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Surveying the landscape |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-16
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 14
Collection: web tissue
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| A quiet weekend | |
| at home, there's plenty of room -- | |
| for all my feelings. | |
| Een rustig weekend | Ein Wochenende |
| thuis, er is alle ruimte -- | zu Hause, es gibt Raum für -- |
| voor mijn gevoelens. | meine Gefühle. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-24
Sunday Afternoon (Pieter de Mast) - 2004
Composition, recorded by the Windstreken Ensemble (Pieter de Mast, Jozef Dumoulin and Sandip Bhattacharya), and performed in the Organpark on March 31st, 2007 by Pieter de Mast (flute), Sebastiaan van Delft (harmonium), and Sandip Bhattacharya (percussion)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composers: Du Mosch, Marlies; De Mast, Pieter
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Sometimes, outside is more |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-07
(referring to the body painting of a flower branch on August 9th, 2021)
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| No thoughts, light-headed | |
| by the view over the sea -- | |
| and the calming sounds. | |
| Geen gedachten, licht | Keine Gedanken, |
| in het hoofd van het uitzicht -- | so benommen vom Anblick -- |
| Kalme geluiden. | Ruhige Klänge. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-21
You see it, deep below you (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "Je ziet het, diep beneden je", published in "Diary 1960-1961" - October 9th, 1960, Milan (about Sestri in 1953)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Bobbing peacefully, | |
| wideness, a broad sweep of wings -- | |
| gliding over us. | |
| Vredig dobberen, | Friedliches Dümpeln, |
| weidsheid, een brede wiekslag -- | die Weite, breite Flügel -- |
| glijdt over ons heen. | gleiten über uns. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-23
Albatross (Peter Green) - 1969
Composition by Peter Green, performed by Fleetwood Mac
Collection: Without reserve
Tribute to: Green, Peter; Fleetwood Mac
| Everyone sits still, | |
| yet there are shadows walking -- | |
| around on the walls. | |
| Iedereen zit stil, | Alle sitzen still |
| toch lopen er schaduwen -- | da, dennoch laufen Schatten -- |
| over de muren. | über die Wände. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-29
Light scenography by Zalán Szakács at the concert of Maria W. Horn and Mats Erlandsson in the Organpark on May 29th, 2024 (a form of sound and light show - "Son et lumière")
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Szakacs, Zalan
| The bustle around, | |
| me quiet in the middle -- | |
| at the reception. | |
| Drukte om mij heen, | Lärm um mich herum, |
| zelf rustig in het midden -- | ich ruhig in der Mitte -- |
| op de receptie. | an der Rezeption. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-11
The Office - And melancholy, too (Han Voskuil) - 1999
Novel "Het Bureau - En ook weemoedigheid"
Page 864, Maarten Koning fills in as the receptionist (1982)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| The hustle passes | |
| me by, that is the reward -- | |
| of my modesty. | |
| De drukte gaat langs | Der Betrieb geht an |
| mij heen, dat is het loon -- | mir vorbei, das ist der Lohn -- |
| van bescheidenheid. | der Bescheidenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-11
The Office - And melancholy, too (Han Voskuil) - 1999
Novel "Het Bureau - En ook weemoedigheid"
Page 867-868, Maarten Koning fills in as the receptionist (1982)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| From the isle we sail | |
| across the lake, a man sings -- | |
| and the sun is low. | |
| Vanaf het eiland | Wir segeln leise |
| het meer over, een man zingt -- | über den See, ein Mann singt -- |
| en de zon staat laag. | die Sonne steht tief. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-13
The Office - The A.P. Beerta-Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
White Island in Lower Lough Erne, near Enniskillen (Northern-Ireland)
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page (866,) 868, Maarten Koning and Edith Schenklet (1978)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| I am first and take | |
| a seat in the middle of -- | |
| the empty circle. | |
| Vandaag ben ik eerst, | Ich bin der Erste |
| ik neem plaats in het midden -- | und setze mich in die Mitte -- |
| van de lege kring. | des leeren Kreises. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-09
The Office - The A.P. Beerta Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page 572, Maarten Koning (1977)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Where I take a rest, | |
| a mountain rests, where I walk -- | |
| a bison rumbles. | |
| Waar ik pauzeer, rust | Wo ich pausiere, |
| er een berg en waar ik loop -- | ruht ein Berg, wo ich gehe -- |
