ben nog niet op, kijk maar -- | noch nicht ganz auf, schau dir nur -- |
| eens naar mijn haren! | meine Haare an! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-25
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (September 17th, 2017, Grossdietwil)
Collection: Pending rain
Keyword: Communication (precise)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Do you understand, | |
| or should I turn the drawing -- | |
| into a hooter? | |
| Begrijp je het, of | |
| moet ik van de tekening -- | soll ich aus der Zeichnung ei- |
| een toeter maken? | ne Tröte machen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-25
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (April 2nd, 2017, Grossdietwil)
Collection: Local tardiness
Keyword: Communication (sending)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Mama's eyes are strong | |
| arms around me, I think she -- | |
| must be a fairy. | |
| Mama's ogen zijn | |
| sterke armen om mij heen -- | sehr starke Arme um mich -- |
| Zou ze een fee zijn? | Ist sie eine Fee? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-25
With a photo of Lotte and Michi taken during a video call (September 18th, 2016, Grossdietwil)
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
Keywords: Parents: mother(hood), Womanly (fairy / nymph)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Brother doesn't trust us, | |
| we have to conspire, very -- | |
| inconspicuously. | |
| Broer vertrouwt ons niet, | , |
| we moeten samenspannen -- | wir müssen uns verschwören -- |
| Heel onopvallend. | Sehr unauffällig. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-25
With a photo of Madelief, Florentin, and Lotte taken during a video call (December 24th, 2015, Grossdietwil)
Collection: Local interest
Keyword: Together: discord
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| Dad understands me, | |
| he asks precise questions, yes -- | |
| he thinks carefully. | |
| Papa begrijpt me, | , |
| hij stelt precieze vragen -- | er stellt präzise Fragen -- |
| ja, hij denkt goed na. | ja, er denkt gut nach. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With photos of Lotte and Pieter taken during a video call (January 22nd, 2015 and May 14th, 2017, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Let's go, my pony, | |
| out of here quickly, away -- | |
| from that young stallion. | |
| Vooruit, mijn paardje, | , |
| we gaan er gauw vandoor, weg -- | lass uns schnell abhauen, weg -- |
| van die jonge hengst. | von dem jungen Hengst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Madelief, Florentin, and Lotte taken during a video call (December 7th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Playing: fight
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| I like to camp here | |
| in my tent behind the bed -- | |
| where I sleep at night. | |
| Ik bivakkeer graag | |
| in mijn tent achter het bed -- | hinter dem Bett, in dem ich -- |
| waar ik 's nachts in slaap. | nachts schlafen gehe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (November 30th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Playing: adventure
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| You've got me there, but | |
| I really need to do this -- | |
| Well, you may help me! | |
| Betrapt, ik weet het, | , |
| maar dit moet nu echt even -- | ich muss das jetzt mal machen -- |
| Je mag me helpen! | Du kannst mir helfen! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (September 11th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Openness, Child: infant
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| All of a sudden | |
| you arrive here, and we were -- | |
| just doing so well! | |
| Jullie zijn zomaar | |
| ineens hier, wij waren juist -- | vor der Tür, schade, es lief -- |
| zo lekker bezig! | gerade so schön! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (September 11th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: , Child: infant
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| She fancies writing | |
| even though she can't read yet -- | |
| but watch, she can type. | |
| Schrijven vindt ze leuk, | |
| al kan ze nog niet lezen -- | sie nicht lesen kann, aber -- |
| maar typen kan ze. | sie kann schon tippen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Florentin and Lotte taken during a video call (February 15th, 2014, Grossdietwil) - Lotte is 2 years old
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Playing: learn
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Yeah, that's my mother, | |
| very cool, my role model -- | |
| together with dad. | |
| Dat is mijn moeder, | , |
| ze is heel stoer, mijn voorbeeld -- | sie ist sehr cool, mein Vorbild -- |
| met papa erbij. | mit meinem Papa. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Michi and Pieter taken during a video call (January 26th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Parenthood
