| Twilight, that's half-light: | |
| light and dark at the same time -- | |
| The tree stands on guard. | |
| Het schemert. Halflicht: | Dämmerung. Halblicht: |
| licht en donker tegelijk -- | Licht und Dunkelheit zugleich -- |
| De boom staat op wacht. | Der Baum steht Wache. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-26
Summer (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2016
Autobiographical novel "Om sommeren", part 1, chapter 'Diary, June', § 'Friday June 3rd, 2016' - Glemmingebro
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Spring twilight, the fields, | |
| the large trees along the brook -- | |
| waves of evening red. | |
| Lenteschemering, | Frühlingsdämmerung, |
| grote bomen langs de beek -- | Bäume entlang des Baches -- |
| golvend avondrood. | Wellen Abendrot. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-12
Spring (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2016
Autobiographical novel "Om våren" (translated in 2018), part 3 - April 30th, 2014, Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Vallborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The sun is setting | |
| and the moon is behind me -- | |
| In between them: home. | |
| De zon gaat onder | Sonnenuntergang, |
| en de maan staat achter me -- | der Mond steht hinter mir, da- |
| Tussen hen in: thuis. | zwischen: Zuhause. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-02
Tina in Sexbierum (Tina Farifteh) - 2026
Interview by Katja de Bruin with Tina Farifteh in the VPRO broadcasting guide No. 18 (May 2nd, 2026), about the documentary series "Tina in Sexbierum" (2026, Tina Farifteh)
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Farifteh, Tina
| Summer evenings, when | |
| the warmth of the sun still hangs -- | |
| between long shadows. | |
| Zomeravonden, | Sommerabende, |
| de warmte hangt nog tussen -- | die Wärme hängt noch zwischen -- |
| lange schaduwen. | den langen Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The light is dimming, | |
| we pack up and leave, away -- | |
| from the summer house. | |
| Het licht wordt zwakker, | Das Licht wird schwächer, |
| we pakken in en gaan, weg -- | wir packen und gehen, weg -- |
| uit het zomerhuis. | vom Ferienhaus. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-17
Short story (Lind Boström)
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Short story by Linda Boström, from her collection "Grand Mal" (2011)
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Mid-August 2009, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove; Boström, Linda
| Outside we stay in | |
| the summer twilight, outside -- | |
| the pitch-dark forest. | |
| Buiten blijven we | Draußen bleiben wir |
| in het schemerlicht, buiten -- | im Zwielicht, knapp außerhalb -- |
| het donkere bos. | des dunklen Waldes. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-21
My struggle 3. Boyhood Island (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Tredje bok", part 4 - Summer vacation 1976, Sørbøvågen (north of Bergen)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The day is over, | |
| the dark forest edge slowly -- | |
| sucks up all the light. | |
| In de schemering | In der Dämmerung |
| zuigt de donkere bosrand -- | saugt der finstere Waldrand -- |
| langzaam het licht op. | langsam das Licht auf. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-30
My struggle 2. A Man in Love (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Andre bok", part 3 - January 2005, Gnesta (Södermanslands län, south-west of Stockholm)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| So many shades of | |
| grey of the evening sky, but -- | |
| no one is looking. | |
| Zoveel tinten grijs | Viele Grautöne |
| van de avondhemel, maar -- | am Abendhimmel, aber -- |
| niemand komt kijken. | nur ich schaue hin. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-12
My struggle 1. A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Første bok", part 2 - July 1998, Kristiansand
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Sunset, chiming bells. | |
| I protest in the graveyard -- | |
| Drinking a coffee. | |
| Lage zon, klokken. | Abendlicht, Glocken. |
| Ik protesteer bij het graf -- | Ich protestiere am Grab -- |
| Met een mok koffie. | Mit einem Kaffee. |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-05
Some Days I Drink My Coffee By the Grave of William Blake (Matt Johnson) - 2024
Song, album "Ensoulment" by The The - Poet and painter William Blake (London 1757-1827)
Collection: Human excess
Tribute to: Johnson, Matt; The The
| The evening sun, still | |
| warm, caresses the old skin -- | |
| of the country house. | |
| De avondzon strijkt, | Die Abendsonne, |
| nog warm, over de oude -- | noch warm, streichelt die alte -- |
| huid van het landhuis. | Haut des Landhauses. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-18
A golden yellow light grazes the old house (Frida Vogels) - 2014
Verse "Een goudgeel licht strijkt langs het oude huis", published in "Diary 1977-1978" - September 5th, 1978, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I walk past the night | |
| train, casting a shadow as -- | |
| long as a wagon. | |
| Ik loop langs de nacht- | Ich gehe am Nacht- |
| trein, mijn schaduw is even -- | zug vorbei, mein Schatten so -- |
| lang als een wagon. | lang wie ein Waggon. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-15
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - May 21st, 1977, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In soft yellow hues, | |
| the desert colours the walls -- | |
| and the evening sky. | |
| In zachtgele tinten | Sanfte Gelbtöne: |
| kleurt de woestijn de muren -- | die Wüste färbt die Mauern -- |
| en de avondlucht. | und das Abendlicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-26
Turkey song / Universal language (Matthew Rankin) - 2024
