| Yellow-red was rare, | |
| until we came to know it -- | |
| as, yay, oranges. | |
| Geelrood was zeldzaam, | Gelbrot war selten, |
| tot we het leerden kennen -- | bis wir es kennenlernten -- |
| als sinaasappels. | als, hey, Orangen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-25
It was only with the introduction of the orange in the 15th century that yellow-red (geolu-read) became a known colour in Western Europe, and was subsequently called orange
Collection: The climbing house
| 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
| Underwater ice | |
| solidly reflects colours -- | |
| into the deep sea. | |
| Onderwaterijs: | Unterwassereis: |
| massief weerkaatst het lichaam -- | der Festkörper reflektiert -- |
| kleuren de zee in. | Farbspektren ins Meer. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-29
The Spectral Organ (Maria W. Horn & Mats Erlandsson) - 2024
Readapted versions performed on the hyperorgan by Maria W. Horn and Mats Erlandsson in the Organpark on May 29th, 2024; light scenography by Zalán Szakács
Collection: org anp ARK
Composers: Horn, Maria W; Erlandsson, Mats
| Dawn: the world takes on | |
| colours, becomes lifelike, but -- | |
| remains elusive. | |
| Ochtend: de wereld | Morgen: die Welt färbt |
| krijgt kleur en wordt levensecht -- | sich und wird lebensecht, bleibt -- |
| maar blijft ongrijpbaar. | aber ungreifbar. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-03
Occam ocean (Éliane Radigue) - 2015
Personal transmission-composition for orchestra, performed in the Organpark on February 3rd, 2024, by ensemble ONCEIM (L'Orchestre de Nouvelles Créations, Expérimentations, et Improvisations Musicales) and others - @orchestra
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Radigue, Éliane
| It's blue that I like | |
| best, at this very moment -- | |
| it is purple blue. | |
| Mijn lievelingskleur | Zumeist liebe ich |
| is blauw, op dit ogenblik -- | die Farbe Blau, im Moment -- |
| is het paarsig blauw. | ist es Purperblau. |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-11
The colours of Anna (Sander Kollaard) - 2021
Novel "De kleuren van Anna", § Blue
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Kollaard, Sander
| In Jerusalem | |
| the sky merges with the trees -- | |
| in keppel kippahs. | |
| In Jeruzalem | In Jerusalem |
| versmelt de lucht met bomen -- | verschmelzt die Luft mit Bäumen: |
| in keppel keppels. | in kepplen Kippot. |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-31
In Dutch a kippah is called "keppel"
Colour keppel #3AB09E
Collection: Metamorphic body
| Innumerable, | |
| the shades of grey in nature -- | |
| red-, yellow-, blue-grey. | |
| Ontelbaar zijn ze, | Sie sind unzählig, |
| de grijzen in de natuur -- | die Grautöne der Natur -- |
| rood-, geel- en blauwgrijs. | Rot-, Gelb- und Blaugrau. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-27
Letter 252 (Vincent van Gogh) - 1882
Letter of July 31st, 1882 to Theo van Gogh
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent
