| An interview is | |
| mainly about the person -- | |
| not about the work. | |
| Een interview gaat | Ein Interview geht |
| vooral over de persoon -- | hauptsächlich um die Person -- |
| niet over het werk. | und nicht um das Werk. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-06
The bad luck, the heaviness, and the floating (Nicolien Mizee) - 2025
Diary novel "De pech, de zwaarheid en het zweven" ("Faxing to Ger #7") - April 28th, 2001
People are more interested in each other's experiences than in each other's achievements
Collections: In the light, Look at me
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| The College bows be- | |
| fore the rector, around whose -- | |
| head a halo shines. | |
| Het college buigt | Das Kollegium |
| voor de rector, om wiens hoofd -- | verneigt sich vor dem Rektor -- |
| een aureool straalt. | mit seinem Nimbus. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-04
Late (Salman Rushdie) - 2025
Story, paragraph 1, collection "The Eleventh Hour" (page 107)
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Publishers want to | |
| sell, so they promote old and -- | |
| new celebrities. | |
| Uitgevers willen | Verlager wollen |
| verkopen, steeds maar weer een -- | verkaufen, immer eine -- |
| nieuwe beroemdheid. | neue Berühmtheit. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27
Collection: Local interest
| To receive a prize | |
| undeserved is mean, the worst -- | |
| possible insult. | |
| Onverdiend een prijs | Unverdient einen |
| krijgen is gemeen, de ergst -- | Preis zu erhalten ist der -- |
| mogelijke hoon. | schlimmstmögliche Hohn. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-31
My struggle 2. A Man in Love (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Andre bok" (translated 2013), part 3 - March 5th, 2005, Stockholm (about Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature as members of the jury in 1974; Martinson committed suicide in early 1978)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Well-known writers are | |
| entertainers, they always -- | |
| meet expectations. | |
| Bekende schrijvers | Berühmte Schreiber |
| vermaken je, ze voldoen -- | unterhalten, erfüllen -- |
| aan verwachtingen. | die Erwartungen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-19
Collection: Blown sand
| One is only great | |
| if one's words germinate and -- | |
| are not blown away. | |
| Mensen zijn pas groot | Man ist nur dann groß, |
| als hun woorden ontkiemen -- | wenn seine Worte keimen -- |
| en niet verwaaien. | und nicht verwehen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-08
Greatness (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Grootheid", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part V [Mother], and in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009) - July 23rd, 1967, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Doggedly, you climb | |
| the mountain, you don't want to -- | |
| be outdone by me. | |
| Verbeten klim je | Verbissen steigst du |
| de berg op, want je wilt niet -- | den Berg hinauf, denn du willst -- |
| voor mij onderdoen. | mir nicht nachgeben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-26
I did it effortlessly, I was miles away (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik deed het moeiteloos, ik was al mijlen ver", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees], and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007) - July 27th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In the Tagore | |
| museum there is a row -- | |
| of his brother's teeth. | |
| In het Tagore | In Tagores Haus |
| museum is er een rij -- | gibt es einen Zahnersatz -- |
| tanden van zijn broer. | Den seines Bruders. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-02
The writer's secret (Renate Dorrestein) - 2000
Book "Het geheim van de schrijver", part 'Love', chapter 'Where do you get your inspiration from?' - About the imperfection of glorifying a person and all that touches him, rather than admiring and commemorating his achievements
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Can the sweet revenge | |
| of insulting really cleanse -- | |
| my tarnished honour? | |
| Kan de zoete wraak | Kann süße Rache |
| van smaad mijn bezoedelde -- | meine befleckte Ehre -- |
| eer echt zuiveren? | wirklich reinigen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-05
What a beautiful pleasure revenge is (Antonio Salvi / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1723
Air "Bel piacer ch'è la vendetta", from the opera "Ercole su'l Termodonte" ("Hercules on the [river] Thermodon", 1723, Antonio Salvi, music Antonio Vivaldi, RV 710), 2nd act, 1st scene - Antiope (Queen of the Amazons)