Film "Avaz-e bughalamun" / "Une langue universelle"
Collection: Blown sand
Tribute to: Rankin, Matthew
| The evening light makes | |
| the world warmer and softer -- | |
| That's including us. | |
| In het avondlicht | Im Abendlicht wird |
| wordt de wereld warmer en -- | die ganze Welt wärmer und -- |
| ook zachter, ook wij. | auch sanfter, auch wir. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of Dory (September 18th, 1983, Beek [Berg en Dal])
Collection: Silent walk
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK
| In the soft glow of | |
| the sun just above the hills -- | |
| we warm each other. | |
| In de zachte gloed | In der sanften Glut |
| van de zon warmen we ons -- | der Sonne wärmen wir uns -- |
| 's avonds aan elkaar. | äh, gegenseitig. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-21
With a photo of Lotte and Madelief dK
Collection: Take a picture, now
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Winter evenings at | |
| home, a faint light from outside -- | |
| faint sounds blowing by. | |
| Winteravonden | Winterabende |
| thuis, een vaag licht van buiten -- | zu Hause, schwaches Mondlicht -- |
| vage geluiden. | schwache Geräusche. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-12
Collection: Local tardiness
| The old man watches | |
| the bathing girl in the lake -- | |
| and the sun goes down. | |
| De oude man kijkt | Der alte Mann schaut |
| naar het meisje in het meer -- | nach die Frau im See, und die -- |
| De zon gaat onder. | Sonne geht unter. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-05
Song of the Lake (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) - 2024
Song, album "Wild God"
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Cave, Nick
| Evening twilight lays | |
| intimacy in the world -- | |
| tenderness in me. | |
| Het schemeren legt | Die Dämmerung liegt |
| intiemheid in de wereld -- | Intimität in die Welt -- |
| tederheid in mij. | Zärtlichkeit in mich. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-30
Evening / VI (Willem Kloos) - 1886
Poem "Avond" / "VI", published in De Nieuwe Gids (1st year, 1885-1886) and the collection Verzen" (1894)
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Kloos, Willem
| The sun is setting, | |
| from the water there's darkness -- | |
| rising everywhere. | |
| De zon gaat onder, | Sonnenuntergang, |
| overal uit het water -- | überall aus dem Wasser -- |
| klimt het donker op. | steigt Dunkelheit auf. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-26
Teen Titans (Nescio) - 1915
Story "Titaantjes", chapter 7
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Nescio
| The evening twilight. | |
| Tipping up, I see the white -- | |
| scuts of the rabbits. | |
| In de schemering | In der Dämmerung |
| wippen de witte pluimen -- | wippen die weißen Blumen -- |
| van de konijnen. | der Kaninchen auf. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-29
Outside, it's Monday (J. Bernlef) - 2003
Novel "Buiten is het maandag", § 6-2
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Bernlef, J.
| Evening, I'm alone | |
| in and outside my cabin -- | |
| And it's getting dark. | |
| Avond, in mijn hut | Abend, alleine |
| ben ik alleen, buiten ook -- | bin ich, drinnen und draußen -- |
| En het wordt donker. | Und es wird dunkel. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-01
Poem by Ryosen - 828
Poem by the monk ("Hoshi") Ryosen (?-828): Sabishisa ni / Yado o tachi idete / Nagamureba / Izuko mo onaji / Aki no yugure
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Ryosen
| At night a man sings | |
| in the Medina, someone -- | |
| answers, and a third. | |
| 's Avonds zingt een man | In der Medina |
| in de medina, iemand -- | singt ein Mann, jemand macht mit -- |
| antwoordt, en nog een. | und ein anderer. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Opening of the concert "Common Features" by Orchestre Partout and the Cello Octet in the Meervaart Theatre in Amsterdam on November 25th, 2023 (composition by Oene van Geel)
Collection: Untwisted
Composer: Van Geel, Oene
|
The ritual after work |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-17
Peasant burning weeds (Vincent van Gogh) - 1883
Painting
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent
| The evening comes with | |
| colours, birds, sounds, reflecting -- | |
| everything to me. | |
| De avond komt met | Der Abend kommt mit |
| kleuren, vogels, geluiden -- | Farben, Vögeln, Geräuschen -- |
| Alles kaatst naar mij. | Alles prallt zu mir. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-05
6. narrative of the park farmer (Antjie Krog) - 2000
Poem "6. narratief van die parkboer" (collection "Kleur kom nooit alleen nie")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Steps this and that way, | |
| quietly, gradually -- | |
| the daylight recedes. | |
| Stapjes hier en daar, | Schritte hier und da, |
| rustig en geleidelijk -- | ganz leise und allmählich -- |
| treedt de dag terug. | tritt der Tag zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-29
A Day (George Dimitriu) - 2023
Composition, performed in the Organpark on September 29th, 2023, by the Blink Quartet (George Dimitriu, Geerte de Koe, Yanna Pelser, Pau Sola Masafrets)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Dimitriu, George
| The day is dribbling | |
| a bit around the flowers -- | |
| that I have arranged. | |
| De dag druppelt nog | Der Tag tröpfelt noch |
| wat na rondom de bloemen -- | um die Blumen herum, die -- |
| die ik heb geschikt. | ich gesteckt habe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-29
A Day (George Dimitriu) - 2023
Composition, performed in the Organpark on September 29th, 2023, by the Blink Quartet (George Dimitriu, Geerte de Koe, Yanna Pelser, Pau Sola Masafrets), with flower arranging by Ivana Duki?