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| In good weather we | |
| go out boating through life in -- | |
| the family pen. | |
| Bij goed weer spele- | |
| varen we door het leven -- | gondeln wir durchs Leben im -- |
| in de gezinskooi. | Familienkahn. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-23
With a photo of a family in a floating playpen on the Jacob van Lennepkanaal (April 7th, 2018, Amsterdam)
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Family: household, AmsterdamF, Freedom: connection
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I recognise my- | |
| self best in a photo of -- | |
| my mirror-image. | |
| Ik herken mijzelf | |
| het beste op een foto -- | besser wieder auf einem -- |
| van mijn spiegelbeeld. | Spiegelbildfoto. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory and Paul on their wedding anniversary on the beach (February 2nd, 2018, Zandvoort)
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Identity: mirror
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| Only in the lap | |
| of relaxation and warmth -- | |
| babies fall asleep. | |
| Alleen in de schoot | |
| van ontspanning en warmte -- | spannungsfreier Zuwendung -- |
| slapen baby's in. | schlafen Babys ein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Lotte on Paul's lap, one month after her birth (February 19th, 2012, Grossdietwil)
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Child: baby, Safety: security / comfort
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| To be each other's | |
| shelter in all weather, a -- | |
| home of attention. | |
| Elkaars onderdak | |
| zijn in wensen, weer en wind -- | dir ein Zuhause zu sein -- |
| een thuis van aandacht. | der Aufmerksamkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory and Paul in the Staringstraat (January 10th, 2023, Amsterdam)
Collection: Life line
Keywords: Attention: for someone, Love: care
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| A man who can hold | |
| his own in case of fire, or... | |
| is it a woman? | |
| Een mannetje dat | |
| bij brand zijn mannetje staat... | fall seinen Mann steht, oder... |
| of is het een vrouw? | ist es eine Frau? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory next to a fire hydrant (September 5th, 1983, Bern)
Collection: Half The Work
Keywords: Technics (help), Bern
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| An assassin is | |
| invisible or stands out -- | |
| because of his guise. | |
| Een huurmoordenaar | |
| is onzichtbaar of valt op -- | ist unsichtbar oder die -- |
| door zijn vermomming. | Verkleidung fällt auf. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul dressed up for carnival (January 25th, 2008, Amsterdam)
Collection: Metamorphic body
Keyword: Appearances
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Do create something | |
| beautiful, just practise and -- | |
| pay close attention. | |
| Iets moois maken kan, | |
| als je maar genoeg oefent -- | Schönes, übe einfach und -- |
| en steeds goed oplet. | passe genau auf. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul ink-spraying a drawing with Indian ink (December 15th, 1985, Beek [Berg en Dal])
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Exercise / Training, Art (beauty)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| An open space, for | |
| fantasy, how it was here -- | |
| once, in ancient times. | |
| Een open plek, voor | , |
| fantasie, hoe het hier was -- | für Fantasie, wie's hier war -- |
| ooit, in de oudheid. | in der Antike. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul in the Circus Maximus, the stadium for chariot racing in ancient Rome (September 11th, 1985)
Collection: Changing Times
Keywords: Fantasy: imagination, Past: remnants
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| Be pure in every | |
| realm: in your body, the world -- | |
| and your intellect. | |
| Wees rein in elk rijk: | |
| je lichaam, de wereld, en -- | Reich: deinem Körper, der Welt -- |
| vooral je verstand. | und deinem Verstand. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of the baptistery in Pisa (September 5th, 1985)
The chapel resembles the papal tiara, which has a three-tiered form
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: Reason: discrimination
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Helping someone move | |
| is a great adventure with -- | |
| a safe homecoming. | |
| Helpen verhuizen | |
| is een avontuur met een -- | ist ein Abenteuer mit -- |
| behouden thuiskomst. | sicherer Heimkunft. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-11
With a photo of Dory in a rented van (August 31st, 1986, Valkenburg)
Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Home: move
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| To live is to eat | |
| is to cook, is an apron -- | |
