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Over there, the factories are starting up |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-07
Collection: Pending rain
| Do you want to grow | |
| old to have more inner peace -- | |
| to look around you? | |
| Wil je oud worden | Willst du alt werden, |
| om meer rust te hebben om -- | um Ruhe zu haben, um -- |
| om je heen te zien? | dich umzusehen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-15
Collection: Local tardiness
| Outdoors in the green, | |
| outside the people's hustle -- | |
| a hut and a fire. | |
| Buiten in het groen, | Draußen im Grünen, |
| buiten de mensendrukte -- | außerhalb des Volkstrubels -- |
| een hut en een vuur. | Hütte und Feuer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of the grill next to the forest hut near her home (July 8th, 2007, Willisau)
Collection: Local traffic
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
| A house always gets | |
| all kinds of defects, well, we -- | |
| just live around them. | |
| Een huis krijgt altijd | Unser Haus bekommt |
| mankementen, wij leven -- | Mängel, wir leben einfach -- |
| daar gewoon omheen. | so um sie herum. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-01
Family package: Dear chaos (Maurits Chabot) - 2024
Collection of family stories "Gezinsverpakking" (by 'De Chabotten'), story "Lieve Chaos"
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Chabot, Maurits
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Open and closed doors |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-18
Collection: Untwisted
| The sun wakes me right | |
| in my face: impossible! | |
| Is the earth tilted? | |
| De zon wekt me recht | Die Sonne weckt mich |
| in mijn gezicht! Dat kan niet! | ins Gesicht: unmöglich! Ist -- |
| Staat de aarde scheef? | die Erde geneigt? |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-29
Collection: On living on [2]
| On top of the wall | |
| I lift up the ladder, high -- | |
| down to the outside. | |
| Boven op de muur | Ich steh auf der Wand, |
| til ik de ladder hoog op -- | hebe die Leiter, auf die -- |
| naar de buitenkant. | andere Seite. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-23
Collection: Migration
| Spring, time to go out! | |
| Although winter is nicer: | |
| not all those people! | |
| Lente, naar buiten! | Frühling, hinaus! Nur, |
| Maar de winter is fijner: | der Winter ist doch schöner: |
| niet al die mensen! | weniger Leute! |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-27
The Office - Failure (Han Voskuil) - 2000
Novel "Het Bureau - Afgang"
Page 297, Nicolien and Maarten Koning (1984)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Behind those windows, | |
| with the swans, lives the red cat -- | |
| that once lost its way. | |
| Achter die ramen, | Hinter diesen Fenstern, |
| bij de zwanen, woont de kat -- | mit dem Schwan, lebt die Katze -- |
| die de weg kwijt was. | die sich verirrt hat. |
Amsterdam, 2023-03-04
The Office - And melancholy, too (Han Voskuil) - 1999
A painting of swans hangs in the house across the canal
Novel "Het Bureau - En ook weemoedigheid"
Page 372-373, Maarten and Nicolien Koning (1980)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Until the Spring Ball | |
| the farms in the bog form an -- | |
| archipelago. | |
| Tot het lentebal | Bis zum Frühlingsball |
| vormen de boerderijen -- | bilden die Bauernhöfe -- |
| een soort archipel. | einen Archipel. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-09
The Office - The A.P. Beerta Institute (Han Voskuil) - 1998
Emmen (in the raised bog), early 20th century
Novel "Het Bureau - Het A.P. Beerta-Instituut"
Page 590-591, Maarten Koning (1977)
Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| The plastic waste is | |
| an enormous ghost, dented -- | |
| with eternal life. | |
| Het plastic afval | Der Plastikmüll ist |
| is een heel groot spook, gebutst -- | ein großes Gespenst, verbeult -- |
| van eeuwig leven. | von Langlebigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-18
Etabe and Sarah in Kinshasa (Kris Pannecoucke) - 2022
Etabe and Sarah, both in a suit of plastic cups, Kinshasa 2022 (photo Kris Pannecoucke)
Collection: Bruises
Tribute to: Pannecoucke, Kris; Etabe & Sarah
| A little flower, | |
| delicate between sharp stones -- | |
| that's what life feels like. | |
| Als een bloemetje, | Wie eine Blume, |
| teer tussen scherpe stenen -- | zart zwischen Schotter, so fühlt -- |
| zo voelt het leven. | sich das Leben an. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-04
bottlenose dolphin (Rozalie Hirs) - 2008
Poem "tuimelaar" (collection "Geluksbrenger"), in 2017 included in the theatre piece "dreams of airs" as the sixth part, "waves"
Collection: org ANP ark
Tribute to: Hirs, Rozalie
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It's still early, no customers |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-06
Early Sunday Morning (Edward Hopper) - 1930
Painting
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward
| Springtime, yet the birds | |
| will not be nesting this year -- | |
| they're throwing up oil. | |
| Lente, de vogels | Frühling, die Vögel |
| bouwen dit jaar geen nesten -- | bauen dieses Jahr kein Nest -- |
| ze braken olie. | sie erbrechen Öl. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-25
Spring's little poem (Jila Mossaed) - 2005
Poem "Vårens lilla dikt" (collection "Under floden ligger en kudde")
Environmental pollution caused by humans
