| While I brush my teeth, | |
| I look around a bit, stretch -- | |
| and stare at my feet. | |
| Ik poets mijn tanden, | Ich putze mir die |
| kijk wat rond, rek me uit, en -- | Zähne, dehne mich, starre -- |
| staar naar mijn voeten. | auf meine Füße. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-24
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 2, chapter 'January', § 'Toothbrushes' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Not fighting back, just | |
| parry and keep eating when- | |
| ever there is food. | |
| Niet terugvechten, | Sich nicht wehren, nur |
| alleen afweren: eten -- | abwehren: weiter essen -- |
| als er eten is. | wenn es Essen gibt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-05
How one takes the blows: not defending (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Hoe men de slagen opvangt: zich niet verweert", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - August 4th, 1966, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In the Mini-house | |
| on wheels I boil water: good -- | |
| care while travelling. | |
| In het Mini-huis | Im Mini-Haus auf |
| 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: Self-portraits
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Hunger of the head: | |
| my habits, the fixed meal times -- | |
| that I am used to. | |
| Honger van het hoofd: | Hunger des Kopfes: |
| de vaste etenstijden -- | die festen Essenszeiten -- |
| die ik gewend ben. | die ich gewohnt bin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Three
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| I live, I endure | |
| the sharp sounds, I kiss the wounds -- | |
| then I cover them. | |
| Ik leef, ik doorsta | Ich lebe, Wunden |
| de scherpe klanken, wonden -- | der scharfen Töne küsse -- |
| kus ik, plak ik af. | ich, decke ich ab. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-08
Three Commons (Klaus Lang) - 2020
Composition "Drei Allmenden" for saxophone quartet and harmonium, performed by the Amstel Quartet (saxophones) and Dirk Luijmes (harmonium and organ) in the Organpark on March 8th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Lang, Klaus
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| The mirror shows it: | |
| I've lost weight, I'm normal, no -- | |
| longer a cartoon. | |
| De spiegel bewijst | Der Spiegel zeigt es: |
| het: ik ben afgevallen -- | ich habe abgenommen -- |
| en geen spotprent meer. | bin kein Cartoon mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| These are caring days.. | |
| We eat, we work and we bath -- | |
| These are perfect days. | |
| Zorgzame dagen. | Wir sind fürsorglich: |
| Eten, werken en in bad -- | Essen, Arbeiten, Baden -- |
| Perfecte dagen. | Perfekte Tage. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-19
Perfect days (Wim Wenders) - 2023
Film (screenplay Wim Wenders and Takuma Takasaki)
Song "Perfect Day" (1972, Lou Reed, album "Transformer"), but without heroin
Collection: More
Tribute to: Wenders, Wim; Takasaki, Takuma
| The soldiers avoid | |
| what is dangerous, attack -- | |
| and steadfast defence. | |
| Soldaten mijden | Soldaten meiden |
| wat gevaarlijk is, aanval -- | das Gefährliche, Angriff -- |
| en verdediging. | und Verteidigung. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-17
The cloud inventory (Franco Faggiani) - 2023
Novel "L'inventario delle nuvole", § 2
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| In the empty jute | |
| bag I collect withered leaves -- | |
| as my night mattress. | |
| In de jutezak | Im Jutebeutel |
| verzamel ik bladeren -- | sammle ich dürre Blätter -- |
| om op te slapen. | als Nachtmatratze. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-17
The cloud inventory (Franco Faggiani) - 2023
Novel "L'inventario delle nuvole", § 2
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| Shall I still caress | |
| him, stroking through his thin hair? | |
| Will it make him bald? | |
| Zal ik hem nog wel | Soll ich ihn weiter |
| strelen, door zijn dunne haar? | streicheln, durch sein dünnes Haar? |
| Maakt dat hem kaler? | Macht ihn das kahler? |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-27
I'm not there (Lize Spit) - 2020
Novel "Ik ben er niet", page 366
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Spit, Lize
| The Spartan women, | |
| sitting on the salty shore -- | |
| and combing their hair. | |
| Spartaanse vrouwen | Spartanerinnen |
| zitten aan de zilte kust -- | an der salzigen Küste -- |
| en kammen hun haar. | kämmen sich durchs Haar. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-13
The time of the angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel, § 3
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| We raise our glasses: | |
| To the health of all of us! -- | |
| No more alcohol! | |
| We heffen het glas: | Wir trinken darauf: |
| Op ons aller gezondheid! -- | Auf unsere Gesundheit! -- |
| Geen alcohol meer! | Kein Alkohol mehr! |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-04
Collection: Half The Work
| My body: worn out. | |
| I regret my excuses -- | |
| for my gluttony. | |
| Mijn lichaam is op. | Mein Körper: erschöpft. |
| Ik heb spijt van mijn smoesjes -- | Ich hatte Ausreden, für -- |
| voor mijn gulzigheid. | meine Völlerei. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-07
first, sweeten your hatred (Henk van der Waal) - 2003
Poem "eerst je haat zoeten" (collection "De aantochtster")
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Van Der Waal, Henk
Mask (hygiene)
Amsterdam, 2020-05-13
Face mask due to Covid-19 (Staringstraat)
Collection: Photo's 2020
| I train my body | |
| daily to embrace people -- | |
| with strength and beauty. | |
| Ik train mijn lichaam | Ich trainiere hart, |
| om mensen te omarmen -- | um Menschen zu umarmen -- |
| met kracht en schoonheid. | mit Kraft und Schönheit. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-15
Collection: Migration
Dedicated to: Florentin dK
Cook(ing)
Amsterdam, 2004-11-25
Cooking with colleagues
Collection: Photo's 2004