| full of plants and herbs. | |
| Leven is eten | , |
| is koken, is een schort vol -- | heißt eine Schürze voller -- |
| planten en kruiden. | Pflanzen und Kräuter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-11
With a photo of Paul in an Irish apron with drawings of plants such as saffron, chamomile, ginger and onion (cooking with colleagues, November 25th, 2004, Amsterdam)
Collection: On living on [2]
Keyword: Lifestream (on the way)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Everything at hand, | |
| pillows are my easy chair -- | |
| in the tiny house. | |
| Alles bij de hand, | |
| bed en kussens mijn fauteuil -- | Kissen mein Liegesessel -- |
| in het mini-huis. | Toll, im Mikrohaus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-07
With a photo of Dory in the one-room house (December 14th, 1987, Elpermeer, Amsterdam)
Collection: Untwisted
Keyword: Home: security / comfort
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| In a safe, open | |
| society everyone -- | |
| has an open face. | |
| In een veilige, | , |
| open maatschappij zie je -- | sicher und offen, sind die -- |
| open gezichten. | Gesichter offen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory and Paul with a face mask due to Covid-19 (May 13th, 2020, Staringstraat, Amsterdam)
Openness: no risk of infection, no masked thugs, and no religious obligation to wear a face veil (niqab)
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Together: society, Covid-19, Openness
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| Yeah, peace is something | |
| daily, it is just taking -- | |
| care of each other. | |
| Ja, vrede is iets | |
| dagelijks, het is gewoon -- | umeinander zu kümmern -- |
| zorgen voor elkaar. | so einfach ist es. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory cutting Paul's hair (September 16th, 1986, Rekem)
Collection: The Big Secret
Keywords: Care: brotherly love, Peace: social
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| With brotherly love | |
| circulate brotherly love -- | |
| at and after work. | |
| Met naastenliefde | |
| naastenliefde verspreiden -- | Nächstenliebe verbreiten -- |
| op en na het werk. | wo immer du bist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Paul on a stamp from HVO-Querido, made by him for his farewell (December 9th, 2008, Amsterdam), HVO = Hulp Voor Onbehuisden (Aid For the Homeless)
Collection: Life line
Keyword: Neighbours: brotherly love
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| Orange: the sun, clothes, | |
| cakes and tea, it's party-time -- | |
| in Orange country. | |
| Oranje: de zon, | , |
| kleren, gebak en thee, feest -- | Sonne, Kleidung, Kuchen, Tee: |
| in Oranjeland. | Oranienland. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-03
With a photo of Dory and Paul on King's Day (the birthday of Willem Alexander of the House of Orange), April 27th, 2020, Staringstraat, Amsterdam
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Party: tradition
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| Just above the grass | |
| a stack of garden chairs waves -- | |
| like a new striped flag. | |
| Vlak boven het gras | |
| golft een stapel tuinstoelen -- | ein Stapel Gartenstühle -- |
| als een nieuwe vlag. | wie eine Flagge. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-03
With a photo of stacked chairs (August 12th, 2016, Ruimzicht hotel, Doetinchem)
Collection: Local tardiness
Keyword: Fantasy: associations
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| People are unique, | |
| as rare as the colour shades -- | |
| of their skin and eyes. | |
| Mensen zijn uniek, | |
| zo zeldzaam als de kleuren -- | artig, so selten wie Haut- |
| van huid en ogen. | und Augenfarbe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-03
With a photo of Paul, a close-up of his face; he has green eyes, which is said to be rare (April 4th, 2012, NDSM-werf, Amsterdam)
Collection: Life line
Keyword: Human: fellow man
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J
| Thoughts travel far in | |
| people far away and in -- | |
| people close to us. | |
| Gedachten maken | |
| verre reizen in verre -- | sehr weit in entfernte und -- |
| en naaste mensen. | in nahe Menschen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-03
With a photo of Dory and Paul in a Zodiac Beam machine (for the Feast of Saint Nicholas, December 4th, 1988, Leksmondhof, Amsterdam)
Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Fantasy: empathy, Knowledge: thoughts
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| A small house is big | |
| enough to provide safety -- | |
| to provide a home. | |
| Een klein huis is groot | |
| genoeg om veilig te zijn -- | genug um sicher, um ein -- |
| om een thuis te zijn. | Zuhause zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-03
With a photo of Dory in her one-room house (September 4th, 1987, Elpermeer, Amsterdam)
