| Do not be a slave, | |
| don't let yourself be given -- | |
| freedom, just take it! | |
| Wees geen slaaf, laat je | Sei kein Sklave, lass |
| geen vrijheid geven, vrijheid -- | dir die Freiheit nicht schenken -- |
| moet je zelf nemen! | sondern nimm sie dir! |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-13
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - Early August 2009, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Escaped, I'm strong and | |
| can handle anything, as -- | |
| soon as I'm rested. | |
| Ontsnapt, ik ben sterk | Entkommen, ich bin |
| en kan alles aan, zodra -- | allem gewachsen, sobald -- |
| ik uitgerust ben. | ich ausgeruht bin. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-27
Fighting to break free (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Vechten om los te komen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida], and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007) - December 4th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Time and time again | |
| I'm trapped, and then free again -- | |
| Until the last time. | |
| Keer op keer kom ik | Ich stecke immer |
| vast te zitten, en weer vrij -- | wieder fest, und komme frei -- |
| Tot de laatste keer. | Bis zum letzten Mal. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-15
Locked up, but I will escape (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Opgesloten, maar ik zal ontsnappen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part II [Paris]) - November 6th, 1953, Paris
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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With hangers-on, bosses form |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-27
1713, Catalonia: viurem lliures o morirem (we will live free or die)
1789, France: liberté, égalité, fraternité ou la mort
1800, Frisians: lewwer duad üs slaav (better dead than a slave)
1821, Greece: eleuthería y thánatos (freedom or death)
1825, Uruguay: libertad o muerte (freedom or death)
Collection: The climbing house
| His feathers are hooked, | |
| he pries himself loose, and isn't -- | |
| a bird anymore. | |
| Zijn veren blijven | Seine Federn sind |
| haken, hij wrikt zich los, en -- | verhakt, er reißt sich los, und -- |
| is geen vogel meer. | ist kein Vogel mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-12
His feathers got caught in the bow (Frida Vogels) - 2008
Verse "Zijn veren bleven haken in de strik", published in "Diary 1964-1965" - July 17th, 1964, Bologna (about Ennio)
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Talking to men |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-08
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre) - 1943
One act play "Huis clos" ("No Exit" / "Closed doors")
Everyone's freedom of action is limited by the judging look of other people
Collection: Webgarden
Tribute to: Sartre, Jean-Paul
| With flags of freedom, | |
| you will not occupy peace -- | |
| but you do resist. | |
| Met vrijheidsvlaggen | Mit Freiheitsflaggen |
| verover je geen vrede -- | wird kein Frieden erobert -- |
| maar pleeg je verzet. | es ist Widerstand. |
Amsterdam, 2014-05-30
Collection: Local inconveniences
