Study
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1965-10-15
Paul J, atlas
Collection: 1965
Keyword: Knowledge: gain 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Playing
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1966-03-19
Paul J
Collection: 1966
Keyword: Playing: learn 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Diary (writing)
Kalabaka, 1969-07-10
Paul J at the Meteora monasteries
Collection: 1969
Keywords: Writing, Elláda (Greece) 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Portrait (Paul)
Berkel en Rodenrijs, 1972-04-00
Collection: 1972
Keyword:  
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Brook (Eifel)
Eifel, 1978-07-02
Paul in the Elz near Burg Eltz
Collection: 1978
Keyword: Journey: explore 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Oil paint
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1981-03-01
"Broers en zussen" (Siblings)
Collection: 1981
Keyword: Art (hobby) 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Holiday (car)
Croy (Jura), 1984-09-06
Rain; making coffee in the car
Collection: 1984
Keyword: Journey: discomfort 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Spraying ink
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1985-12-15
"Diepte" (Depth)
Collection: 1985
Keyword: Art (profession) 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Presence
, 1986-10-04
Collection: 1986
Keyword:  
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Bed
Amsterdam, 1987-07-02
Collection: 1987
Keyword: Home: security / comfort 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Astronaut
Amsterdam, 1988-12-04
Paul in a Zodiac Beam Machine for the Feast of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas, whose feast day resembles that of Santa Claus, with gifts in surprising packaging)
Collection: 1988
Keywords: Universe: explore, Playing: fun 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Journey (Arkadi)
Arkadi, 1989-04-25
Paul explores Crete
Collection: 1989
Keywords: Journey: explore, Holiday / Vacation 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Journey (ferry)
Kieler Förde, 1997-06-23
Stena Scandinavica (Kiel - Göteborg)
Collection: 1997
Keyword: Journey: on the way 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Writing
Kieler Förde, 1997-06-23
Stena Scandinavica (Kiel - Göteborg)
Collection: 1997
Keywords: Home: security / comfort, Writing: expression 
Dedicated to: Paul J 

 

 
Portrait
Amsterdam, 2007-12-30
Collection: 2007
Keyword:  
Dedicated to: 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!

Poem H0019
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)

Paul

Collection: New Ago
Keyword: Success 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H0208
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)

Dory and Paul

Collection: Webgarden
Keyword: Love: bond (twoness) 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J 

 

 
Portrait
Amsterdam, 2012-04-04
Collection: 2012
Keyword:  
Dedicated to: Paul J 

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.

Poem H5411
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Paul at the office (July 7th, 2010)

Paul

Collection: Life line 
Keywords: Together: labour / work / office, Openness 
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.

Poem H5425
Amsterdam, 2025-05-02
With a photo of Paul with a dusk-mask (April 16th, 2008, Amsterdam)

Paul

Collection: Life line 
Keywords: Home: residence / work, Technics (master) 
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.

Poem H5426
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

Paul

Collection: Local inconveniences
Keyword: Body: senses 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

Homeliness: being

in familiar company --


your natural self.


Huiselijkheid: in
vertrouwd gezelschap vanzelf --vertrauter Gesellschaft man --
jezelf kunnen zijn.selbst sein zu können.

Poem H5427
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")

Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Love: intimacy (close relationship) 
Tribute to: Nash, Graham 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5428
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)

Paul

Collection: Without reserve
Keywords: Love: intimacy (physical), Love: is all 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, 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.

Poem H5430
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)

Dory and Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Fantasy: empathy, Knowledge: thoughts 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5431
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)

Paul

Collection: Life line 
Keyword: Human: fellow man 
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.

Poem H5433
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

Dory and Paul

Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Party: tradition 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK, 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.

Poem H5439
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)

Paul

Collection: Life line 
Keyword: Neighbours: brotherly love 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, 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.

Poem H5440
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory cutting Paul's hair (September 16th, 1986, Rekem)

Dory and Paul

Collection: The Big Secret
Keywords: Care: brotherly love, Peace: social 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5441
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)

Dory and Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Together: society, Covid-19, Openness 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5456
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)

Paul

Collection: On living on [2]
Keyword: Lifestream (on the way) 
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.

Poem H5470
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul in the Circus Maximus, the stadium for chariot racing in ancient Rome (September 11th, 1985)

Circus Maximus

Collection: Changing Times
Keywords: Fantasy: imagination, Past: remnants 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, 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.

Poem H5471
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul ink-spraying a drawing with Indian ink (December 15th, 1985, Beek [Berg en Dal])

Paul

Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Exercise / Training, Art (beauty) 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem S2666
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of Paul dressed up for carnival (January 25th, 2008, Amsterdam)

Paul

Collection: Metamorphic body
Keyword: Appearances 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, 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.

Poem H5484
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory and Paul in the Staringstraat (January 10th, 2023, Amsterdam)

Dory and Paul

Collection: Life line 
Keywords: Attention: for someone, Love: care 
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.

Poem H5485
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Lotte on Paul's lap, one month after her birth (February 19th, 2012, Grossdietwil)

Paul and Lotte

Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Child: baby, Safety: security / comfort 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J 

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.

Poem S2675
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory and Paul on their wedding anniversary on the beach (February 2nd, 2018, Zandvoort)

Dory and Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Identity: mirror 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J 

I plan my work well,

you're welcome, I embrace you --


with arms wide open.


Ik plan mijn werk goed,
wees welkom, ik omarm je --Arbeit gut, sei willkommen --
met open armen.in meinen Armen.

Poem H5494
Amsterdam, 2025-05-23
With a photo of Paul at the office (July 7th, 2010)

Paul

Collection: Dearme
Keywords: Attention: for someone, Hospitality 

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?

Poem H5518
Amsterdam, 2025-05-27
With a photo of Paul in the Organpark (November 16th, 2014, Amsterdam)

Paul

Collection: The Big Secret
Keyword: Family: grandma / grandpa 
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.

Poem H5520
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul as a cub scout (1962, Tilburg)

Paul

Collection: The climbing house
Keyword: Child: evolvement 
Dedicated to: Lotte 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.

Poem H5521
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul in Leijpark (1963, Tilburg)

Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keywords: Earth: biosphere, Breath 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5523
Amsterdam, 2025-05-28
With a photo of Paul wading through the Elz near Burg Eltz (July 2nd, 1978, Wierschem) - Not Prince Charming

Paul

Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Willpower 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5529
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul boiling water in a BMC Mini (September 6th, 1984, Jura)

Paul

Collection: Local traffic
Keyword: Care: body 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5531
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul in a rowboat (1980, Ahaus)

Paul

Collection: Local traffic
Keywords: Future: direction, Past: development 
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.

Poem H5532
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)

Paul

Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Thinking (order), Control 
Dedicated to: Lotte W 

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.

Poem H5533
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)

Paul

Collection: Local interest
Keyword: Identity: image 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief 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.

Poem H5563
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Paul and Dory in a tent (July 16th, 1990, Beilen, Drenthe), camping De Moraine

In a tent

Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Keyword: Love: bond (twoness) 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5564
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Dory at a painting exhibition by Paul (June 7th, 1987, Nijmegen)

Dory

Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Together: feelings 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5592
Amsterdam, 2025-06-07
With a photo of Dory and Paul at the IJmuiderslag (September 4th, 2014, IJmuiden)

Dory and Paul

Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Family: grandma / grandpa 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J 

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.

Poem H5624
Amsterdam, 2025-06-20
With a photo of Paul in L'Annexe (May 4th, 2010, Vaison-la-Romaine)

Paul

Collection: Pending rain
Keywords: Together: meeting, Rain / Hail 
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 

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