| The river reflects | |
| light on the tree, but it seems -- | |
| to come from the trunk. | |
| Het riviertje kaatst | Der Fluss reflektiert |
| licht op de boom, maar schijnbaar -- | Licht auf den Baum, anscheinend -- |
| komt dat uit de stam. | kommt es aus dem Stamm. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-26
Summer (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2016
Autobiographical novel "Om sommeren", part 1, chapter 'June', § 'Summer afternoon' - On vacation on Paros, September 13th-20th, 2001
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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I do think of home |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-25
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Paragraphs "The Otter" and "The Social" (in Part 3, chapter 'February', of the autobiographical novel "Om vinteren" (translated in 2018)
Island Sandøya (west of Førde), where Karl Ove Knausgård stayed during the periods January-March 1999 and January-March 2002
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The faint whistling wind | |
| from the freight train comes closer -- | |
| and swirls up fine snow. | |
| De suizende wind | Der sausende Wind |
| van de trein komt dichterbij -- | des Güterzugs kommt näher -- |
| en wervelt sneeuw op. | und wirbelt Schnee auf. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'January', § 'Train' - January 2005, Gnesta
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Mama's new house is | |
| furnished, her things now look like -- | |
| museum pieces. | |
| In mama's nieuwe | Mamas neues Haus: |
| huis lijken haar spullen wel -- | ihre Sachen gleichen sich -- |
| museumstukken. | Museumsstücke. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-04
My struggle 4. Dancing in the Dark (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Fjerde bok", part 5 - December 20th, 1986, Førde
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The goal is in sight, | |
| my worries are over, it's -- | |
| so beautiful here! | |
| Het doel is in zicht, | Das Ziel ist in Sicht, |
| mijn zorgen zijn voorbij, oh -- | meine Sorgen sind vorbei -- |
| wat is het hier mooi! | Wie schön ist es hier! |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-20
Anyone who comes from a forest (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Wie uit een bos komt", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - October 4th, 1957, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The lanterns come on, | |
| the grey of the church stays grey -- | |
| the green door stays green. | |
| De lantaarns gaan aan, | Im Straßenlicht bleibt |
| het grijs van de kerk blijft grijs -- | das Grau der Kirche grau, bleibt -- |
| de groene deur groen. | die grüne Tür grün. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-19
Last night I sat (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Gisteravond zat ik", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]), and in "Diary 1954-1957" (2005) - September 9th, 1957, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| On a journey, we | |
| make more effort, look closer -- | |
| experience more. | |
| Op reis doen we meer | Auf Reisen geben |
| moeite, kijken we beter -- | wir uns mehr Mühe, schauen -- |
| ervaren we meer. | mehr, erleben mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-25
travel and destination (Miriam Van hee) - 2017
Poem "reis en bestemming", collection "als werden wij ergens ontboden" ("as if we were summoned somewhere")
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Van hee, Miriam
| Stand still where you are, | |
| don't pass by cursorily -- | |
| as if in a set. | |
| Stilstaan waar je bent, | Ruhig stillstehen, |
| 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
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| Around the empty | |
| dais the park is the stage -- | |
| for dog and cyclist. | |
| Lege toneelvloer, | Die Bühne ist leer, |
| 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
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I cough a little, | |
| it sounds muffled, like a thump -- | |
| on a concrete wall. | |
| Ik hoest in de lift, | Stille, ich huste, |
| het klinkt gedempt, als een bons -- | es klingt gedämpft, wie ein Bums -- |
| op een stuk beton. | auf ein Stück Beton. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-25
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami) - 1985
Novel "Sekai no owari to Hado-boirudo Wandarando" translation 1991), chapter 1, 'Elevator, silence, overweight'
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Murakami, Haruki
| Why is my neighbour | |
| driving here and who's getting -- | |
| into her car there? | |
| Wat rijdt mijn buurvrouw | Warum fährt die Nach- |
| hier op en neer en wie stapt -- | barin hin und her und wer -- |
| daar in haar auto? | steigt in ihr Auto? |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-20
Under the bushel (Maarten 't Hart) - 1991
Novel "Onder de korenmaat", chapter 7