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Dimitriu, George
|
Mosquitoes may drink my blood |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-23
Buffalo Replaced (Mitski) - 2023
Song (album "The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We")
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: Mitski (Miyawaki, Mitski)
| A song of life, late | |
| at night between the mountains -- | |
| the barren mountains. | |
| Lied van het leven, | Ein Lied des Lebens, |
| 's avonds tussen de bergen -- | am Abend in den Bergen -- |
| de kale bergen. | die kahlen Bergen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-03
Raga of the three chakras (Nirantar Yakthumba) - 2023
"Bhairavi Trichakra" for Kali (the black goddess of the primordial energy), 2023, Nirantar Yakthumba), performed on June 3rd, 2023 in the Organpark by Kristia Michael (voice), Giuseppe Sapienza (clarinet), Beste Yildiz (cello), Joel Gester Suárez (piano) and Nirantar Yakthumba (tuned metal bars)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Yakthumba, Nirantar
| From the isle we sail | |
| across the lake, a man sings -- | |
| and the sun is low. | |
| Vanaf het eiland | Wir segeln leise |
| het meer over, een man zingt -- | über den See, ein Mann singt -- |
| en de zon staat laag. | die Sonne steht tief. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-13
The Office - The A.P. Beerta-Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
White Island in Lower Lough Erne, near Enniskillen (Northern-Ireland)
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page (866,) 868, Maarten Koning and Edith Schenklet (1978)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| The cow looks beyond, | |
| maybe at the evening light -- | |
| mirrored in her eye. | |
| De koe kijkt voorbij, | Letzte Abendlicht, |
| misschien naar het avondlicht -- | die Kuh schaut hin, es leuchtet -- |
| weerkaatst in haar oog. | in ihrem Auge. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-08
Cow - IV (Rutger Kopland) - 2008
Poem "Koe" - IV (collection "Toen ik dit zag")
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Kopland, Rutger
| Night, melancholy | |
| after all these timeless hours -- | |
| that had a future. | |
| De avond, weemoed | Der Abend, Wehmut |
| naar de tijdloze uren -- | nach den zeitlosen Stunden -- |
| die toekomst hadden. | mit einer Zukunft. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-30
Collection: Metamorphic body
| It has rained a lot, | |
| the lawn shines in the sunlight -- | |
| The snails are dancing. | |
| Het heeft geregend, | Es hat geregnet, |
| het grasveld blinkt in de zon -- | das Gras glänzt in der Sonne -- |
| De slakken dansen. | Die Schnecken tanzen. |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-27
The Book and the Brotherhood (Iris Murdoch) - 1987
Novel
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Twilight is filling | |
| the silence between the rocks -- | |
| The pool is turned black. | |
| Tussen de rotsen | Zwischen den Felsen |
| vult schemering de stilte -- | füllt Dämmerung die Stille -- |
| De poel is al zwart. | Der Pfuhl ist schon schwarz. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-15
Nuns and Soldiers (Iris Murdoch) - 1980
Novel
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| The heron recedes | |
| with a very slow wing beat -- | |
| the sun is setting. | |
| De reiger wijkt weg | Der Reiher weicht weg |
| met een trage vleugelslag -- | mit trägen Flügelschlägen -- |
| de zon gaat onder. | Sonnenuntergang. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-16
The Heron (Kate Moore) - 2019
Composition, performed by De Ereprijs Orchestra
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Moore, Kate
|
It starts in the little square |
Amsterdam, 2018-03-17
Serene (Ton Bruynèl) - 1978
Composition "Serène", performed in the Organpark on March 2nd, 2014
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bruynèl, Ton
| The distance, low light, | |
| our shadows reach from the path -- | |
| far ahead of us. | |
| De verte, laag licht, | Die Kimm, tiefes Licht, |
| onze schaduwen reiken -- | unsere Schatten strecken -- |
| ver van het pad af. | sich weit vom Weg weg. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-19