Collection: On living on [2]
Keyword: Home: security / comfort
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| An attentive kiss | |
| makes you feel all energy -- | |
| deep within yourself. | |
| Gekust worden is | |
| een en al energie diep -- | ist, volle Energie tief -- |
| in jezelf voelen. | in sich zu spüren. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Paul with his eyes closed and the mark of lips at his mouth (December 4th, 2004, Amsterdam)
Collection: Without reserve
Keywords: Love: intimacy (physical), Love: is all
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Homeliness: in fa- | |
| miliar company, being -- | |
| your natural self. | |
| Huiselijkheid: in | |
| vertrouwd gezelschap vanzelf -- | vertrauter Gesellschaft man -- |
| jezelf kunnen zijn. | selbst sein zu können. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
Our house (Graham Nash / CSNY) - 1970
With a photo of Paul reading at the table with cat Lily next to the book (November 16th, 2009, Vaison-la-Romaine)
Song "Our house" (1970, Graham Nash, sung by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, album "Déjà vu")
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Love: intimacy (close relationship)
Tribute to: Nash, Graham
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Just in broad daylight | |
| I am groping in the dark -- | |
| lying in the trunk. | |
| Op klaarlichte dag | |
| tast ik in duister, liggend -- | tappe ich im Dunkeln, im -- |
| in de kofferbak. | Kofferraum liegend. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Paul lying in the trunk of his car, to fix a film roll problem in this dark room (September 20th, 1986, Rekem) - The perfectness of doing something by touch
Collection: Local inconveniences
Keyword: Body: senses
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Sawing and cutting | |
| I make this house my own. I -- | |
| know how to do it. | |
| Zagend en slijpend | |
| maak ik me dit huis eigen -- | mir dieses Haus zu eigen -- |
| Ik weet hoe het moet. | Ich weiß, wie es geht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Paul with a dusk-mask (April 16th, 2008, Amsterdam)
Collection: Life line
Keywords: Home: residence / work, Technics (master)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Waking up, first you | |
| realise where you are, then -- | |
| how you are doing. | |
| Wakker worden, eerst | |
| beseffen waar je bent, dan -- | erkennen wo man ist, dann -- |
| hoe het met je gaat. | wie es einem geht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Dory (April 19th, 2015, Vaison-la-Romaine)
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Awareness: reality
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Houses with closed doors, | |
| city within the city -- | |
| Everyone is dead. | |
| Een stad in de stad, | , |
| huizen met dichte deuren -- | Häuser mit geschlossenen |
| Iedereen is dood. | Türen. Nur Töten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of the burial houses at the Rond Point Casimir Périer in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris (March 26th, 1991)
One-act play "Huis clos" ("Closed doors", 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre)
Collection: Metamorphic body
Keywords: Death: cemetery / funeral, Paris, Life: course (end)
Tribute to: Sartre, Jean-Paul
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Love nestles in the | |
| easy seat and peek-a-boos -- | |
| around the candle. | |
| Liefde vlijt zich in | |
| de kuipstoel en kiekeboet -- | den Schalensitz und kuckuckt -- |
| om de kaarsvlam heen. | um die Kerze rum. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Dory in the house of Jan Aart K in Kijkduin (July 23rd, 1981)
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keywords: Love: harmony, Calm: harmony
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK
| The birthday candles | |
| cast a spell on the cake and -- | |
| our happy faces. | |
| Verjaardagskaarsjes | |
| betoveren de taart en -- | verzaubern die Torte und -- |
| onze gezichten. | unsre Gesichter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Lotte and Madelief (Grossdietwil, August 25th, 2023)
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Party: social
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Love is visible | |
| in amorous glances, as -- | |
| a mirror image. | |
| Liefde kun je zien | |
| in verliefde blikken, als -- | in verliebten Blicken, als -- |
| een weerspiegeling. | Widerspiegelung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Dory at the Lac des Settons (April 19th, 1982)
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keywords: Love: harmony, Mirror
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| I'm doing my work | |
| with open arms, after all -- | |
| my work is man-made. | |
| Met open armen | |
| doe ik mijn werk, tenslotte -- | offenen Armen, schließlich -- |
