| Yes, you must do it, | |
| but not for me, you must be -- | |
| brave enough yourself. | |
| Ja, je moet het doen, | Ja, du musst es tun, |
| maar niet voor mij, je moet zelf -- | nur, nicht für mich, du musst selbst -- |
| moedig genoeg zijn. | mutig genug sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-14
Within the skin (Han Voskuil - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 4 - July 1953, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Leave, burning your past | |
| won't be a problem, if you -- | |
| take the fire with you. | |
| Vertrek, en verbrand | Geh, und verbrenne |
| dan gerust je verleden -- | deine Vergangenheit, nimm -- |
| maar neem het vuur mee. | nur das Feuer mit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-12
I will take the fire with me (Leïla Slimani) - 2025
Biographical story "Le Pays des autres, 3e partie - J'emporterai le feu" (Leïla Slimani)
Autobiographical story "La difficulté d'être" (1947, Jean Cocteau) - 'Si le feu brûlait ma maison, qu'emporterais-je? J'aimerais emporter le feu' (If my house was on fire, what would I take with me? I would want to take the fire with me)
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Slimani, Leila; Cocteau, Jean
| I decide now, if | |
| that is even possible: | |
| I am not afraid! | |
| Ik besluit het nu, | Ich entscheide, wenn's |
| als dat al mogelijk is: | überhaupt möglich ist: Ich -- |
| Ik ben niet meer bang! | habe keine Angst! |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-13
A quest for reality (Frida Vogels) - 1994
The first line of the first poem, "A quest for reality", is the assignment for writing the collection, published as "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3") - 1952, Amsterdam
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| 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
| Taking a rash risk | |
| after consideration -- | |
| may that be courage? | |
| Weloverwogen | Unbesonnene |
| onbezonnen risico's -- | Risiken mit Bedacht ein- |
| nemen, is dat moed? | gehen, ist das Mut? |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-23
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Disabled people | |
| evolve, as human beings -- | |
| they become braver. | |
| Gehandicapten | Die Behinderte |
| ontwikkelen zich, als mens -- | entwickeln sich, als Menschen -- |
| zijn ze dapperder. | sind sie mutiger. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-09
The Good Apprentice (Iris Murdoch) - 1985
Novel, chapter 2, part 6
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Don't ask for the sense | |
| of what's happening to you -- | |
| no, you must keep heart! | |
| Vraag niet naar de zin | Frag nicht nach dem Sinn |
| van wat je overkomt, nee -- | dessen, was dir passiert, nein -- |
| je moet moed houden! | du musst Mut halten! |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Villa Ada (Jens Christian Grøndahl) - 2020
Story, § 7
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Grøndahl, Jens Christian
| Scissors for cutting, | |
| including your eyelids, look -- | |
| and do not recoil! | |
| De schaar knipt alles | Die Schere schneidet, |
| door, ook jouw oogleden, kijk -- | auch die Augenlider, schau -- |
| en deins niet terug! | und weich nicht zurück! |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
A little girl was sleeping in the sand (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Une fillette dormait dans le sable" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Jabès, Edmond
| Brave from drinking, care- | |
| ful after the drunkenness -- | |
| the army attacks. | |
| Moedig van de drank | Mutig vom Trinken, |
| en voorzichtig na de roes -- | und vorsichtig nach dem Rausch -- |
| valt het leger aan. | greift die Armee an. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-04
Fragment of a chronicle of Marco Leccio and his war on the map in the time of the Great War in Europe, V (Luigi Pirandello) - 1919
Story "Frammento di cronaca di Marco Leccio e della sua guerra sulla carta nel tempo della grande guerra europea", V
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Resigned he stands firm, | |
| while he keeps smiling bravely -- | |
| under his moustache. | |
| Berustend houdt hij stand, | Gelassen hält er |
| met een moedige glimlach -- | sich, mutig ist sein Lächeln -- |
| onder zijn krulsnor. | unter dem Schnurrbart. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
The twelve letters (Luigi Pirandello) - 1897
Story "Le dodici lettere"
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| We have coats of arms | |
| to protect us, our courage -- | |
| against doom-thinking. | |
| De wapenschilden | Die Wappenschilde |
| beschermen ons, onze moed -- | schützen uns, unseren Mut -- |
| tegen doemdenken. | vor Dämmerdenken. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-31
Collection: The climbing house
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People in need -- in a game |
Amsterdam, 2021-06-14
Help! (John Lennon, The Beatles) - 1965
Song (album "Help!")
Song "We zijn toch op de wereld" ("Aren't we in the world", 1969, Eli Asser; music Harry Bannink)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Lennon, John; The Beatles
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The prince wants and demands, everything |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-22
Maxwell's silver hammer (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Tinne (the Holly), that is always green, supportive, protecting, possessive and repelling enemies; the Holly should be guided by Govannon (Gobannus, the Blacksmith, a divine Hero) and the Unicorn (the symbol of purity and strength)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
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Everyone is brave, really |
Amsterdam, 2018-12-16
Collection: Metamorphic body
Dedicated to: Ellen dM
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When the parents at the nursery 
Frans de Kok, 17 years old
Frans de Kok, 28 years old |
Amsterdam, 2018-12-13
Fran(ciscu)s Antonius dK (1901-1982)
Frans dK directed theater group Were Di (defend yourself) after the Second World War
The verses of the song "Brabant" (1947) by Clem De Ridder (lyrics) and Emiel Hullebroeck (music) end with the line: "Brabant, land of joy, noble Brabant, defend yourself!"
Collection: New Ago
Dedicated to: Frans dK
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| Swords | |
| push through | |
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| I too am brave | |
| I do what needs to be done: | |
| I let go of excuses | |
| I let go of side issues | |
| I dare to persist | |