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Salvi, Antonio
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
|
With a broad chest |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-22
the ground beneath her feet (Salman Rushdie) - 1999
Novel, chapters 1 The Keeper of Bees, 12 Transformer, 13 On Pleasure Island
Music album "Hot rats" (1969, Frank Zappa)
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| I don't read clippings | |
| about me, I weigh how much -- | |
| heavier they get. | |
| Knipsels over mij | Ausschnitte über |
| lees ik niet, ik weeg hoeveel -- | mich wäge ich ab, wie viel -- |
| zwaarder ze worden. | schwerer sie werden. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-21
the ground beneath her feet (Salman Rushdie) - 1999
Novel, chapter 14 The Whole Catastrophe
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Ambition is: not | |
| valuing yourself enough -- | |
| It is a defect. | |
| Eerzucht is: jezelf | Ehrgeiz bedeutet: |
| onvoldoende waarderen -- | sich nicht genug zu schätzen -- |
| Het is een gebrek. | Das ist ein Fehler. |
De Koog, 2024-09-20
Requiem for a friend (Han Voskuil) - 2002
Novel "Requiem voor een vriend", chapter 1951-1956, August 9th, 1954 - Amsterdam, Han Voskuil and Jan Bruggeman ('Breugelman')
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Being of service, | |
| not showing off achievements -- | |
| no self-caressing. | |
| Zuiver dienstbaar zijn, | Rein zu Diensten sein, |
| geen prestaties uitstallen -- | nicht mit Leistungen prahlen -- |
| geen zelfstrelingen. | nicht sich selbst streicheln. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-16
The Sandcastle (Iris Murdoch) - 1957
Novel, chapter Five
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Under the stage set: | |
| a maze of toiling boxes -- | |
| Artificial light. | |
| Onder het toneel: | Unter der Bühne: |
| een doolhof van zwoeghokken -- | ein Gewirr der Schuft-Schuppen -- |
| Het kunstlicht is hard. | Das Kunstlicht ist hart. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-24
Medusa Deluxe (Thomas Hardiman) - 2022
One-take film
Collection: Mosaic virus
Tribute to: Hardiman, Thomas
| A living statue | |
| bends over, taps my shoulder: | |
| it wants a picture. | |
| Een levend standbeeld | Eine lebende |
| buigt en tikt op mijn schouder: | Statue berührt mich kurz: |
| het wil een foto. | sie will ein Foto. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-03
Moving statues (Marcel van Roosmalen) - 2023
Column "Bewegende standbeelden" (NRC July 3rd, 2023)
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Van Roosmalen, Marcel
| The row of medals | |
| divert people's attention -- | |
| from his worn-out suit. | |
| Medailles leiden | Seine Medaillen |
| de aandacht af van zijn pak -- | lenken von dem Anzug ab -- |
| dat versleten is. | der abgenutzt ist. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-04
Fragment of a chronicle of Marco Leccio and his war on the map in the time of the Great War in Europe, V (Luigi Pirandello) - 1919
Story "Frammento di cronaca di Marco Leccio e della sua guerra sulla carta nel tempo della grande guerra europea", V
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| Praises magnify | |
| the guest of honour, and yes -- | |
| also the speakers. | |
| Lovende woorden | Lobende Worte |
| maken de eregast groot -- | machen den Ehrengast groß -- |
| maar ook de sprekers. | und auch die Redner. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-30
Praising (Friedrich Nietzsche) - 1881
Passage "Das Loben" (#273) im 4. Buch von: "Morgenröte. Gedanken über die moralischen Vorurteile" (Passage "Praising" in book 4 of: "The Dawn of Day - Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality")
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Nietzsche, Friedrich
| Too late I'm ashamed | |
| to have come here for the praise -- | |
| of such vain people. | |
| Te laat schaam ik me, | Zu spät schäme ich |
| te zijn gekomen voor lof -- | mich, hier zu sein, für das Lob -- |
| van ijdeltuiten. | von eitlen Leute. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-22
The old man's sleep (Luigi Pirandello) - 1905
Story "Il sonno del vecchio"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
|
If only we were invisible |
Amsterdam, 2022-08-22
Band on the run (Paul McCartney & Wings) - 1973
Song (album "Band on the run")
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; Wings
| The rivalry of | |
| I am me and you are you -- | |
| limits who we are. | |
| De wedijver van | Der Wettbewerb von |