| doe ik mensenwerk. | mach ich Menschenwerk. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Paul at the office (July 7th, 2010)
Collection: Life line
Keywords: Together: labour / work / office, Openness
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Laying the puzzle | |
| pieces of the day, living -- | |
| without completion. | |
| De puzzelstukjes | , |
| van de dag leggen, leven -- | Tages zusammensetzen -- |
| zonder voltooiing. | und nie fertig sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-25
With a photo of Dory and a completed jigsaw puzzle (November 1st, 2002)
Collection: Half The Work
Keyword: Order: pattern
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK
| The museum shows | |
| what it was: a factory -- | |
| Am I the art now? | |
| Het museum toont | , |
| wat het was: een fabriekshal -- | was es war: eine Fabrik -- |
| Ben ik nu de kunst? | Bin ich jetzt die Kunst? |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-25
With a photo of Dory in a hall of the De Pont museum, which is housed in a former wool-spinning mill (Tilburg, October 19th, 1996)
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Keywords: Culture: reuse / recycling, Brabant
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK
| The high spaces, green, | |
| fragrant, and full of singing -- | |
| are my outside house. | |
| De hoge zalen, | , |
| groen, geurig en vol gezang -- | grün, duftend, voller Gesang -- |
| zijn mijn buitenhuis. | sind mein Außenhaus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-25
With a photo of Dory in the Zámecký park (Castle park) in the village of Konopitský (near Beneov), September 4th, 1991
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Nature: garden, park, Cesko (Czech Republic)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK
| From a lookout point | |
| you can easily see it: | |
| the earth is a sphere. | |
| Op een uitkijkpunt | |
| kun je het makkelijk zien: | punkt aus erkennt man es leicht: |
| de aarde is rond. | die Erde ist rund. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-24
With a photo of the drawing (in Indian ink) "Geometry", January 1987, 26x36 cm
Easily see: provided there is a 'flat' horizon
Collection: Changing Times
Keywords: Perception: critical, Earth: planet
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| You can see that he | |
| is a man of the world, yet -- | |
| he belongs to us. | |
| Je ziet zo dat hij | |
| een man van de wereld is -- | ein echter Mann von Welt, er -- |
| maar hij hoort bij ons. | gehört aber uns. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-24
With a photo of Pieter, the father of Madelief, Florentin, and Lotte
Collection: The Big Secret
Keyword: Parents: father(hood)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Pieter W
| Wisdom is knowing | |
| what is important and how -- | |
| you intend to live. | |
| Wijsheid is weten | , |
| wat belangrijk is en hoe -- | was wichtig ist und wie du -- |
| je zelf wilt leven. | selbst leben möchtest. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-24
Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot) - 2024
With a photo from the animated film "Memoir of a Snail" - Pinky
Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Wisdom
Tribute to: Elliot, Adam
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Oh, just laugh at me | |
| and my funny hat: I live -- | |
| and it's not your life. | |
| Och, lach me maar uit | |
| om mijn rare muts: ik leef -- | komischen Hut: ich lebe -- |
| niet jullie leven. | nicht euer Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-24
Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot) - 2024
With a photo from the animated film "Memoir of a Snail" (2024, Adam Elliot) - Grace Pudel (who is ridiculed for her cleft lip, and wears a 'snail hat')
Collection: Dearme
Keywords: Freedom: self-determination, Animals: snail
Tribute to: Elliot, Adam
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| My whole arm is in | |
| the deep hole near the flood mark -- | |
| and still no water. | |
| Heel mijn arm steek ik | |
| in het gat bij de vloedlijn -- | im Loch nahe der Brandung -- |
| en nog geen water. | Aber: kein Wasser. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-23
With a photo of Florentin dK in the North Sea, at beach pole 28 on Texel (at the Krimweg from De Cocksdorp), July 22nd, 2012
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Playing: learn, Beach
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Jumping up laughing | |
| for the ever-bubbling surf -- | |
| Dancing in the sea. | |
| Lachend opspringen | |
| voor de bruisende branding -- | für die sprudelnde Brandung: |
| Dansen in de zee. | wir tanzen im Meer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-23
With a photo of Madelief and Florentin in the North Sea, at beach pole 28 on Texel (at the Krimweg from De Cocksdorp), July 22nd, 2012