Collection: Over
Tribute to: Mossaed, Jila
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There's a woman in the verge |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-19
The Road to Hell - Part 1 (Chris Rea) - 1989
Song (album "The Road to Hell")
Collections: The drama, Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Rea, Chris
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The river is full, it is not dry |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-19
The Road to Hell - Part 2 (Chris Rea) - 1989
Song (album "The Road to Hell")
Collections: The drama, Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Rea, Chris
| Forests burned away, | |
| and animals and people -- | |
| are waiting for rain. | |
| Asfalt brandt het bos | Asphalt brennt den Wald |
| weg, en dieren en mensen -- | ab, und Tiere und Menschen -- |
| wachten op regen. | warten auf Regen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-12
Winter in America (Gil Scott-Heron en Brian Jackson) - 1974
Composition (albums "Winter in America" and "Midnight Band")
Collection: High gear
Tribute to: Scott-Heron, Gil; Jackson, Brian
| Modern cars don't stink, | |
| and in the past they stank less -- | |
| than the horse droppings. | |
| Auto's stinken niet, | Autos stinken nicht, |
| en vroeger ook veel minder -- | und früher viel weniger -- |
| dan paardenmoppen. | als Pferdeäpfel. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-02
Vilvoorde (Tijs Nuyts) - 2022
Poem (collection "Vervoersbewijzen")
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Nuyts, Tijs
| Walking the city, | |
| with a thought to the shelters -- | |
| where life is teeming. | |
| De stad belopen, | Die Stadt bewandern, |
| stilstaan bij de schuilplaatsen -- | aufmerksam auf die Schutze -- |
| waar leven krioelt. | wo Leben wimmelt. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-12
Collection: Moons
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| An older fish greets | |
| two youngsters and says: Hello! -- | |
| How is the water? | |
| Een oude vis groet | Ein alter Fisch grüßt |
| twee jonkies en zegt: Hallo! -- | zwei Jungchen und sagt: Hallo! -- |
| Hoe voelt het water? | Wie ist das Wasser? |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-12
There are these two young fish (David Foster Wallace) - 2005
Speech
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Foster Wallace, David
| Lovely after-smell: | |
| the rain fuming from the earth -- | |
| the grass around me. | |
| Heerlijk nageuren: | Feine Nachdüfte: |
| de regen uit de aarde -- | der Regen aus der Erde -- |
| het gras om mij heen. | Gras um mich herum. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-25
The new canal (Gerrit Krol) - 1960
Poem "Het nieuwe kanaal" (from "Gedichten 1955-1960")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| Mixed from the low clouds | |
| and the river's misty coat: | |
| a haze of sunlight. | |
| Uit lage wolken | Aus Wolken und Fluss- |
| en riviernevels gemengd: | dampf gemischt: das neblige -- |
| een mist van zonlicht. | Streulicht der Sonne. |
Braamt, 2018-09-06
Atlas shrugged (Ayn Rand) - 1957
Novel, part 1 'Non-contradiction', chapter 5 'The climax of the D'Anconias'
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Rand, Ayn
| The memorials | |
| are the lively love havens -- | |
| for more and more cats. | |
| De monumenten: | Die Monumente: |
| levendige vrijplaatsen -- | Liebesnester für immer -- |
| voor steeds meer katten. | mehr Streunerkatzen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-06
Diary (Frida Vogels) - 2008
"Dagboek 1964-1965", January 2nd, 1964 in Rome
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The city: facades | |
| of former beauty, facades -- | |
| of its former soul. | |
| De stad: façades | Die Stadt: Fassaden |
| van haar vroegere schoonheid -- | einstiger Schönheit, ihrer -- |
| haar vroegere ziel. | einstigen Seele. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-12
The Office - Dirty hands (Han Voskuil) - 1996
Novel "Het Bureau - Vuile handen" - May 22nd, 1971
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
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If I were a giant, I would |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-02
The trees (Albert Alberts) - 1953
Novella "De bomen"
Collection: WoofWoof
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert
| On the high seas, there | |
| is nothing but clouds and sea. | |
| And at times, sun, stars. | |
| Midden op de zee | Auf offener See |
| is alles wolken en zee. | ist alles Wolken und Meer. |
| Soms zon. Soms sterren. | Mal Sonne, Sterne. |
Amsterdam, 2013-09-30
Collection: Summer birds
| No sun below here, | |
| dense clouds are floating over: | |
| leaves on the surface. | |
| Geen zon hieronder, | Keine Sonne hier |
| er drijven dichte wolken -- | unten, so dichte Wolken -- |
| blad op het water. | Laub auf dem Wasser. |
Amsterdam, 2012-10-24
Collection: Life line
| The silverfish slips | |
| away after exploring -- | |
| the floor, which is cleaned. | |
| Het zilvervisje | Das Silberfischchen |
| verkent de vloer en glipt weg: | rutscht vom Boden weg, der ist -- |
| ik heb schoongemaakt. | zu sauber gemacht. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-23
Collection: Metamorphic body
Urban area
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1973-04-10
Ink on paper
Published in De Gelderlander
Collection: Pencil
Ditch (Pijnacker)
Pijnacker, 1971-10-10
Collection: Photo's 1971
