| As a woman, I | |
| may be smart, but not close, there -- | |
| I have to be sweet. | |
| Als vrouw mag ik wel | Als Frau darf ich zwar |
| slim zijn, maar niet dichtbij, daar -- | klug sein, aber nicht nah dran -- |
| hoor ik lief te zijn. | dort soll ich lieb sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood) - 2005
Novel, chapter 6, My Marriage
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Atwood, Margaret
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In Mama's diary, I read |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-30
Poem "Het huwelijk" ("The Marriage", 1910, Willem Elsschot)
On the anniversary of the death of Riet O (1923-2011)
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Elsschot, Willem
Dedicated to: Riet O
| Einstein got help from | |
| math horses: a few stallions -- | |
| and also three mares. | |
| Einstein kreeg hulp van | Einstein hatte ja |
| rekenpaarden: wat hengsten -- | Rechenpferde: meist Hengste -- |
| en ook drie merries. | doch auch drei Stuten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-21
Three mares: Dutch astronomer Betty Biegel and the Dutch physics students Catherine Frankamp and Eva Bruins
Collection: Half The Work
| I suspect she is | |
| there, somewhere in the background -- | |
| there, behind the men. | |
| Ik vermoed haar ginds, | Ich vermute sie |
| ergens in de achtergrond -- | irgendwo im Hintergrund -- |
| Achter de mannen. | Hinter den Männern. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-18
In search of Ellinor Jahnn (Ruth Wiesenfeld) - 2023
Composition "Auf der Suche nach Ellinor Jahnn" for organ, performed by Kerstin Petersen on the Van Straten-organ in the Organpark on October 18th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Wiesenfeld, Ruth
| Women wearing veils, | |
| doing it of free will here -- | |
| supports the men there. | |
| Vrouwen in sluiers, | Frauen in Schleiern, |
| wie dat hier vrijwillig doet -- | wer das hier freiwillig tut -- |
| steunt daar de mannen. | stützt dort die Männer. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-27
Quichotte (Salman Rushdie) - 2019
Novel, part 3, chapter 17
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Women receive less | |
| respect from many men than -- | |
| from wild animals. | |
| Een vrouw krijgt van veel | Respekt vor Frauen: |
| mannen minder respect dan -- | bei Männern oft geringer -- |
| van wilde dieren. | als bei Wildtieren. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-17
The cloud inventory (Franco Faggiani) - 2023
Novel "L'inventario delle nuvole", § 2
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| Crochet, blended yarn, | |
| as my bridal veil was then -- | |
| with the blood spatter. | |
| Haakwerk, mélange, | Ich häkle, Mischgarn, |
| zoals mijn bruidssluier was -- | wie damals mein Brautschleier -- |
| met de bloedspatten. | mit den Blutspritzern. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-23
That afternoon (Nafiss Nia) - 2023
Red-white wool
Bride resists being married off to an old man
Film "Die middag"
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Nia, Nafiss
| She says who she is, | |
| the men look away, afraid -- | |
| they might burn themselves. | |
| Ze zegt wie ze is, | Sie sagt wer sie ist, |
| en de mannen kijken weg -- | Männer schauen weg, bange -- |
| bang zich te branden. | sich zu verbrennen. |
Amsterdam, 2011-12-19
Immature males. Not a matter of Alma Harding's "too hot to handle" (played by Myrna Loy) in Jack Conway's 1938 film
Collection: Mosaic virus
