| The diplomats' chairs | |
| are close together, almost -- | |
| touching each other. | |
| De stoelen van de | Die Diplomaten |
| diplomaten staan bijna -- | sitzen dicht beieinander -- |
| tegen elkaar aan. | berühren sich fast. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-20
Being there (Jerzy Kosinski) - 1970
Novel "Wystarczy by?" (1970, "It's enough to be", translation "Being there", 1971), chapter 5
The novel was beautifully adapted into a film by Hal Ashby (1979, "Being there"), starring Peter Sellers
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Kosinski, Jerzy
| We discussed it, at | |
| length and seriously, between -- | |
| many silences. | |
| We bespraken het, | Wir diskutierten |
| langdurig en serieus -- | es ausführlich und ernsthaft -- |
| tussen veel stiltes. | in vielen Pausen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-19
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 24
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| The family is | |
| conversing, floating above -- | |
| everyday worries. | |
| De schoonfamilie | Die Familie |
| converseert, zwevend boven -- | unterhält sich, fernab von -- |
| wereldse zorgen. | weltlichen Sorgen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-17
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated 2023), part 2, chapter 6
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| It doesn't matter what | |
| is said, as long as it is -- | |
| nice and light-hearted. | |
| Het maakt niet uit wat | Was gesagt wird, ist |
| er gezegd wordt, als het maar -- | egal, solange es nett -- |
| leuk en luchtig is. | und unbeschwert ist. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-17
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated 2023), part 2, chapter 6
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Reading you aloud | |
| is nice, and afterwards we -- | |
| can talk about it. | |
| Voorlezen is fijn, | Vorlesen ist schön, |
| en daarna kunnen we er -- | und anschließend können wir -- |
| over napraten. | darüber reden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - September 26th, 1974, Lucera
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We both mean something | |
| different each time, but still -- | |
| it's a nice meeting. | |
| Beiden bedoelen | Wir verstehen uns |
| we steeds iets anders, toch is -- | jedes Mal falsch, trotzdem ist's -- |
| het een leuk gesprek. | ein nettes Gespräch. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-27
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - August 12th, 1973, San Severo
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In the twilight, in | |
| armchairs, in conversation -- | |
| we recover strength. | |
| In de schemering, | In der Dämmerung, |
| in leunstoelen, in gesprek -- | im Gespräch, gewinnen wir -- |
| herwinnen we kracht. | wieder an Stärke. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-18
We talked to each other (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Wij spraken met elkaar", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]), and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - June 13th, 1971, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Often we don't know | |
| how to talk to each other -- | |
| so we just gossip. | |
| We weten niet hoe | Wir können nicht mit- |
| met elkaar te praten, dus -- | einander reden, also -- |
| roddelen we maar. | tratschen wir einfach. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-15
In the solitude with themselves (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "In de eenzaamheid met zichzelf", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage], and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - February 3rd, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Did something go wrong | |
| in this phone call? I don't know. | |
| I don't think so. Right? | |
| Hm, ging er iets mis | Beim Telefonat |
| in dit telefoongesprek? | ist doch nichts schiefgelaufen? |
| Ik weet niet. Niets toch? | Glaube nicht. Oder? |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Five
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| He is just joking | |
| in his language, he's in love -- | |
| and has a choice-ache. | |
| Hij maakt een grapje | Er scherzt in seiner |
| in zijn taal, zijn verliefdheid -- | Sprache, seine Verliebtheit -- |
| geeft hem 'kiespijn'. | gibt ihm Wahlschmerzen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-30
Gala (Ronald Giphart) - 2003
Novella, chapters 'Met allen dwaas' ('Foolish with all of us') and 'Worstelen en ontzwemmen' ('Wrestling and unswimming')
Kiespijn = [1] toothache, [2] choice-ache
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Giphart, Ronald
| Phone call: pieces of | |
| sentences alternately -- | |
| pasted together. | |
| Telefoongesprek: | Telefongespräch: |
| om en om stukjes zinnen -- | Satzteile abwechselnd an- |
| aan elkaar plakken. | einanderfügen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-14
Telephone (Kate Moore) - 2014
Composition, for two trumpets, composed for the 75th birthday of Louis Andriessen, performed by Tom Sanderman (saxophone) and Annette Schenk (clarinet) of the Herz Ensemble in the Organpark on February 14th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Moore, Kate
