| Dawn is breaking, dark | |
| grains of sand, stained with his blood -- | |
| I am not looking! | |
| Het wordt dag, donker | Dämmerung, dunkler |
| zand: de vlekken van zijn bloed -- | Sand, befleckt mit seinem Blut -- |
| Ik kijk er niet naar! | Ich sehe nicht hin! |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-10
The spilled blood (Federico García Lorca) - 1935
Poem "La sangre derramada" - Llanto por [torero] Ignacio Sánchez Mejías
Collection: Human excess
Tribute to: García Lorca, Federico
| The dead who are dear | |
| to me sometimes touch me, but -- | |
| then I push them back. | |
| Dierbare doden: | Die Lieben Toten |
| soms raken ze me aan, maar -- | berühren mich, aber ich -- |
| ik duw hen terug. | stoße sie zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-30
You're still alive, you stand on the mountain of dead people (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Jij leeft nog, je staat op de berg doden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - July 25th, 1974, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Yes, I live, they don't, | |
| or they do not live for me -- | |
| I won't forget them. | |
| Ja, ik leef, en zij | Ich lebe, und sie |
| leven niet, of niet voor mij -- | nicht, oder nicht für mich. Ich -- |
| Ik vergeet hen niet. | vergesse sie nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-30
Those who are dead and those who are dead to me (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Wie dood zijn en wie voor mij dood zijn", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - January 28th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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May the dead rest in peace |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-16
R.I.P. = Rest in peace, from: Psalm 4:8 "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety"
Now and ever, (and) unto ages of ages. Amen: Psalm 89:52 "Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen" (used as conclusion of 'the Lord's Prayer', Luke 11:2-4)
Collection: Summer birds
| Flat pillar of salt, | |
| my fixed image of mama -- | |
| Beloved photo. | |
| Platte zoutpilaar, | Flache Salzsäule, |
| mijn zilten beeld van mama -- | fixiertes Bild von Mama -- |
| Dierbare foto. | Kostbares Foto. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-02
Ivory guardians (Simon Vestdijk) - 1951
A photo is an image fixed in salt compounds
Novel "Ivoren wachters", chapter II (and V and XVII)
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
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The Knitting Needles Museum |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-04
Collection: PumicePieces
| I think of you, now | |
| and then you come and you go -- | |
| without a whisper. | |
| Ik denk aan jou, nu | Ich denke an dich, |
| en dan kom je en ga je -- | dann und wann kommst und gehst du -- |
| en je geeft geen kik. | ohne einen Mucks. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-31
After the death of your life companionr
Collection: Heart's Delight
| There are still traces | |
| of you, scratches and hollows -- | |
| and new articles. | |
| Er zijn nog sporen | Es gibt noch Spuren |
| van jou, krassen en leegtes -- | von dir, Kratzern und Leere -- |
| en nieuwe spullen. | sowie neues Zeug. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-31
After the death of your life companion with dementia
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| He once chose this stone | |
| on a beach -- so beautiful | |
| and so my brother. | |
| Ooit koos hij deze | Jemals wählte er |
| steen uit, ergens op een strand -- | am Strand diesen Stein -- so schön |
| Zo mooi, zo mijn broer. | und so mein Bruder. |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-27
The Book and the Brotherhood (Iris Murdoch) - 1987
Novel
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| The buried people | |
| are present in the silence -- | |
| rustling in the wind. | |
| Begraven mensen, | Tot und begraben, |
| aanwezig in de stilte -- | in der Stille anwesend -- |
| ruisend in de wind. | im Wind noch rauschend. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-23
Collection: Greeting from before
| For their family, | |
| dead people are the same size -- | |
| as in their lifetime. | |
| Voor hun familie | Für Familien |
| zijn de doden even groot -- | sind die Toten gleich so groß -- |
| als toen ze leefden. | wie zu Lebzeiten. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-11
The unexpected wealth of Altena (Jan van Mesbergen) - 2019
Novel "De onverwachte rijkdom van Altena"
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Van Mesbergen, Jan
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There is a shortage of chairs |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-12
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| My old aunt: amidst | |
| many family members -- | |
| in black photo frames. | |
| Mijn oude tante: | Die alte Tante: |
| midden in haar familie -- | inmitten der Familie -- |
| in fotolijstjes. | in Fotorahmen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-01
Family portraits (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "Familieportretten, published in "Diary 1958-1959" - February 5th, 1958, Delft
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Who and what perish | |
| quite quickly, then the bones do -- | |
| But the name is tough. | |
| Wie en wat vergaan | Wer und was vergeht |
| al gauw, daarna de botten -- | schnell, dann die Gebeine. Doch -- |
| Maar de naam is taai. | die Name ist zäh. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2016-10-09
Collection: The King
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The half-stone of friendship remains |
Amsterdam, 2005-08-02
A symbolon (symbol) is an agreed identification between guest friends, for example one part of a stone broken in half
(1970-1985)
Collection: Life line
Dedicated to: Jan Aart K
