| He hangs up mirrors, | |
| I see all sides of myself -- | |
| Everyone sees them. | |
| Hij hangt spiegels op, | Er hängt Spiegel auf, |
| ik zie kanten van mezelf -- | ich sehe Seiten von mir -- |
| Iedereen ziet ze. | Alle sehen sie. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-24
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 9 - June 2010, Malmö (about the effect of Karl Ove's books on his wife; she falls into a severe depression, also because of publishers reject her short story collection, and due to the enormous stress of making a radio documentary)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| They who are themselves | |
| seem funny, but they show us -- | |
| that we are acting. | |
| Wie zichzelf is, lijkt | Durch jemanden, der |
| grappig, maar hij laat zien dat -- | er selbst ist, erkennen wir -- |
| wij toneel spelen. | dass wir schauspielern. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-18
My struggle 6. The End (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2011
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Sjette bok" (translated 2018), part 8 - June 2011, Malmö
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| I recognise my- | |
| self best in a photo of -- | |
| my mirror-image. | |
| Ik herken mijzelf | Ich erkenne mich |
| het beste op een foto -- | besser wieder auf einem -- |
| van mijn spiegelbeeld. | Spiegelbildfoto. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Dory and Paul on their wedding anniversary on the beach (February 2nd, 2018, Zandvoort)
Collection: Writing
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Dory dK, Paul J
| I happen to hear | |
| them talking about me, now -- | |
| I need to get out. | |
| Toevallig hoor ik | Zufällig hör ich |
| ze over mij praten, echt -- | sie über mich reden, uh -- |
| ik moet wegwezen. | ich muss sofort raus. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
The darkness that separates us (Renate Dorrestein) - 2003
Novel "Het duister dat ons scheidt", part 2, 'Twaalf' ('Twelve' years old), chapter 'S is een spin' ('S is a spider')
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| When you attend to | |
| pompous bigwigs you appear -- | |
| to be one yourself. | |
| Wanneer jij hoge | Wenn du mit hohen |
| heren te woord staat lijk je -- | Tieren zu tun hast, scheinst du -- |
| er zelf een te zijn. | selbst einer zu sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone
|
I get to know |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-24
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Four: Let's stop for a moment and consider cross-generational relationships and their intrinsic value in Western civilization":
Nowadays I sit as a passenger next to big Ee in my own car: she drives. We go to the beach together. We go buy a pair of jeans. We go for a sandwich in the city. We go to the casino. And in everything we do, I can tell her something about her mother.
Allegory of the cave (375 BC, Plato, dialogue "Politeia" ["Republic"], VII 514a-520a)
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate; Plato
Dedicated to: Ineke J, Hans J, Ruud J, Lucy J
| My friend writes stories, | |
| a doppelganger of mine -- | |
| appears in her books. | |
| Mijn vriend is schrijver, | Meine Freundin schreibt, |
| een dubbelganger van mij -- | ein Doppelgänger von mir -- |
| loopt rond in zijn boek. | ist in ihrem Buch. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-26
I kiss your hands a thousand times - Faxing to Ger #6 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2024
Diary novel "Ik kus uw handen duizendmaal - Faxen aan Ger #6", December 20th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| The way he behaves, | |
| imitating me, never -- | |
| I would act like that! | |
| Zoals hij nu doet, | So wie er jetzt tut, |
| mij nadoet, dat kan toch niet -- | mich nachahmt, nie werde ich -- |
| dat ik zo zou doen! | mich so benehmen! |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-21
The Mission (Wessel te Gussinklo) - 1995
Novel "De opdracht", chapter (2-) 18
Collection: Glimpsed
Tribute to: Te Gussinklo, Wessel
| No one is able | |
| to know me, no one who does -- | |
| not know my childhood. | |
| Niemand is in staat | Wer kann mich kennen? |
| om mij te kennen, niemand -- | Überhaupt niemand, der nicht -- |
| die mijn jeugd niet kent. | meine Kindheit kennt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-09
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| I must be somewhere | |
| on the map of your sweet face -- | |
| in my pounding head! | |
| Waar ben ik ergens | Wo auf der Karte |
| op de kaart van jouw gezicht -- | deines Gesichts in meinem -- |
| in mijn bonzend hoofd? | Kopf könnte ich sein? |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-07
That's how she is - 7 (Henk van der Waal) - 2003
Poem "Zo is zij" - 7 (collection "De aantochtster")
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: Van Der Waal, Henk
|
I passed my parents |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-06
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| If once, you could see | |
| me the way I do, then what -- | |
| would your face show me? | |
| Als jij mij eens zag | Wenn du mich sähest |
| zoals ik, wat zou ik dan -- | wie ich, was sähe ich dann -- |
| kunnen zien aan jou? | in deinem Gesicht? |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-14
Collection: The drama
| I describe myself | |
| in characters in whom you -- | |
| recognise yourself! | |
| Ik beschrijf mijzelf | Ich beschreibe mich |
| in personages in wie -- | in Figuren, in denen -- |
| jij jezelf herkent! | du dich leicht erkennst! |
Amsterdam, 2019-08-04
Interview with Dimitri Verhulst - 2019
'Zomeravondgesprek'-interview ('Summer Evening Talk'-interview) in the nrc.weekend of August 3rd, 2019
Collection: A profession
Tribute to: Verhulst, Dimitri
| I exist, I do | |
| want to be noticed by friends -- | |
| truly, as I am. | |
| Ik besta, ik wil | Ich bin da, möchte, |
| door vrienden gezien worden -- | von dir gesehen werden -- |
| echt, zoals ik ben. | wirklich, wie ich bin. |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-07
The china shop - Faxing to Ger #2 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2018
Diary-novel "De porseleinkast - Faxen aan Ger"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
|
I have tried: |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-18
Collection: Greeting from before
|
Only if I don't pay attention |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-09
Collection: Moons
| Mirroring yourself | |
| without ego on others: | |
| a soft reflection. | |
| Je zonder ego | Sich ohne Ego |
| aan anderen spiegelen: | an anderen spiegeln: sanft -- |
| een zacht spiegelbeeld. | ist die Reflexion. |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-19
Tom Puss and The Mirrorer (Marten Toonder) - 1954
Comic strip #58 - "Tom Poes en De Spiegelaar", tier 2107 - The saying 'wie zich aan een ander spiegelt, spiegelt zich zacht' means: 'one man's fault is another man's lesson'
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
|
Kim is at a sleepover |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-24
Collection: Without reserve
Dedicated to: Sheree P
|
Between the trees |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-09
The cabin, burst open to 4 rooms (Daniel Buren) - 2005
Artwork "La cabane éclatée aux 4 salles" in the park of Villa Celle, near Pistoia
Collection: Local traffic
Tribute to: Buren, Daniel
|
Please behave normally |
Rovio, 2009-07-13
Quatio - Disquatio - Discutio
(chasing apart - setting in motion - discussion, conversation)
Collection: Local traffic
