| Ruins where once were | |
| houses and streets, where once was -- | |
| undeveloped land. | |
| Ruïnes, waar ooit | Ruinen, wo einst |
| huizen en straten, waar ooit -- | Häuser und Straßen, wo einst -- |
| onbebouwd land was. | unbebautes Land... |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-18
Starting from nothing, one can build cities (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Met niets beginnend kan men steden bouwen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - October 4th, 1956, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Hunger of the heart: | |
| filling the emotional -- | |
| emptiness inside. | |
| Honger van het hart: | Hunger des Herzens: |
| de emotionele -- | die emotionale -- |
| leegte opvullen. | Leere ausfüllen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-13
Seven kinds of hunger (Renate Dorrestein) - 2016
Novel "Zeven soorten honger", part Tuesday, chapter Three
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The empty spaces, | |
| in our bed, at the table -- | |
| are waiting for you. | |
| De lege plekken, | Die leere Plätze, |
| in ons bed en aan tafel -- | in unserem Bett, am Tisch -- |
| wachten nog op jou. | warten noch auf dich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Jesse (Janis Ian) - 1973
Song, sung in 1973 by Roberta Flack (album "Killing me softly with his song"), in 1974 by Janis Ian (album "Stars"), and in 1975 by Joan Baez (album "Diamonds & Rust")
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Ian, Janis; Flack, Roberta
| What is love now, since | |
| you're gone and I am dying -- | |
| in how it was then? | |
| Wat is liefde nog, | Was ist Liebe, seit |
| sinds jij weg bent en ik dood -- | du weg bist und ich sterbe -- |
| ga in hoe het was? | in wie es mal war? |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Love is blind (Janis Ian) - 1976
Song (album "Aftertones")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Ian, Janis
| The fallow land, strewn | |
| with stones, bugs in the wild plants -- | |
| Another third day. | |
| Braak land vol stenen, | Steine im Ödland, |
| wat beestjes in wild gewas -- | Tierchen im wilden Gewächs -- |
| Weer de derde dag. | Die dritten Tage. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-25
Collection: Metamorphic body
| Spiritual life | |
| is empty, you'll find nothing -- | |
| Everything is there! | |
| Geestelijk leven | Geistiges Leben |
| is leeg, je zult niets vinden -- | ist leer, du wirst nichts finden -- |
| Alles is er al! | Alles ist schon da! |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-12
The Three Arrows (Iris Murdoch) - 1972
Play, Act Two, scene Two
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| The trees in winter: | |
| no pigeons, no bullfinches -- | |
| the nests breaking down. | |
| De winterbomen: | Die Winterbäume: |
| geen duiven, geen goudvinken -- | keine Tauben und Gimpel -- |
| Verlaten nesten. | Nester in Verfall. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-10
it doesn't come to me anymore (Antjie Krog) - 2022
Poem "dit kom nie meer op my af nie" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
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In empty places in the city |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-29
Collection: Secrets & Believers
| The peonies have | |
| been stolen from the garden -- | |
| It's an empty day. | |
| De pioenrozen | Die Rosen wurden |
| zijn gestolen uit de tuin -- | aus dem Garten gestohlen -- |
| Heel de dag is leeg. | Der Tag ist sehr leer. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-16
The stolen peonies (William Carlos Williams) - 1962
Poem (collection "Pictures from Brueghel")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Williams, William Carlos
| In me and in you | |
| there is a black void, and God -- | |
| fits in exactly. | |
| In mij en in jou | In mir und in dir |
| is er een leegte, en God -- | gibt es eine Leere, Gott -- |
| past daar precies in. | passt genau hinein. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-01
Black Square (Tijs Nuyts) - 2022
Poem "Zwart vierkant" (collection "Vervoersbewijzen") about the painting "Black Square" (Kazimir Malevich) at the exhibition "0.10" in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg, 1915)
Collection: Unseen
Tribute to: Nuyts, Tijs; Malevich, Kazimir
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Some children are serious |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-13
Islamic tradition: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid - 615
Collection: The Praised One
| Where could I be lost? | |
| There are distant sounds, maybe -- | |
| echoes of the void? | |
| Waar ben ik verdwaald? | Wo könnte ich sein? |
| Er zijn geluiden, misschien -- | Es gibt Geräusche, vielleicht -- |
| echo's van leegte? | Echos der Leere? |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-23
Electro Symphonic Orchestra - 2018
June 23rd, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Part 3 of block 2
Collection: Silent walk
Composer: Benders, Colin
| Her husband doesn't want | |
| anything, they both stare, know -- | |
| nothing to think of. | |
| Haar man wil niets meer, | Ihr Mann will nichts mehr, |
| beiden staren ze, weten -- | sie starren beide, wissen -- |
| niets te bedenken. | nichts zu bedenken. |
Tilburg, 2018-01-16
The hounds no longer hunt (Albert Alberts) - 1979
Novel "De honden jagen niet meer"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert
| Leaving a bit of | |
| yourself on every journey -- | |
| Becoming empty. | |
| Op elke reis iets | Auf jeder Reise |
| van jezelf achterlaten -- | ein Bisschen von sich hinter- |
| Een leeg mens worden. | lassen. Leer werden. |
Tilburg, 2018-01-16
The hounds no longer hunt (Albert Alberts) - 1979
Novel "De honden jagen niet meer"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert
| Scents, traces: the ant | |
| has mapped the big white bathtub -- | |
| its infinity. | |
| Geursporen: de mier | Pheromonen: die |
| heeft het bad in kaart gebracht -- | Ameise kartiert das Bad -- |
| de oneindigheid. | die Unendlichkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-03
Diary 1962-1963 (Frida Vogels) - 2007
"Dagboek 1962-1963" - August 6th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Sleeper dyke, sheep dyke |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-13
Variations II (John Cage)
Fields have ears nr. 1 (Michael Pisaro)
"Variations II" (1961, John Cage)
"Fields have ears" nr. 1 (2010, Michael Pisaro)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composers: Cage, John; Pisaro, Michael
| My sadness from then, | |
| the emptiness of a dead -- | |
| memory today. | |
| Mijn verdriet van toen, | Meine Traurigkeit, |
| de leegte van een dode | die Leere einer toten -- |
| herinnering nu. | Erinnerung jetzt. |
Amsterdam, 2014-08-20
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand) - 1943
Novel, part IV, chapter 10
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Rand, Ayn
| The radio waves | |
| spin around me a wide web -- | |
| of nothing but space. | |
| Radiogolven | Radiowellen |
| spinnen rondom mij een web -- | um mich herum, als ein Netz -- |
| van lege ruimte. | von nur leerem Raum. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-21
Collection: Secrets & Believers
Parachute
Berkel en Roodenrijs, 1971-10-16
Collection: Photo's 1971
