| My drawing: it turns | |
| out beautifully, until -- | |
| the paper tears in. | |
| Ik zit heel verwoed | Ich koloriere |
| te kleuren. Het wordt erg mooi -- | ganz eifrig. Es wird sehr schön -- |
| tot het papier scheurt. | bis das Papier reißt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-06
The bad luck, the heaviness, and the floating (Nicolien Mizee) - 2025
Diary novel "De pech, de zwaarheid en het zweven" ("Faxing to Ger #7") - March 25th, 2001
Collection: In the light
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Weeds in the garden, | |
| the house dilapidated -- | |
| For us, it was: home. | |
| De tuin vol onkruid, | Unkraut im Garten, |
| het huis oud en vervallen -- | das Haus alt und baufällig -- |
| Voor ons was het: thuis. | Für uns: Zuhause. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-21
Home to un (Paul McCartney and Andrew Watt) - 2026
Song, sung by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane"
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul
| Now I understand | |
| why Dad sees through me: Mama -- | |
| tells him everything. | |
| Nu snap ik waarom | Jetzt weiß ich, warum |
| papa mij doorheeft: mama -- | Papa mich durchschaut: Mama -- |
| vertelt alles door. | erzählt ihm alles. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-19
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated in 2023), part 3, chapter 4 - 6 years old (1975, Tybakken, a newly-built neighbourhood of Gjerstad on the skerry island of Tromøya near Arendal)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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When I join them to the dump |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-26
My Struggle - 3. Boyhood Island (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Tredje bok" (translation 2014), part 4, autumn 1977 at Sandness primary school on the isle of Tromøya (third grade, almost 9 years old)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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Books full, I write |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-24
My Struggle - 3. Boyhood Island (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Tredje bok" (translation 2014), part 4, the first months at primary school on the island of Tromøya
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Getting some shut-eye | |
| while leaning against mama -- | |
| And listening in. | |
| Tegen mama aan | An Mama lehnen, |
| even mijn ogen toe doen -- | mit geschlossenen Augen -- |
| en meeluisteren. | ruhig mithören. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-12
With a photo of Lotte and Michi (June 7th, 2018; Lotte is 6 years old)
Collection: The climbing house
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Chasing boys away | |
| is like chasing flies away: | |
| they will come right back. | |
| Jongens wegjagen: | Jungen verjagen: |
| zoals vliegen komen ze -- | wie Fliegen kommen sie so- |
| meteen weer terug. | fort wieder zurück. |
Train Amsterdam-Heerlen, 2025-09-03
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - July 26th, 1976, San Severo
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We keep playing. When | |
| mama's are acting up that's -- | |
| the best thing to do. | |
| We blijven spelen. | Wir spielen weiter. |
| Als mama's kuren hebben -- | Wenn Mamas Macken haben -- |
| is dat het beste. | ist das das Beste. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'B is een brandnetel' ('B is a brandnetel [stinging nettle]')
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| There's an atmosphere: | |
| despondency, whimpering -- | |
| pouting and sulking. | |
| Er hangt een scheve | Die Stimmung ist schräg: |
| sfeer: verslagenheid, drenzen -- | Niedergedrücktheit, Quengeln -- |
| pruilen en mokken. | Maulen und Schmollen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-09
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 1, 'Zes' ('Six' years old), chapter 'C is een crisis' ('C is a crisis')
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Urban renewal, | |
| but the footway is the same -- | |
| as when I played there. | |
| De wijk is vernieuwd, | Es gibt immer noch |
| maar de stoep is zoals toen -- | derselbe Gehsteig, auf dem -- |
| ik er knikkerde. | ich gespielt habe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-21
Under the bushel (Maarten 't Hart) - 1991
Novel "Onder de korenmaat", chapter 20
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: T Hart, Maarten
| Courage is: daring | |
| to fight against the spectres -- | |
| from your childhood days. | |
| Moed is: te durven | Mut: es wagen zu |
| vechten tegen de angsten -- | kämpfen gegen die Ängste -- |
| uit je kindertijd. | aus deiner Kindheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-25
Wheel of fortune (Thea Beckman) - 1978
Novel "Het rad van fortuin", chapter 7 Dirty hands
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Beckman, Thea
| That's sheep John, Rita's | |
| husband is also called that -- | |
| Weird for a person! | |
| Dat is schaap Hans, ook | Das ist Schaf Hans, auch |
| Rita's man heet zo, heel gek -- | Ritas Mann heißt so, bizarr -- |
| is dat voor een mens! | für einen Menschen! |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-08
Living with Lidewij (Bert Natter) - 2022
Biographical account "Leven met Lidewij"
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Natter, Bert
| Daddy, can we leave? | |
| Do you know what's for dinner? | |
| Can I choose it, please? | |
| Pap, wanneer gaan we? | Papa, gehen wir? |
| Weet je al wat we eten? | Weißt du schon, was wir essen? |
| Mag ik het kiezen? | Kann ich es wählen? |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-05
Living with Lidewij (Bert Natter) - 2022
Biographical account "Leven met Lidewij"
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Natter, Bert
| That's how he has been: | |
| that toddler, his little hands -- | |
| two little starfish. | |
| Zijn verleden tijd: | Das war er, dieser: |
| dat jongetje, zijn handjes -- | Knirps mit den kleinen Händen -- |
| twee zeesterretjes. | wie zwei Seesterne. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-31
Not nursing (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2023
Column "Niet verplegen" (in the NRC on August 31st, 2023)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| She gathers a hand- | |
| ful of daisies in a lap- | |
| ful of innocence. | |
| Ze plukt een handvol | Sie pflückt eine Hand- |
| madeliefjes in haar rok: | voll weiße Gänseblümchen: |
| een schootvol onschuld. | ein Schoßvoll Unschuld. |
Overberg, 2021-09-04
The Italian Girl (Iris Murdoch) - 1964
Novel
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Having lived such a | |
| short time! I've a few pictures: | |
| the child that I was. | |
| Maar zo kort geleefd! | Nur so kurz gelebt! |
| Ik heb enkele foto's: | Ich habe ein paar Fotos: |
| het kind dat ik was. | das Kind, das ich war. |
Amsterdam, 2018-07-02
Laughter (Wislawa Szymborska) - 1967
Poem "Smiech" (collection "Sto pociech")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Szymborska, Wislawa
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With Nana to the big city |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-01
Collection: The light of words
Dedicated to: Marlies D
| Two fountains of sand | |
| from the excavator-child: | |
| rotating backhoes. | |
| Twee zandfonteinen | Zwei Sandfontänen |
| uit malende graafarmen: | drehende Baggerarmen: |
| het dieplepelkind. | das Tieflöffelkind. |
Amsterdam, 2012-06-27
Collection: The Praised One
| My children's room then: | |
| the bed under the window -- | |
| with the dream catcher. | |
| Mijn kinderkamer: | Mein Kinderzimmer: |
| het bed onder het dakraam, | das Bett under dem Fenster -- |
| de dromenvanger. | mit dem Traumfänger. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-26
Collection: Life line
| The rompy tomboy: | |
| a belly with arms and legs -- | |
| dancing in the grass. | |
| De spring-in-'t-veld: | Ein Bauch mit Armen |
| met armen en benen danst -- | und Beinen: die Springinsfeld -- |
| haar buik door de wei. | tanzt durch die Wiese. |
Amsterdam, 2003-11-14
Collection: The Big Secret
Calvary
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1971-12-28
Oil paint on chipboard
83x69cm
Collection: Pencil
