| On top of the train, | |
| bruisers stomp along to the -- | |
| cadence of the wheels. | |
| Boven op de trein | Oben auf dem Zug |
| stampen krachtpatsers in de -- | stampfen Kraftpatzer in der -- |
| cadans van de rails. | Kadenz der Räder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
The sun is just a soap bubble - XI (Marga Minco) - 2004
Dream scenes "De zon is maar een zeepbel - XI", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
| Animals will dream | |
| of a few human things they -- | |
| do not understand. | |
| Een dier zal echt wel | Ein Tier wird schon von |
| dromen van mensendingen -- | menschlichen Dingen träumen -- |
| die het niet begrijpt. | die es nicht versteht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 2, chapter 'October', § 'Tankers' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| I'm excited when | |
| I tell my dreams, and bored when -- | |
| I listen to yours. | |
| Enthousiast vertel | Ich finde meine |
| ik mijn droom, verveeld luister -- | Träume aufregend, deine -- |
| ik naar die van jou. | aber langweilig. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-15
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated 2023), part 1, chapter 3
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Too bad, when I write | |
| down my amazing dreams, the -- | |
| magic disappears. | |
| Mijn dromen waren | Ich schreibe meine |
| geweldig! Ik schrijf ze op -- | erstaunlichen Träume auf -- |
| De magie verdwijnt. | Der Zauber verfliegt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-04
My struggle 4. Dancing in the Dark (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Fjerde bok", part 5 - September 1987, Troms
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The queen is hunting | |
| me, but I also dream that -- | |
| I'm untraceable. | |
| De koningin jaagt | Der König jagt mich, |
| op mij, maar ik droom ook dat -- | aber ich träume auch, dass -- |
| ik onvindbaar ben. | ich unsichtbar bin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-11
Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella of Spain consummate their relationship [Santa Fé, January, 1492] (Salman Rushdie) - 1991
Story, in: The New Yorker, also published in the collection "East, West" (1994, section "West")
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Helter-skelter, I | |
| bounce and bump in dreams my way -- | |
| through my little life. | |
| Holderdebolder | Holterdiepolter |
| hots en bots ik in dromen -- | stoße ich in Träumen durch -- |
| mijn leventje door. | mein kleines Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-07
Dreams (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Dromen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VIII [Authorship], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - January 5th, 1967, Bologna (reconstructing your life through memories, diaries and letters)
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| How I would love to | |
| trample down the apparent -- | |
| realness of my dreams! | |
| Wat zou ik de schijn- | Wie gerne würde |
| werkelijkheid van dromen -- | ich die Scheinwirklichkeit von -- |
| graag kapot stampen! | Träumen zerstampfen! |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-06
In dreams there is not what has been (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "In dromen is er niet wat er geweest is", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - December 8th, 1966, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I know it here, though | |
| it does look different, but -- | |
| my dream knows the way. | |
| Ik ken het hier, al | Ich weiß es hier, auch |
| ziet het er anders uit, maar -- | wenn es anders aussieht, doch -- |
| mijn droom weet de weg. | mein Traum kennt den Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-05
The dreams that bring back what was (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "De dromen die wat was terugbrengen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VIII [Authorship], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - July 3rd, 1966, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Take care when you dream, | |
| not to get lost in all your -- | |
| possibilities. | |
| Pas op met dromen, | Pass auf, wenn du träumst, |
| of je verdwaalt in al je -- | sonst verlierst du dich in all -- |
| mogelijkheden. | den Möglichkeiten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-02
Tanglewreck (Jeanette Winterson) - 2006
Novel, (chapter 22 The Star Road, and) chapter 24 International Rescue
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Restless little dreams | |
| keep spinning head over heels -- | |
| splashing all the time. | |
| Onrustig zijn ze, | Sie sind unruhig, |
| mijn droomdroompjes klateren -- | meine Träumeleins plätschern -- |
| hals over kop door. | Hals über Kopf los. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-31
Dreamleaves - 1. Falling asleep restlessly, 3. Dream of the girl at the spinning wheel (Robert Nasveld) - 2007
Composition for piano four hands, performed by Corien van den Berg and Niek de Vente, in the Organpark on May 31st, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Nasveld, Robert
| Having woken up | |
| in my dream, I'm unable -- | |
| to retell my dream. | |
| Ontwaakt in mijn droom | Ich kann, aufgewacht |
| lukt het me niet om mijn droom -- | in meinem Traum, den Traum -- |
| na te vertellen. | nicht nacherzählen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-28
I try in my dream (Dorien de Wit) - 2021
Poem "ik probeer in mijn droom" (collection "eindig de dag nooit met een vraag")
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: De Wit, Dorien
| What really matters | |
| in my life, it is my dreams -- | |
| that keep it going. | |
| Al wat ertoe doet | Alles Wichtige |
| in mijn leven, mijn dromen -- | im Leben, meine Träume -- |
| houden het op gang. | halten es in Gang. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-11
All the heaven you need (Franco Faggiani) - 2022
Novel "Tutto il cielo che serve"
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| In my sleep, a wish | |
| fay is tipping on her toes -- | |
| over my sweet dreams. | |
| In mijn slaap tippelt | In meinem Schlaf geht |
| op haar tenen een wensfee -- | eine Fee auf Fußspitzen -- |
| over mijn dromen. | über meinen Traum. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-13
Iconostasis (Elizabete Beate Rudzinska) - 2022
Composition for harmonium, performed by Elizabete Beate Rudzinska on May 13th, 2022, in the Organpark
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Rudzinska, Elizabete Beate
| This recurring dream, | |
| I remember it well, but -- | |
| only in the dream. | |
| Terugkerende | Wiederkehrender |
| droom, dat herinner ik me -- | Traum, ich erinnere mich -- |
| alleen in de droom. | aber nur im Traum. |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-07
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1967
Novel "Cien años de soledad"
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
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Dreams tell a truth |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-04
Dictatorial repression
Doublespeak: after Newspeak en Doublethink in "1984" by George Orwell
Joseph explains dreams (Genesis 40-41)
Trader Yuya became counselor of the Pharaohs Thut-mosis IV (1397-1388 BCE) and Amen-hotep III (1388-1351 BCE). He was an immigrant in Egypt, living in Akhmim (Upper Egypt) at the Nile, downstream of the royal city. Given the spelling of his name, he was probably the same person as Joseph, who later was added as the eleventh son on the family tree of Jacob.