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: T Hart, Maarten
| First the door lets in | |
| street noise, then a thunderstorm -- | |
| Radio crackles. | |
| Eerst waait de deur stads- | Erst lässt die Tür Stadt- |
| rumoer binnen, dan onweer -- | lärm herein, dann Gedonner -- |
| De radio ruist. | Die Radio rauscht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
| A free time movie: | |
| being different, aware -- | |
| of the surroundings. | |
| Vrije tijd verfilmd: | Die Freizeit verfilmt: |
| anders zijn, aandacht hebben -- | anders sein, Aufmerksamkeit -- |
| voor de omgeving. | für die Umgebung. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-22
Here (Bas Devos)
Film (filming location Bever-Vilvoorde)
Collection: Summer birds
| I'm piling up sounds, | |
| I arrange and release them -- | |
| I search where I am. | |
| Geluid stapelen, | Geräusche stapeln, |
| het schikken en loslaten -- | sie ordnen und loslassen -- |
| zoeken waar ik ben. | suchen, wo ich bin. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-29
Deviations (Casimir Geelhoed) - 2024
Composition for hyperorgan, performed by Casimir Geelhoed in the Organpark on May 29th, 2024, with a light show by Zalán Szakács
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Geelhoed, Casimir
| Walking in silence, | |
| listening attentively -- | |
| to what the world says. | |
| Zwijgend wandelen | Schweigend spazieren |
| en aandachtig toehoren -- | und aufmerksam zuhören -- |
| wat de wereld zegt. | was die Welt uns sagt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-06
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie) - 2005
Novel, chapter India
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Swerving to avoid | |
| a puddle, I almost step -- | |
| into another. | |
| Terwijl ik uitwijk | Als ich der Pfütze |
| voor een plas, stap ik bijna -- | ausweiche, tret ich fast in -- |
| in een andere. | eine andere. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-24
Little poet (Nescio) - 1918
Story "Dichtertje", written in 1917, chapter 11
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Nescio
| I'm fully present, | |
| my body, all my senses -- | |
| here, in this garden. | |
| Ik ben aanwezig, | Ich bin anwesend, |
| mijn lichaam, mijn zintuigen -- | mein Körper, meine Sinne -- |
| in deze herfsttuin. | hier, im Herbstgarten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-11
Free (Claire M Singer) - 2022
Composition "Saor" ("Free", 2022, Claire M Singer), for five organs, performed by her on November 11th, 2023 in the Organpark
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Singer, Claire M
| In the pale moonlight | |
| it is intimidating: | |
| our holiday home. | |
| In het vale licht | Im fahlen Mondlicht |
| van de maan schrikt het me af: | jagt es mir Angst ein: unser -- |
| ons vakantiehuis. | Ferienhäuschen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-21
Collection: Moons
| The plants will show you | |
| where it is passable here: | |
| The Questioning Bog. | |
| Let op de planten, | Die Pflanzen zeigen |
| waar het hier begaanbaar is: | wo es hier passierbar ist: |
| Het Vragenderveen. | Das Fragende Moor. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-14
The Office - The A.P. Beerta-Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
Raised bog near the village of Vragender (Interrogative, Questioning) in the Achterhoek (Rear-corner), near Winterswijk
Sphagnum floats on the meters deep water, and it waves when you walk on it
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page 931, Maarten Koning (1979)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
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First I look at the man at the table |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-23
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"Write a poem on: photos are never boring"
Photos Never Boring
Photos capture a moment in time
A memory frozen, forever to shine
In frames they sit, still and serene
But in our hearts, they come alive and keen
A smile on a face, a laugh in the air
A sunset so grand, it takes us somewhere
A baby's first steps, a loved one's embrace
These are the moments we can never replace
Photos may seem simple, just paper and ink
But they hold within them, a story to think
A journey through time, a tale to be told
Each one a treasure, to keep and behold
So never say photos are boring or bland
For in each one lies a memory grand
A window to the past, a treasure trove
Photos will never be boring, that's for sure
Collection: WoofWoof
| The low branches swing | |
| to and fro as if they hear -- | |
| what I am thinking. | |
| De lage takken | Die Zweige wiegen, |
| wiegen alsof ze horen -- | als ob sie hören können -- |
| wat ik zoal denk. | was ich so denke. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-13
Evening walk (Charles Simic) - 1992
Poem (collection "Hotel Insomnia")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Simic, Charles