Collection: Summer birds
Keywords: Playing: fun, Dance
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| Antivertising art: | |
| an advertising column -- | |
| that is a mirror. | |
| Anti-reclame- | |
| kunst op straat: een peperbus -- | Kunst: eine Litfaßsäule -- |
| die een spiegel is. | die ein Spiegel ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-22
With a photo of an advertising column on the corner of Rijnsburgstraat and Sloterkade in Amsterdam, covered by Mischa Rakier with mirroring HPL (High Pressured Laminate), October 1st, 2011
Collection: Local tardiness
Keywords: Mirror, Amsterdam, Art (value)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| The city breaks, builds, | |
| traffic comes before art and -- | |
| passes under it. | |
| De stad breekt en bouwt, | , |
| verkeer gaat boven de kunst -- | Verkehr kommt vor Kunst und geht -- |
| en er onderdoor. | unter ihr hindurch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-22
With a photo of the Museumstraat (Museum Street), over which the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam was built; until 1931 this was a road for cars (right above the photographed southern gate hangs Rembrandt's Night Watch)
Collection: Migration
Keywords: City (junction), Amsterdam, Art (value)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Well-balanced stacking | |
| what you do and do not do -- | |
| isn't that what life is? | |
| Wat je doet en laat | |
| evenwichtig op elkaar -- | stapeln, was man tut und nicht -- |
| stapelen: leven. | tut, das ist Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of the three decorative towers of stacked stones at Gasthaus Bürgisweier Bad (June 5th, 2011, Madiswil)
They are not 'Steintürme' [Stone Towers] / 'Steinmännchen' ['Little Stone Men' / Cairns], which are pyramid-shaped piles of stones on the mountain roads, as signposts)
Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: Life: balance, Schweiz
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| The green of the tree | |
| in the puddles does reflect -- | |
| its gasping for breath? | |
| Het groen van de boom | |
| in de plassen weerspiegelt -- | in den Pfützen scheint seine -- |
| zijn ademtekort? | Atemnot wider? |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam (July 19th, 2012)
Collection: Local inconveniences
Keywords: Nature: trees, forest, Amsterdam
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| The glass wind-shields draw | |
| over the sand of the dunes -- | |
| irregular lines. | |
| Glazen windschermen | |
| trekken over het duinzand -- | zeichnen auf dem Dünensand -- |
| grillige lijnen. | eckige Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of beach Pavilion 'Paal 28' (Pole 28) on Texel (at the Krimweg from De Cocksdorp), February 1st, 2012
Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: Beach, Texel, Wind
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Beautiful people, | |
| my big brother, my sister -- | |
| people like myself. | |
| Mooie mensen, mijn | |
| grote broer, mijn grote zus -- | Bruder und meine Schwester -- |
| mensen zoals ik. | zwei Menschen wie ich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
Beautiful people (Melanie) - 1969
Song "Beautiful people" (Melanie)
With a photo of Madelief and Florentin
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keyword: Love: intimacy (close relationship)
Tribute to: Melanie (Safka, Melanie)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| In the soft glow of | |
| the sun just above the hills -- | |
| we warm each other. | |
| In de zachte gloed | |
| van de zon warmen we ons -- | der Sonne wärmen wir uns -- |
| 's avonds aan elkaar. | äh, gegenseitig. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of Lotte and Madelief dK
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keywords: Love: intimacy (close relationship), Evening
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| The rolling hills are | |
| silent without cowbells, not -- | |
| yet a building site. | |
| Zonder koebellen | |
| is het glooiende land stil -- | ist das Hügelland still, noch -- |
| nog geen bouwterrein. | kein Baugelände. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of the hills behind Lotte's house on the Swiss Plateau (Schweizer Mittelland)
Collection: Changing Times
Keywords: Nature: landscape, Schweiz, Animals: cow / bull / bison / ox
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| My horse understands | |
| me at first glance and senses -- | |
| everything I feel. | |
| Mijn paard begrijpt mij | |
| bij de eerste blik en weet -- | auf den ersten Blick und weiß -- |
| hoe het met mij gaat. | wie ich mich fühle. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-20
With a photo of Lotte and a horse
Collection: Without reserve
Keyword: Animals: horse / pony
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| I am just a girl | |
