| When she is strict, she | |
| speaks in a special way, with -- | |
| a schoolteacher's voice. | |
| Wanneer ze streng is, | Wenn sie streng ist, spricht |
| praat ze anders, met de stem -- | sie anders, mit der Stimme -- |
| van een schooljuffrouw. | einer Lehrerin. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-17
God on the Rocks (Jane Gardam) - 1978
Novel, chapter 7
Collection: Germ Substance
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
| Don't walk on fresh grass! | |
| So delicate and precious -- | |
| they are, our children. | |
| Loop niet op pril gras! | Betretet nicht das |
| Ze zijn zo teer en kostbaar -- | frische Gras! Sie sind so zart -- |
| onze kinderen. | unsere Kinder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-14
You shouldn't tread on the grass (Einar Skjæraasen) - 1954
Poem "Du ska itte trø i graset" (Einar Skjæraasen, in the collection of the same name)
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (2011, "My struggle 6. The End", 2018, Karl Ove Knausgård), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove; Skjæraasen, Einar
| Like it or not, you | |
| have to learn all kinds of things, | |
| you have to prepare. | |
| Leuk of niet, je moet | Wohl oder übel, |
| van alles leren, je moet -- | du musst allerlei lernen, |
| je voorbereiden. | dich vorbereiten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-02
I thought about you: how you were constantly (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik dacht aan je: hoe jij steeds", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part V [Mother], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - November 11th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Scouting: the balance | |
| of ideals and realism -- | |
| we call helpfulness. | |
| Scouting: een balans | Die Pfadfinderei: |
| 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
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Sometimes a child walks | |
| in the hallway during class -- | |
| wearing the pee chain. | |
| Soms loopt er een kind | Manchmal geht ein Kind |
| tijdens de les op de gang -- | allein durch die Flure, mit -- |
| Met de plasketting. | der Pipikette. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-28
The warmth fortress (Lucas Rijneveld) - 2022
Childhood memories "Het warmtefort", chapter De gladneuzen (The simple nosed bats)
Collection: Germ Substance
Tribute to: Rijneveld, Lucas
| From being read to | |
| by her I learn to live in -- | |
| beautiful stories. | |
| Door haar voorlezen | Durch ihr Vorlesen |
| leer ik om te leven in -- | lerne ich zu leben in -- |
| mooie verhalen. | schönen Geschichten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-28
The warmth fortress (Lucas Rijneveld) - 2022
Childhood memories "Het warmtefort", chapter Goudkoorts (Goldfever)
Collection: Germ Substance
Tribute to: Rijneveld, Lucas
| My dear teacher is | |
| a plaster on everything -- | |
| that bleeds from missing. | |
| Mijn lieve schooljuf | Die Lehrerin ist |
| is een pleister op alles -- | ein Pflaster auf allem, was -- |
| wat bloedt van gemis. | vom Fehlen blutet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-28
The warmth fortress (Lucas Rijneveld) - 2022
Childhood memories "Het warmtefort", chapter Reuzenschouders (Giant shoulders)
Collection: Germ Substance
Tribute to: Rijneveld, Lucas
| Sneaking silently, | |
| as part of a secret plan -- | |
| and it will end well. | |
| Stilletjes sluipen, | Leise anschleichen, |
| een geheim plan uitvoeren -- | nach einem geheimen Plan -- |
| en alles komt goed. | und alles wird gut. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-15
Variations on Japanese Children's Songs (Keiko Abe) - 1982
Composition for marimba, performed in the Organpark on March 15th, 2024 by Sung-En Chi
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Abe, Keiko
| The fairy tales are | |
| over, since then they just tell -- | |
| how it really is. | |
| De sprookjes zijn uit- | Die Märchen: verbraucht. |
| geput, sindsdien vertelt men -- | Seitdem erzählt man einfach -- |
| maar hoe het echt is. | wie es wirklich ist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-10
The upper world (Arthur Japin) - 2006
Novella "De grote wereld", chapter 2
Collection: Held True
Tribute to: Japin, Arthur
| Educational | |
| books are given to children -- | |
| who are our teachers. | |
| Leerzame boeken | Bildungsbücher sind |
| zijn voor kinderen, onze -- | für Kinder, die unsere -- |
| beste leraren. | besten Lehrer sind. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-02
The Queen of the Tambourine (Jane Gardam) - 1991
Novel, § March 10th (1990)
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane
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from human to robot
School boards choose |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-06
Collection: Mosaic virus
| Show what can be done | |
| better, and for the future -- | |
| just hope for the best. | |
| Laat zien wat beter | Zeige mögliche |
| kan, en hoop voor de toekomst -- | Verbesserungen auf und -- |
| er het beste van. | wünsche das Beste. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-30
Collection: The climbing house
| Grandpa, I miss you; | |
| you taught me how to tell time -- | |
| but that is okay. | |
| Opa, ik mis je; | Opa hat mir bei- |
| je leerde mij klokkijken -- | gebracht, die Uhr zu lesen -- |
| maar dat is niet erg. | Das ist nicht so schlimm. |
Amsterdam, 2017-05-11
Carnival is not vulgar, neither is my muse (Delphine Lecompte) - 2015
Poem "Carnaval is niet vulgair, mijn muze evenmin" (collection "Dichter, bokser, koningsdochter")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Lecompte, Delphine
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Bruises on my hips |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-19
Collection: Life line
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As a child you learn so much: |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-28
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Marianne H, Ali I