| Step by step I walk | |
| through the landscape, more and more -- | |
| it penetrates me. | |
| Stap voor stap loop ik | Während ich gehe |
| door het landschap, steeds dieper -- | durch die Landschaft, immer mehr -- |
| dringt het in mij door. | dringt sie in mich ein. |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-13
A philosophy of walking (Frédéric Gros) - 2010
"Marcher, une philosophie"
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Gros, Frederic
| Something sings beneath | |
| reality, there's the beat -- | |
| of a heart, loudly. | |
| Er zingt iets onder | Etwas singt unter |
| de werkelijkheid, er klopt -- | der Wirklichkeit, ein Herz schlägt -- |
| een hart, steeds luider. | lauter und lauter. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-20
Underneath (Jasna Velickovic) - 2020
Composition for hyperorgan and coils, performed by Jasna Veli?kovi? in the Organpark on May 20th, 2022 and May 28th, 2022 (on May 20th, 2022 as part 1 of a chain composition by ten composers)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Velickovic, Jasna
| I stroll and startle | |
| a few birds, I am startled -- | |
| by their fluttering. | |
| Op het pad schrik ik | Ich erschrecke die |
| vogels op, zodat ik schrik -- | Vögel und werde erschreckt -- |
| van hun gefladder. | von ihrem Geschwirr. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-11
After the rain it had become cool in the forest (Wanli Yang) - 1170
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Yuan, Wanli
| I let the light shine | |
| through my attentive heart, yes -- | |
| I cherryblossom! | |
| Ik laat licht schijnen | Ich lasse Licht durch |
| door mijn aandachtige hart: | mein Herz scheinen, aufmerksam: |
| ik kersenbloesem! | ja, ich kirschblühe! |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-11
Collection: Take a picture, now
| The public listens, | |
| and watches me, silently -- | |
| I turn the sheet music. | |
| Het publiek luistert, | Das Publikum hört, |
| en let op mij; stil sla ik -- | und sieht mich an; ich schlage -- |
| de bladmuziek om. | Notenblätter um. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2019-10-18
The page-turner
Collection: Local tardiness
| Upon me, I feel | |
| the eyes of the audience -- | |
| Watching my music? | |
| Ik voel de ogen | Ich spür die Augen |
| van de luisteraars op mij -- | der Zuhörer, können sie -- |
| Zien ze mijn muziek? | die Musik sehen? |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2019-10-18
Collection: Half The Work
| Mindfulness: naked | |
| I sink into the buzzing -- | |
| of life around me. | |
| Waakzaam wakker: naakt | Wachsam bin ich wach, |
| zink ik weg in het gonzen -- | versinke nackt im Summen -- |
| van al het leven. | von allem Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-13
Springtime (Jeroen Eisinga) - 2010
Performance
Collection: Metamorphic body
Tribute to: Eisinga, Jeroen
| Lying on the dike, | |
| you talk about the sails, I -- | |
| about happiness. | |
| Samen op de dijk, | Auf dem Deich liegend |
| jij praat over de zeilen -- | sprichst du über die Segeln -- |
| ik over geluk. | ich über das Glück. |
Scheveningen, 2018-06-20
The road to Sacramento (Gerrit Krol) - 1977
Novel "De weg naar Sacramento"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| My window a work | |
| of art, a landscape, changing -- | |
| into rain patterns. | |
| Mijn raam een kunstwerk | Mein Fenster ist Kunst, |
| van veranderend landschap -- | eine Landschaft, verwandelnd -- |
| tot regenpatroon. | zu Regenmuster. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-01-29
Collection: Pending rain
| My life is bogged down | |
| in bleak and boring days, yet -- | |
| with grasses and herbs. | |
| Mijn leven, verzand | Mein Leben steckt fest |
| in gure dagen, maar toch -- | in trüben Tagen, trotzdem -- |
| met grassen, kruiden. | mit Gräsern, Kräutern. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-23
The days full of dead spots, where life (Frida Vogels) - 2013
Verse "De dagen vol dode plekken, waarin het leven", published in"Diary 1974-1976" - January 23rd, 1976, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The cat lazes out | |
| on the fence post in the sun -- | |
| ready to jump down. | |
| De poes op de paal | Die Katze sitzt faul |
| luiert in het zonnetje -- | auf dem Pfahl in der Sonne -- |
| klaar om te springen. | bereit zu springen. |
Amsterdam, 2013-06-12
Collection: WoofWoof
| The magpie potters | |
| about, looking all the time -- | |
| at me, secretly. | |
| De ekster scharrelt | Die Elster im Gras |
| in het gras en kijkt en kijkt -- | scharrt herum und guckt und guckt -- |
| stiekem steeds naar mij. | heimlich auch nach mir. |
Texel, 2012-07-21
Collection: On living on [2]
| I was talking and | |
| didn't take notice of the ball -- | |
| until it hit me. | |
| Ik stond te praten | Ich redete und |
| en lette niet op de bal -- | achtete nicht auf den Ball -- |
| tot hij mij raakte. | bis dass er mich schlug. |
Amsterdam, 2011-10-12
Collection: A Home