| ik ben ik en jij bent jij -- | ich bin ich und du bist du -- |
| beperkt wie we zijn. | begrenzt, wer wir sind. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-23
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| Finally famous, | |
| for some photos half naked -- | |
| next to the toilet. | |
| Eindelijk beroemd, | Endlich mal berühmt, |
| door een paar foto's half bloot -- | von ein Paar Fotos halb nackt -- |
| naast de wc-pot. | neben dem WC. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-09
Mocking at fame
Online shaming
In the summer of 1967, Robert Davidson took photos of Frank Zappa in his hotel in London
In 1983 Frank Zappa said about these photos: "I'm probably more famous for sitting on the toilet than for anything else")
Collection: The climbing house
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| The Olympiad: | |
| all top-athletes are big stars -- | |
| big, big falling stars. | |
| Olympiade: | Olympiade: |
| alle sporters zijn sterren -- | alle Sportler sind ein Star -- |
| vallende sterren. | eine Starschuppe. |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-24
The guardian of the hill of cherry trees (Franco Faggiani) - 2019
Novel "Il guardiano della collina dei ciliegi", page 58
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
|
According to unwritten rules |
Amsterdam, 2021-05-02
Santarém = Holy Queen
Noblesse oblige, nobility obliges
Collection: The drama
| Do you want to shine | |
| like a star, a fire, bright, hot -- | |
| reaching us lukewarm? | |
| Wil je schitteren | Möchtest du leuchten |
| als een ster, een vuur, fel, heet -- | wie ein Stern, ein Feuer, heiß -- |
| ons lauw bereiken? | uns lau erreichen? |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-09
Collection: Migration
| Battles and heroes | |
| of the past are homages -- | |
| to murder, shameless. | |
| Veldslagen, helden | Schlachten und Helden |
| van vroeger, een eerbetoon -- | sind unsere Hommagen -- |
| aan moord, schaamteloos. | an Mord, so schamlos. |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-23
Solle's story (Andreas Oosthoek) - 2015
Novel "Het relaas van Solle", chapter 43
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Oosthoek, Andreas
|
Some people are too great |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-26
Islamic tradition: Hafsa bint Umar - 632
Jesus and Muhammad are honorary titles
Muhammadun rasulu Ilah = Praise to the messenger of God
Collection: The Praised One
|
The pale one is watching me |
Amsterdam, 2018-05-17
Collection: Changing Times
| People's fame only | |
| lasts a short time, that I learned -- | |
| from theatre plays. | |
| De roem van een mens | Der Ruhm der Menschen |
| duurt maar kort, heb ik geleerd -- | ist nur von kurzer Dauer -- |
| van toneelstukken. | zeigt das Theater. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-01-29
The sea, the sea (Iris Murdoch) - 1978
Novel "The sea, the sea"
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| The heroic deeds | |
| have already been done, ah -- | |
| no honour for me! | |
| De heldendaden | Die Heldentaten |
| zijn al verricht, er is niets -- | sind schon gemacht, es gibt nichts -- |
| eervols meer te doen! | ehrenvoll zu tun! |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-20
Sir Bumble and His Heroic Deeds (Marten Toonder) - 1967
Comic strip #120 - "Heer Bommel en Zijn Heldendaden" (tiers 6929-6167), tier 6103
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
|
This town has stars: |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-12
Collection: I am
| I want the honour | |
| of finding a rare flower -- | |
| deep under the snow. | |
| Ik wil heel eervol | Eine seltene |
| een zeldzame bloem vinden -- | Blume möchte ich finden -- |
| diep onder de sneeuw. | tief unter dem Schnee. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-11
Tom Puss and The Split Pea (Marten Toonder) - 1957
Comic strip #73 - Tom Poes en De Split-Erwt (tiers 3010-3049), tier 3011
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Spotlights, reflected | |
| off the gold celebrity: | |
| image on image. | |
| Schijnwerpers, weerkaatst | Flutlicht, reflektiert |
| op de gouden beroemdheid: | vom goldenen Ansehen: |
| een schijn op de schijn. | ein Schein über Schein. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-16
Collection: BloodTrunk
| Emperors on their | |
| pedestals look over me -- | |
| into an old time. | |
| Keizers op sokkels | Kaiser auf Sockeln |
| kijken ver over mij heen -- | blicken über mich hinweg -- |
| naar een oude tijd. | in alte Zeiten. |
Nijmegen, 2012-01-15
Collection: Metamorphic body
Postage stamp
Amsterdam, 2008-12-09
Collection: Photo's 2008
