| Life in the graveyard: | |
| wildflowers during the day -- | |
| and rabbits at night. | |
| De begraafplaats leeft: | Leben am Friedhof: |
| overdag wilde bloemen -- | tagsüber die Wildblumen -- |
| en 's nachts konijnen. | und nachts Kaninchen. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2026-06-06
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 5
Collection: Germ Substance
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| Once a floral wreath: | |
| rusty wire and some shreds of -- | |
| ribbon on the grave. | |
| Ooit een bloemenkrans: | Einst ein Blumenkranz: |
| roestig ijzerdraad en lint- | rostiger Draht und Fetzen -- |
| flarden op het graf. | von Band auf dem Grab. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2026-06-06
Possession, A Romance (A.S. Byatt) - 1990
Novel, chapter 5
Collection: Over
Tribute to: Byatt, A.S.
| We awaken from | |
| our slumber, by the paces -- | |
| of a grave death march. | |
| Sluimerend schrikken | Wir schlummerten und |
| we wakker van de schreden -- | erwachen zu den Schritten -- |
| van een dodenmars. | des Todesmarsches. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-25
The Planets (Gustav Holst) - 1916
Orchestral suite, arranged and, on January 25th, 2026, performed by Geerten van de Wetering (organ) and Harmen Trimp (organ) - Part 5, Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Holst, Gustav
| The deceased are brought | |
| downstairs to be placed in rooms -- | |
| closest to the earth. | |
| Overledenen | Die Verstorbenen |
| liggen altijd in ruimtes -- | liegen immer in Räumen -- |
| dicht bij de aarde. | nahe der Erde. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-05
My struggle 1. A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Første bok", part 1, paragraph 1 - Spring 2008, Malmö
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| In the coffin, you | |
| lie, with an ivory face: | |
| terribly precious! | |
| Je ligt in de kist, | Du liegst im Sarg, mit |
| met een ivoren gezicht: | einem Elfenbeingesicht: |
| akelig kostbaar! | wie schrecklich kostbar! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
I'd rather never have seen your ivory face (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Je ivoren gezicht had ik nooit willen zien", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - June 17th, 1974, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| You:: covered with sand | |
| and a stone, the world swiftly -- | |
| swiftly rearranged. | |
| Jij: bedekt met zand, | Du: mit Sand bedeckt, |
| een steen erop, de wereld -- | ein Stein darauf, die Welt schnell -- |
| vlug, vlug herordend. | schnell neu geordnet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-21
You walked along cheerfully, greeting (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Je liep opgewekt, groetend verder", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - September 12th, 1971, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Houses with closed doors, | |
| city within the city -- | |
| Everyone is dead. | |
| Een stad in de stad, | Die Stadt in der Stadt, |
| huizen met dichte deuren -- | Häuser mit geschlossenen |
| Iedereen is dood. | Türen. Nur Töten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of the burial houses at the Rond Point Casimir Périer in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris (March 26th, 1991)
One-act play "Huis clos" ("Closed doors", 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre)
Collection: Metamorphic body
Tribute to: Sartre, Jean-Paul
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Behind the rocks there | |
| is something mysterious -- | |
| You'd better not look. | |
| Achter de rotsen | Hinter den Felsen |
| vindt iets geheimzinnigs plaats -- | etwas Geheimnisvolles -- |
| Kijk maar liever niet. | Schau lieber nicht hin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-12
Offering to Mother Earth (Ilios and Nikos Veliotis) - 2016
Composition "Erdia Da", #8 from the album "Pèkisyon Funebri" ("Funeral service", 2016, MMMD [Mohammad] = Ilios and Nikos Veliotis), performed in the Organpark on April 12th, 2025 by Ilios Veliotis (oscillators), Nikos Veliotis (electronic cello), and Alex Mastichiadis ('ALEM', organ)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composers: Veliotis, Nikos; Veliotis, Ilios
| I step into the | |
| coffin, it's like a canoe -- | |
| Let's see if it fits. | |
| Ik stap in de dood- | Ich steige mal in |
| kist zoals in een kano -- | den Sarg wie in ein Kanu -- |
| Kijken of het past. | Würde er passen? |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-25
The surprise (Belcampo) - 1968
Story "De surprise" (collection "De ideale dahlia")
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Belcampo
| The cover closes, | |
| the corpse is away, at last -- | |
| I can look around. | |
| Het deksel gaat dicht, | Der Deckel schließt sich, |
| het lijk is weg, eindelijk -- | die Leiche ist weg, ich kann -- |
| kan ik rondkijken. | mich jetzt umschauen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-02
Leaf Storm (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1955
Novella "La hojarasca"
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
|
Winter light eats the wide hill |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-26
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
Isra-El = Azra-El, the angel of death, who collects the souls of the deceased
God of war: Shalem, after whom Jerusalem is named; today Jerusalem presents itself as the "City of Peace"
Collection: Short Sermons
|
The lanes to the rusty gate |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-16
Grande Arche de la Défense (Great Arch of the Défense)
Cimetière nouveau de Neuilly (New Cemetery of Neuilly, 1993)
Collection: New Ago
|
Feathers, falling |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-10
Inspired by "The Dark Angel" (2019, M.T.R.)