| dreunt er een bison. | passiert ein Wisent. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-01
Walking in Ice (Werner Herzog) - 1978
Walking from München to Lotte Eisner in Paris, November 23rd to December 14th, 1974
Journey book "Vom Gehen im Eis":
"Meine Schritte gehen fest. Und jetzt zittert die Erde. Wenn ich gehe, geht ein Bison. Wenn ich raste, ruht ein Berg." ("I step out briskly. And now the earth is shaking. When I walk, a bison walks. When I rest, a mountain rests.")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Herzog, Werner
| A nice canoe trip, | |
| downstream, without worrying -- | |
| about getting lost. | |
| Lekker kanoën, | Schön Kanufahren, |
| stroomafwaarts, zonder zorgen -- | stromabwärts, ohne Sorgen -- |
| of we verdwalen. | uns zu verirren. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-06
Like it or not - Faxing to Ger #4 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2021
Diary-novel "Hoog en laag springen - Faxen aan Ger #4"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| The buzz of the guests | |
| on the patio lets me -- | |
| snoop around freely. | |
| Het geroezemoes | Das Stimmengewirr |
| op het terras laat me hier -- | draußen lässt mich hier ruhig -- |
| rustig rondneuzen. | was herumschnüffeln. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-25
Fish-soup (Mustafa Kör) - 2016
Poem "Vissoep" for Kamiel Vanhole (collection "Ben jij liefde")
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Kör, Mustafa
| In a green landscape, | |
| cars are flashing around me -- | |
| It's aircon-silent. | |
| Er flitsen auto's | Autos flitzen durch |
| door het groene boslandschap -- | die grüne Landschaft vorbei -- |
| Het is airco-stil. | Es ist Airco-still. |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-24
Van der Valk-hotel Tilburg
Collection: Greeting from before
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Space, ease, myself |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-17
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I went out fishing | |
| to lose the weight of myself -- | |
| in ground fog and dew. | |
| Ik ben gaan vissen | Ich angle, möchte |
| om mezelf te verliezen -- | mich vollständig verlieren -- |
| in grondmist en dauw. | in Nebel und Tau. |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-14
Collection: Moons
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The long river shifts under the moon |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-14
Melic song - 1925
Poem "Melopee" (read for the first time on September 3rd, 1925 by Paul van Ostaijen, published in the collection "Nagelaten gedichten")
Melos = lyrical song (sung words), ballad
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Van Ostaijen, Paul
| A wind from behind | |
| the hedge blows a vast silence -- | |
| an eternity. | |
| Van achter de heg | Hinter der Hecke |
| waaien weidsheid en stilte -- | wehen Weite und Stille -- |
| waait de eeuwigheid. | weht die Ewigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-01
The infinite (Giacomo Leopardi / Ronald Moelker) - 1820
Poem "L'infinito" (collection "Idilli"), set to music in 2018 by Ronald Moelker, for choir and saxophone quartet, performed in the Organpark on June 1st, 2018
Collection: ORG anp ark
Tribute to: Leopardi, Giacomo
Composer: Moelker, Ronald
| Alone in the hall, | |
| the space of silence receives -- | |
| me and includes me. | |
| Alleen in de zaal, | Alleine im Saal, |
| de ruimte van de stilte -- | der Raum der Stille empfängt -- |
| neemt me in zich op. | mich und nimmt mich auf. |
Amsterdam, 2018-04-22
Concert intermission
Collection: ORG anp ark
| Einstein knew it too: | |
| the more space you can create, | |
| the more time you'll get. | |
| Einstein wist het ook: | Einstein wusste auch: |
| hoe meer ruimte je zelf schept, | je mehr Raum man schafft, desto |
| hoe meer tijd je krijgt. | mehr Zeit man bekommt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-09
Collection: org ANP ark
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Shorn sheep warm themselves in the sun |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-01
Refuge: village upon a terp
Collection: Plasma
Dedicated to: Rob Z
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In soft winter light |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2016-10-12
Collection: Summer birds
| The wide river flows | |
| through the pastures in long waves -- | |
| with a slow wing stroke. | |
| De lange golven | Die langen Wellen |
| van de rivier door het land -- | des Flusses durch die Landschaft -- |
| Trage vleugelslag. | Träger Flügelschlag. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2014-11-04
Collection: A Home
| The bellowing wind, | |
| the seagulls and the surf: noise -- | |
| that still calms me down. | |
| Bulderende wind, | Ein tobender Wind, |
| meeuwen, de branding: herrie -- | Möwen, die Brandung: Geräusch -- |
| die mij rustig maakt. | das mich beruhigt. |
Amsterdam, 2012-10-01
Collection: Greeting from before
