| The elderly used | |
| to be superstitious, but -- | |
| now it is the youth. | |
| Vroeger waren de | Früher die Alten, |
| bejaarden bijgelovig -- | heute die Jugendlichen: |
| nu is de jeugd het. | abergläubisch sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 1
Collection: Glimpsed
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo
| Imagination | |
| turns robbers and animals -- | |
| into trolls and drakes. | |
| Fantasie maakt van | Die Fantasie macht |
| rovers en wilde dieren -- | Räuber und Wildtiere zu -- |
| trollen en draken. | Trollen und Drachen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 3
Collection: Glimpsed
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo
| With a start, I woke | |
| up, I listen in fear, had -- | |
| someone screamed loudly? | |
| Ik schrok wakker, bang | Ich wachte ängstlich |
| luister ik, zou er iemand -- | auf, jetzt lausche ich, hatte -- |
| hard hebben gegild? | jemand geschrien? |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-20
The squirrel woke up in the middle of the night (Toon Tellegen) - 1984
Short story "De eekhoorn schrok middenin de nacht wakker", published in the collections "Er ging geen dag voorbij" (1984) and "Misschien wisten zij alles" (1995)
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
| Not daring to cross | |
| the border, peering, afraid -- | |
| of something brusque. | |
| De grens niet over | Nur die Grenze nicht |
| durven, schichtig loeren, bang -- | überschreiten, ängstlich für -- |
| voor iets onverhoeds. | etwas aus dem Nichts. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-06
Walking back and forth at the borders of one's territory (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Heen en weer lopen aan de grenzen van zijn gebied", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - October 3rd, 1966, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm alone, afraid, | |
| but I persevere, maybe -- | |
| fear is just a ghost. | |
| Ik ben alleen en | Ich hab Angst, halte |
| bang, maar ik houd vol, misschien -- | aber durch, vielleicht ist die -- |
| is angst maar een spook. | Angst nur ein Gespenst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-14
Alone, alone, one is alone too much (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Alleen, alleen, men is te veel alleen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part II [Paris]) - October 17th, 1952, Paris
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I must be anxious. | |
| Under street lamps I'm startled -- | |
| by every shadow. | |
| Blijkbaar ben ik bang. | Ängstlich. Unter den |
| Bij straatlantarens schrik ik -- | Straßenlaternen erschreckt -- |
| van elke schaduw. | mich jeder Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-13
I live on fear (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Ik leef op angst", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part II [Paris]) - July 29th, 1952, Paris
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| There are mists haunting | |
| over the swampy heathland -- | |
| I don't dare go home. | |
| Er spoken nevels | Nebel über dem |
| boven het zompige veld -- | matschigen Feld, ich fürchte -- |
| Ik durf niet naar huis. | mich, heim zu gehen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-11
Part 6 (Alison Isadora) - 2013
Composition, performed by ensemble MAZE in the Organpark on February 11th, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Isadora, Alison
| Sometimes you're afraid | |
| of everything, of the light -- | |
| afraid of the dark. | |
| Soms ben je bang, bang | Manchmal hat man Angst, |
| voor alles, bang voor het licht -- | Angst vor allem, vor dem Licht -- |
| en voor het donker. | und der Dunkelheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-31
Day & the Night (Nits) - 1994
Song (album "dA dA dA")
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Nits
| Two taps on the door, | |
| a dry sound, wake me at night -- | |
| What's up? What's coming? | |
| Twee droge tikken | Zwei Klapse, trocken, |
| op de deur wekken me 's nachts -- | an der Tür wecken mich nachts -- |
| Wat gaat er komen? | Was wird passieren? |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-31
The Office - The Death of Maarten Koning (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - De dood van Maarten Koning"
Pages 38 and 72-73, Maarten Koning (1987)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Something falls, and bumps, | |
| there's a shadow in the house -- | |
| roaming through the walls. | |
| Soms valt er, stoot er | Da fällt, stößt etwas |
| iets in huis, waart er een schim -- | im Haus, ein Schatten geht um -- |
| door de muren heen. | durch Wände hindurch. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-20
Shadow (Samuel Vriezen) - 2022
"Schim", part 7 of a chain composition by ten composers, on May 20th, 2022 in the Organpark performed by Ere Lievonen (hyperorgan), Samuel Vriezen (harmonium) and Keiki Shichijo (piano)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Vriezen, Samuel
| Tell me what to do | |
| about my fear of those things -- | |
| that may be hidden. | |
| Zeg me wat te doen | Was könnte ich tun |
| tegen mijn angst voor alles -- | gegen meine Angst vor dem -- |
| wat verborgen is. | was verborgen ist? |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-02
Aletheia = unhiddenness, truth
Collection: Frustration
| Between the words, I | |
| write my anxiety: white -- | |
| that doesn't disappear. | |
| Tussen de woorden | Zwischen den Worten |
| schrijf en lees ik mijn angst: wit -- | schreibe ich meine Angst: Weiß -- |
| Wit dat niet verdwijnt. | das nicht verschwindet. |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-19
The story of my sexuality (Sofie Lakmaker) - 2021
Autobiography "De geschiedenis van mijn seksualiteit"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Lakmaker, Sofie
|
Not a path, but an abyss |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-16
The companions of fear (René Magritte) - 1942
Painting "Les compagnons de la peur"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Magritte, René
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Silence is scary, | |
| asleep, I stay wide awake -- | |
| all night, I'm all ears. | |
| De stilte is eng, | Grässliche Stille, |
| slapend blijf ik klaarwakker -- | im Schlaf bleibe ich hellwach -- |
| een en al oren. | ich bin ganz Ohren. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2019-10-18
Collection: Life line
| There is life breathing | |
| in the darkness, I hear it -- | |
| blowing up my fear. | |
| Er ademt leven | In der Dunkelheit |
| in het duister, ik hoor het -- | atmet Leben, hör, es bläst -- |
| mijn angst opblazen. | meine Ängste auf. |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-28
101 (Michael Bonaventure) - 2019
Composition for organ, electronics and percussion, performed by him in the Organpark on April 28th, 2019
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bonaventure, Michael
|
Half the world is free, celebrating |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-01
New Year
Collection: The drama
| Defenceless rider, | |
| at night under the whisper -- | |
| of rustling branches. | |
| Weerloos de ruiter, | Wehrlos der Reiter, |
| 's nachts onder het fluisteren -- | nachts unter das Geflüster -- |
| van ritseltakken. | der Raschelzweige. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-17
The night rider (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "De nachtelijke ruiter", published in "Diary 1958-1959" - December 8th, 1958, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