Collection: On living on [2]
| Burnt in his best suit | |
| and scattered over the waves -- | |
| but he is blown back. | |
| Verbrand in zijn pak, | Verbrannt im Anzug, |
| verstrooid over de golven -- | verstreut über die Wellen -- |
| maar hij waait terug. | zurückgeblasen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-07
Back (Eva Gerlach) - 2003
Poem "Terug" (collection "Daar ligt het")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gerlach, Eva
| The tin bouquet turns | |
| yellow and green again as -- | |
| soon as the snow melts. | |
| Het blikken boeket | Das Zinnbukett ist |
| kleurt meteen weer geel en groen -- | sofort wieder gelb und grün -- |
| zodra de sneeuw smelt. | sobald der Schnee schmilzt. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-12
Suzanne (Willem Frederik Hermans) - 1948
Poem from the collection "Hypnodrome"
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Hermans, Willem Frederik
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At night on the bald mountain |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-04
Mountain (Yaelle Kayam) - 2016
Film "Ha'har"
Jerusalem, Mount of Olives
Poetess Zelda Schneurson
Collection: The Praised One
Tribute to: Kayam, Yaelle; Schneurson, Zelda
|
They keep quiet, the old dead in grey |
Amsterdam, 2016-06-28
Collection: BloodTrunk
| I scrape off the moss. | |
| There's no name on the headstone -- | |
| Also worn away. | |
| Ik krab het mos weg. | Ich kratze das Moos ab. |
| Er staat geen naam op de zerk. | Kein Name auf dem Grabstein -- |
| Ook weggesleten. | Auch abgetragen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-11
Collection: The Praised One
| The coffin: rocking | |
| away in the gondola -- | |
| With a ghost on board? | |
| De doodskist schommelt | Der Sarg schwankt langsam |
| in de gondel langzaam weg -- | in der Gondel von mir weg -- |
| Met een schim aan boord? | Ist ein Geist an Bord? |
Amsterdam, 2013-11-22
The dismal gondola (Franz Liszt) - 1882
Composition "La lugubre giondola"
Styx
Collection: Pending rain
Composer: Liszt, Franz
| The forget-me-not | |
| on your grave sows on your grave -- | |
| more forget-me-nots. | |
| Vergeet-mij-nietje | Das Vergissmeinnicht |
| op jouw graf zaait op jouw graf -- | auf dem Grab sät auf dem Grab -- |
| vergeet-mij-nietjes. | mehr Vergissmeinnichts. |
Amsterdam, 2013-09-27
Collection: BloodTrunk
| The tall tress in the | |
| cemetery: the gate to -- | |
| not yet being gone. | |
| De hoge bomen | Die hohen Bäume |
| op de begraafplaats: de poort -- | auf dem Friedhof sind das Tor -- |
| naar nog niet weg zijn. | zum Noch-Nicht-Wegsein. |
Winschoten, 2013-07-07
Collection: Webgarden
| Reluctantly I | |
| stride in front of the tuba -- | |
| that keeps pushing me. | |
| Ik schrijd schoorvoetend | Im Trauerzug schreit |
| in de stoet voor de tuba -- | ich zögernd vor die Tuba -- |
| die maar blijft duwen. | die mich weiter treibt. |
Amsterdam, 2012-04-21
Thunderfish - 1530
Composition "Taundernaken" for cornett (wooden trumpetflute) and organ, performed in the Organpark on April 21st, 2012
Collection: ORG anp ark
| Slantingly and crooked, | |
| rows of gravestones in the earth -- | |
| like old people's teeth. | |
| Rijen grafstenen | Reihen Grabsteine |
| staan schots en scheef in de grond -- | stehen quer und schief im Grund -- |
| als oude tanden. | wie alte Zähne. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-04
Collection: The Praised One
Graveyard (Zinzolo)
Zinzolo, 1967-08-15
Danse Macabre
Collection: Photo's 1967