Collection: A Home
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I think of America, the dream |
Amsterdam, 2020-04-22
Cafe de Lach, 15 Market, Oirschot [NL]
Collection: Greeting from before
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The mamas & the papas kiss |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-25
Nightmare described with the names of music groups
Collection: Mosaic virus
| All my dreams are real, | |
| but is the world real, am I -- | |
| really awake now? | |
| Mijn droom is heel echt, | Mein Traum ist sehr echt, |
| maar is de wereld wel echt -- | aber ist die Welt auch echt -- |
| ben ik echt wakker? | Bin ich wirklich wach? |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-09
Parables - 1. Once uipon a time there was a boy who dreamed (Antonio Machado) - 1912
Poem, Parabolas - 1. "Era un niño que soñaba" (collection "Campos de Castilla")
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Machado, Antonio
| My heart is awake, | |
| a beehive crowded with dreams -- | |
| bringing me honey. | |
| Mijn hart is wakker, | Mein Herz ist wach, ein |
| een bijenkorf vol dromen -- | Bienenstock voller Träume -- |
| die honing brengen. | die Honig bringen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-05
Has my heart fallen asleep? (Antonio Machado) - 1907
Poem "¿Mi corazón se ha dormido?" (collection "Soledades. Galerías. Otros poemas.")
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: Machado, Antonio
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This very night |
Amsterdam, 2018-05-30
Heath berries: vaccinium macrocarpon (large cranberry), bearberry
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| Dreams open my soul, | |
| they're giving me access to -- | |
| feelings that I have. | |
| Dromen openen | Träume öffnen die |
| mijn ziel, geven me toegang -- | Seele und geben Zugang -- |
| tot mijn gevoelens. | zu dem, was man fühlt. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| My wide web catches | |
| your messages, catches them -- | |
| like entangled flies. | |
| Mijn wijde web vangt | Mein weites Netz fängt |
| jouw berichten, vangt ze als -- | deine Nachrichten ein, wie -- |
| verstrikte vliegen. | zappelnde Fliegen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Still you send me signs, still messages travel (Frida Vogels) - 2013
Verse "Nog zend je me tekens, nog reizen boodschappen", published in "Diary 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Writing down my dreams | |
| awakens truths and visions -- | |
| that sleep within me. | |
| Het opschrijven van | Das Aufschreiben von |
| mijn dromen wekt waarheden -- | Träume erweckt Wahrheiten -- |
| die in mij slapen. | die in mir schlummern. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - June 24th, 1975, Bologna
Collections: Overwritten, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Waking up together |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Guest room Strix on the Dream Mountain (Gurten, Bern)
Also after a photo by Jan Keijzer
Collection: The Big Secret
Dedicated to: Jan K
| On swift feet the rain | |
| carries from the village all -- | |
| the dreamers away. | |
| Op snelle voeten | Auf schnellen Füßen |
| neemt de regen uit het dorp -- | nimmt der Regen aus dem Dorf -- |
| alle dromers mee. | die Träumer mit sich. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-17
Rain (Willem van Toorn) - 1960
Poem "Regen" (collection "Terug in het dorp")
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Van Toorn, Willem
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My perspective between the rusty leaves |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-21
After a photo by Jan Keijzer
Collection: Metamorphic body
Dedicated to: Jan K
| The river ripples | |
| all the time: from wind, the ships -- | |
| and from people's dreams. | |
| De rivier rimpelt | Der Fluß kräuselt sich |
| altijd: van wind, de schepen -- | immer: vom Wind, den Schiffen -- |
| en mensendromen. | und Menschenträumen. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2014-11-04
Collection: Webgarden
| I'm floating around | |
| in the night, between echoes -- | |
| of the distant stars. | |
| Ik zweef verloren | Ich schwebe herum |
| in de nacht tussen echo's -- | inmitten der Nachtechos -- |
| van verre sterren. | von fernen Sternen. |
Amsterdam, 2013-06-25
Hospital (bleeps in the heart monitoring department)
Collection: Life line
Witch
Willisau, 2008-02-11
Felt-tip pen on paper
Collection: Pencil
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
Sky-gnome
Willisau, 2008-02-11
Felt-tip pen on paper
Collection: Pencil
Dedicated to: Florentin dK
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Hop, step and jump into the tram |
Train-journey through Germany, 2005-10-16
Collection: Life line
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At times my heavy head roars on |
Amsterdam, 2005-08-06
?ïsha bint Ab? Bakr (in year 627)
Collection: The Praised One
World Paula
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1970-01-02
Pencil and ink on paper roll
50x65cm
Collection: Pencil
Dedicated to: Paula J
Symphonie fantastique
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1969-10-31
Pencil on paper roll
65x50cm
Collection: Pencil