| who loves horses, and sometimes -- | |
| I fold the laundry. | |
| Ik ben een meisje | , |
| dat van paarden houdt, en soms -- | das Pferde liebt, und manchmal -- |
| vouw ik de was op. | die Wäsche faltet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-20
With a photo of Lotte in a shirt with the print 'I am just a girl who loves horses'
Collection: WoofWoof
Keywords: Harmony: psycho-soma, Animals: horse / pony
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| I'm ready for her, | |
| she is about to start now -- | |
| making eyes at me. | |
| Ik zit klaar voor haar, | |
| ze gaat zo beginnen en -- | wird gleich anfangen und macht -- |
| lonkt even naar mij. | mir schöne Augen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-20
With a photo of Lotte behind the drum kit
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keyword: Communication (body language)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Daddy has been young | |
| too, a free guy, and sometimes -- | |
| he still feels like one. | |
| Ook papa is jong | , |
| geweest, een vrije jongen -- | ein freier Typ fühlt er sich -- |
| voelt hij zich soms nog. | manchmal immer noch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-20
With a photo of Lotte's father, half-shaven, with a blond wig and big glasses
Kees van Kooten played the 'free guy' F. Jacobse from 1978 to 1988, and from 1984 to 1993 the hippie ('older youngster', who still feels young as an older person) Koos Koets
Collection: Greeting from before
Keyword: Identity: self-image
Tribute to: Van Kooten, Kees
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| In disguise, you will | |
| be looking upon the world -- | |
| with different eyes. | |
| In een vermomming | |
| bekijk je de wereld met -- | mit ganz anderen Augen -- |
| andere ogen. | die Welt betrachten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-20
With a photo of colourfully dressed stilt walkers with white masks and very tall hats
Collection: WoofWoof
Keyword: World(view)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| On the Seine, the | |
| pagoda of man reaches -- | |
| high into the sky. | |
| Aan de Seine reikt | |
| de pagode van de mens -- | die Pagode der Menschen -- |
| hoog de hemel in. | hoch in den Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-17
A pagoda is originally a temple in honour of the Buddha
With a photo of Lotte and Michi W on the Eiffel Tower
Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: Mankind, Paris, Technics (progress)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| This day and the year, | |
| my clothes too, it takes a while -- | |
| and then new is old. | |
| Deze dag, het jaar, | , |
| mijn kleren, het duurt even -- | Kleidung, eine Weile und -- |
| en dan is nieuw oud. | dann wird aus neu alt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-17
With a photo of Lotte and Neon-advertising (Amsterdam, February 17th, 2023), neon = new; written on my 73rd birthday
Collection: Metamorphic body
Keyword: New: renewal
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| I'm going over | |
| the edge, first with just my eyes -- | |
| and then all the way? | |
| Over de rand gaan, | |
| eerst alleen met mijn ogen -- | gehen, zuerst die Augen -- |
| daarna helemaal? | und dann vollständig? |
Terborg, 2025-04-15
With the photo of Lotte and Michi W on the 'Lookout'-swing of the A'DAM Tower
Collection: Half The Work
Keywords: Child: upgrow, Amsterdam, Exercise / Training
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Taking a quick look | |
| back and know that I am seen -- | |
| that I am alive. | |
| Even omkijken, | , |
| weten dat ik gezien word -- | dass ich gesehen werde -- |
| weten dat ik leef. | ja, dass ich lebe. |
Terborg, 2025-04-15
With the photo of Lotte and Michi W on the 'Lookout'-swing of the A'DAM Tower
Collection: I am
Keywords: Life: experience, Amsterdam, Identity: being seen
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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New school, it just goes |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-10
Collection: The light of words
Keyword: Teenager (daring)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Also worlds that we don't have |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-12
Collection: The climbing house
Keywords: Home: security / comfort, World(view)
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Reading books you fly | |
| in everywhere, completely -- | |
| without being seen. | |
| Lezend in boeken | , |
| vlieg je overal binnen -- | fliegst du überall hinein -- |
| totaal onzichtbaar. | völlig unsichtbar. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-05
Collection: The light of words
Keyword: Fantasy: imagination
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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I hear my own voice |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-24
