| The first freedom is: | |
| you do not have to work for -- | |
| what you do not buy. | |
| De eerste vrijheid: | Die erste Freiheit |
| je hoeft niet te werken voor -- | ist: nicht für das arbeiten, |
| wat je niet aankoopt. | was man nicht ankauft. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-09
A free life (Mariët Meester) - 2025
Autobiographical story "Een vrij leven", chapter XVI
Collection: Patterns
Tribute to: Meester, Mariët
| Inflation will prune | |
| away all dead savings to -- | |
| enable new growth. | |
| De inflatie snoeit | Inflation schneidet |
| al het dode spaargeld weg -- | die toten Ersparnisse -- |
| voor een nieuwe groei. | für neues Wachstum. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-20
Being there (Jerzy Kosinski) - 1970
Novel "Wystarczy by?" (1970, "It's enough to be", translation "Being there", 1971), chapter 4
The novel was beautifully adapted into a film by Hal Ashby (1979, "Being there"), starring Peter Sellers
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Kosinski, Jerzy
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I hear someone cry |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-12
Collection: Changing Times
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How small am I willing |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-11
Collection: Changing Times
| A new measuring | |
| spoon for coffee: the Largo -- | |
| It's extendable. | |
| Een nieuw maatschepje | Neuer Messlöffel |
| voor de koffie: de Largo -- | für Kaffee: der Largone -- |
| die uitschuifbaar is. | der ausziehbar ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-27
The Relay (Freek de Jonge) - 1992
Performance "De Estafette", New Year's Eve Show
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: De Jonge, Freek
| Yes, the evil eye | |
| exists, be invisible -- | |
| for entrepreneurs! | |
| Ja, het kwade oog | Das böse Auge |
| bestaat, dus wees onzichtbaar -- | existiert, sei unsichtbar -- |
| voor ondernemers! | für Unternehmer! |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-18
The carbonised alphabet (Paul de Wispelaere) - 1992
Memoirs "Het verkoolde alfabet"
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: De Wispelaere, Paul
| There are too many | |
| boxes and too many things -- | |
| used way too little. | |
| Veel te veel dozen | Zu viele Kartons |
| zijn er, veel te veel spullen -- | gibt es, zu viele Sachen -- |
| te weinig gebruikt. | zu wenig benutzt. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-14
Collection: Half The Work
| Buzzing everywhere, | |
| the oasis full of bees -- | |
| All flowers empty. | |
| Overal gezoem, | Summen, überall, |
| de oase vol bijen -- | Oase voller Bienen -- |
| Alle bloemen leeg. | Alle Blumen leer. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-21
1. Migration to rich countries, which get too crowded to feed everyone
2. Kleptocracy, keeping the population as poor as possible
Collection: The drama
| The flying saucer: | |
| under the large elytron -- | |
| the nipples hang down. | |
| Onder het dekschild | Das große Raumschiff: |
| van de vliegende schotel -- | unter den Flügeldecken -- |
| hangen de tepels. | hängen die Zitze. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-30
Petrol station "Green Planet" on the A28 (near Pesse)
Collection: Migration
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Fellow countrymen, everyone can choose |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-20
Absolutely Free (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1967
- "Plastic People"
- "Uncle Bernie's Farm"
Songs on the album "Absolutely Free" (1967, The Mothers of Invention)
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
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Now that winter comes |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-07
Earth ecosystem
Collection: The light of words
| A great vernissage: | |
| the hall full of pedestals -- | |
| with empty glasses. | |
| Een vernissage: | Die Vernissage: |
| de galerie vol sokkels -- | die Halle voller Sockel -- |
| met lege glazen. | mit leeren Gläsern. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-24
Journeyman in marble (Anjet Daanje) - 2006
Novel "Gezel in marmer"
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Daanje, Anjet
| Shows will ooze their slime | |
| from the screen, until we're full -- | |
| no longer useful. | |
| Shows druipen hun slijk | Shows sickern nur Schlamm |
| van het scherm, tot we vol zijn -- | vom Bildschirm, bis wir voll sind -- |
| en niet meer bruikbaar. | nutzlos geworden. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-17
I'm the Slime (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1973
Song on the album "Over-Nite Sensation"
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank; The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
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Our large body has no face |
Amsterdam, 2020-02-24
Ecological footprint
TV program "Pipo the Clown" (1958-1980) always ended with: "Bye birds, bye flowers, bye children"
Collection: On living on [2]
|
A saint made of stone |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-15
Grand Hotel Europa (Ilja Leonard Pfeiffer) - 2018
Novel
Venice
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
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The beasts from outside carry daggers |
Amsterdam, 2018-08-19
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| A mark on the bark: | |
| too bad, such a healthy tree -- | |
| is production wood. | |
| Een stip op de bast: | Kreuz auf der Rinde: |
| zonde, een gezonde boom -- | schade, ein gesunder Baum -- |
| is productiehout. | ist Produktionsholz. |
Amsterdam, 2018-05-14
Collection: The King
| Contented people | |
| consume the prosperity: | |
| the country toppls down. | |
| Tevreden mensen | Zufrieden Leute |
| consumeren de welvaart: | konsumieren den Wohlstand: |
| het land kukelt af. | das Land purzelt ab. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-19
Tom Puss and The Toppl (Marten Toonder) - 1963
Comic strip #102 - "Tom Poes en Het kukel" (tiers 4819-4888), tier 4862 - Toppl: 'kukel', the Groningen word for: magic, original and creative way of thinking
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Streets full of flowers | |
| and specialised shops, can they -- | |
| be our paradise? | |
| Straten vol bloemen | Sind Straßen voller |
| en winkels voor alles wat -- | Blumen und Fachgeschäfte -- |
| zijn ons paradijs? | unser Paradies? |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-03
Collection: BloodTrunk
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| Pigs | |
| eat everything | |
 | |
| I too digest the world | |
| I consume: | |
| I grow | |
| I enjoy | |
| I am satisfied | |
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| Zwijn, Bladluis | |