The low light striking over a field (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "Het lage licht dat over een veld strijkt", published in "Diary 1958-1959" - May 5th, 1959, Amsterdam (a walk on the Hoge Veluwe)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
|
The rising water is unstoppable |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-17
Collection: Take a picture, now
| The deeper colours | |
| in the light of the darkness -- | |
| Autumn evening sun. | |
| De diepe kleuren | Die tiefen Farben |
| in het licht van het donker -- | im Glühlicht der Dunkelheit -- |
| De herfstavondzon. | Herbstabendsonne. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-28
Letter 260 (Vincent van Gogh) - 1882
Letter of September 3rd, 1882 to Theo van Gogh
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent
| Shadows slide along | |
| the tree line in the evening: | |
| the wood gatherers. | |
| Avond, schaduwen | Dämmerung, Schatten |
| schuiven voor de bosrand langs: | gleiten am Waldrand entlang: |
| een paar houtzoekers. | ein paar Holzsammler. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-28
Letter 260 (Vincent van Gogh) - 1882
Letter of September 3rd, 1882 to Theo van Gogh
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent
| The evening sun pours | |
| a dayful of deep colours -- | |
| into the fish pond. | |
| De avondzon giet | Die Abendsonne |
| een dagvol diepe kleuren -- | gießt eine Tagvoll Farben -- |
| uit in de vijver. | aus in den Weiher. |
Amsterdam, 2014-03-08
Collection: NightWatch
| Slowly, the evening | |
| light stretches out, one last time -- | |
| everything is touched. | |
| 's Avonds rekt het licht | Abends streckt das Licht |
| zich langzaam uit, even nog -- | sich langsam, ein letztes Mal -- |
| raakt het alles aan. | berührt es alles. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-05
Collection: Without reserve
| The golden twilight: | |
| a beautiful last evening -- | |
| but not today, please. | |
| Gouden schemering: | Die Golddämmerung: |
| een mooie laatste avond -- | ein schöner letzter Abend -- |
| maar liefst niet vandaag. | wenn nur nicht heute. |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-26
Collection: NightWatch
| In evening twilight | |
| everything shrinks, the street noise -- | |
| the houses, myself. | |
| In de schemering | In der Dämmerung |
| krimpen de straatgeluiden, | schrumpft alles, den Straßenlärm -- |
| de huizen, ikzelf. | die Häuser, ich selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2013-07-29
Collection: WoofWoof
| Rays of evening sun | |
| surround the straw doll, turn it -- | |
| into a field saint! | |
| Stralen avondzon | Strahlen der Abend- |
| rond de stropop in het graan: | Sonne um die Strohpuppe: |
| een veldheilige! | ein Feldheiliger! |
Amsterdam, 2013-07-02
Collection: Silent walk
| The evening sun shines | |
| in the thin petals: little -- | |
| lights in my garden. | |
| De avondzon straalt | Die Abendsonne |
| in de dunne bloemblaadjes: | scheint in die Blütenblätter: |
| lichtjes in mijn tuin. | Lichter im Garten. |
Amsterdam, 2013-07-01
Collection: Froend
| The broom is scenting | |
| into my house this evening -- | |
| Falls asleep with me. | |
| Door de ramen geurt | Der Ginster duftet |
| 's avonds de brem mijn huis in -- | abends in das Haus herein -- |
| Valt bij mij in slaap. | Er schläft mit mir ein. |
Amsterdam, 2013-06-18
Collection: More
| The sunlight gently | |
| brushes the honeysuckle -- | |
| it is still summer. | |
| Het zonlicht strijkt zacht | Sanftes Sonnenlicht |
| over de kamperfoelie -- | gleitet über das Geißblatt -- |
| nog is het zomer. | immer noch Sommer. |
Amsterdam, 2012-08-15
Collection: Life line
| The afterglow heats | |
| the roses that do not smell -- | |
| having shut their eyes. | |
| Avondrood verwarmt | Das Abendrot wärmt |
| de rozen die niet geuren -- | die Rosen die nicht riechen -- |
| de ogen al toe. | die Augen schon zu. |
Amsterdam, 2012-08-14
Collection: Webgarden
| The evening sky, | |
| colouring behind black twigs -- | |
| cut out very fine. | |
| De avondhemel | Der Abendhimmel, |
| kleurt achter zwarte takjes -- | rot hinter schwarzen Zweigen -- |
| haarfijn uitgeknipt. | fein ausgeschnitten. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-28
Vondelpark
Collection: Moons
Evening (Santa Claus)
Amsterdam, 1998-12-05
Oil paint on hardboard, 50x40cm
Collection: Pencil
Dedicated to: Leo H