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Playing: fun
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| The rugged mountain | |
| border road mill turns at night -- | |
| Lotte sleeps well there. | |
| Op de woeste berg | |
| draait 's nachts de grenswegmolen -- | sich nachts die Grenzwegmühle -- |
| Lotte slaapt heerlijk. | Die Lotte schläft gut. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-08
Woestenberg: rugged mountain
Nattenmüller: night miller
Mühlerainweg 9, Grossdietwill: Mill border road
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Order: society
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Grandpa likes to talk | |
| about the past, yet beware! -- | |
| maybe he's joking! | |
| Opa vertelt graag | |
| over vroeger, maar pas op! -- | von früher, aber Vorsicht! -- |
| hij maakt ook grappen! | er macht auch Witze! |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-07
Secret Agent Grandpa (Manon Sikkel) - 2020
Collection: On the fly
Keyword: Stories: truth / untruth
Tribute to: Sikkel, Manon
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Amsterdam, 2020-09-21
To the Charlotte Dematons alphabet (2020)
Collection: The light of words
Keyword: Language: signs
Tribute to: Dematons, Charlotte
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Humans can be strong |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-26
Collection: Metamorphic body
Keywords: Language: notions, Flying: fly
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Peace on earth can be | |
| a blanket of snow crystals -- | |
| for the sleeping fox. | |
| Vrede op aarde | |
| kan een deken van sneeuw zijn -- | kann eine Schneedecken sein -- |
| voor de vos die slaapt. | für den Fuchs der schläft. |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-12
Collection: Mosaic virus
Keywords: Peace: and war, Animals: fox
Dedicated to: Florentin dK, Lotte W, Madelief dK, Pieter W, Michi W
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The giantess likes to eat |
Amsterdam, 2019-09-08
Collection: More
Keyword: Gluttony
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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The publication of this poem has not yet been authorised by the owner of the copyright on the original text |
Amsterdam, 2018-08-06
Glueing (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2000
Poem "Lijmen" (collection "Ozo heppie en andere versjes")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Keyword: Fantasy: playing
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke
Dedicated to: Lotte W
Beach (hole)
De Koog, 2018-07-22
Lotte W
Collection: 2018
Keywords: , Texel
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Across the road there was the land |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-31
The Hinterland (in Switserland)
Collection: On living on [2]
Keywords: Balance (keep), Schweiz, Nature: landscape
Dedicated to: Madelief dK, Florentin dK, Lotte W
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Great-great-grand does sound old |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-17
Anna Maria Catharina Doremans (1876-1904), on her 19th birthday she gave birth to Regina, who was recognized by Louis de Kok as his daughter half a year later in her wedding with him; 1900 Louis moved to his mistress, and 1901 Anna got a son with boarder Jan Stans, registered as Frans De Kok
Collection: Take a picture, now
Keyword: Family: relatives
Dedicated to: Madelief dK, Florentin dK, Lotte W, Tom V W, Anna MC D
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Sometimes the moon is round |
Amsterdam, 2017-05-10
Collection: Without reserve
Keyword: Friendship: bond
Dedicated to: Lotte W
Coast
Amsterdam, 2013-01-11
Collection:
Keywords: , Drawing
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| We kiss each other, | |
| know nothing, know everything -- | |
| that we do not know. | |
| We kussen elkaar, | , |
| weten niets, weten alles -- | nichts wissen, alles wissen -- |
| wat we niet kennen. | was wir nicht kennen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-12
Dedicated to Lotte, Madelief, Dory, and Paul in 2025, with a photo of Paul and Dory with an ice cream (July 1979, Les Arcs)
Collection: Webgarden
Keyword: Love: relationship (twoness)
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| I have got the sun | |
| and the wind at the back: luck -- | |
| Here comes my shadow! | |
| Zon en wind heb ik | |
| in de rug, wat een geluk -- | und Wind im Rücken, mein Glück -- |
| Hier komt mijn schaduw! | Hier kommt mein Schatten! |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-25
Dedicated to Lotte W and Paul J in 2025, with a photo of Paul's shadow near the Sloy Dam (June 7th, 2005, Inveruglas)
Collection: New Ago
Keyword: Success
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
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