| You've got me there, but | |
| I really need to do this -- | |
| Well, you may help me! | |
| Betrapt, ik weet het, | Ertappt, ich weiß, nur, |
| maar dit moet nu echt even -- | ich muss das jetzt mal machen -- |
| Je mag me helpen! | Du kannst mir helfen! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Lotte taken during a video call (September 11th, 2014, Grossdietwil)
Collection: DearI
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| In a safe, open | |
| society everyone -- | |
| has an open face. | |
| In een veilige, | In Gesellschaften, |
| open maatschappij zie je -- | sicher und offen, sind die -- |
| open gezichten. | Gesichter offen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory and Paul with a face mask due to Covid-19 (May 13th, 2020, Staringstraat, Amsterdam)
Openness: no risk of infection, no masked thugs, and no religious obligation to wear a face veil (niqab)
Collection: web tissue
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J
| I'm doing my work | |
| with open arms, after all -- | |
| my work is man-made. | |
| Met open armen | Ich arbeite mit |
| doe ik mijn werk, tenslotte -- | offenen Armen, schließlich -- |
| doe ik mensenwerk. | mach ich Menschenwerk. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Paul at the office (July 7th, 2010)
Collection: Life line
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| In my mistress's | |
| handwriting I make myself -- | |
| known to my dear wife. | |
| In het handschrift van | In der Schrift meiner |
| mijn minnares maak ik mij -- | Geliebten mache ich mich -- |
| bekend aan mijn vrouw. | meiner Frau bekannt. |
De Koog, 2024-09-17
Gut Symmetries (Jeanette Winterson) - 1997
Novel; Gut = Grand unified theory), chapter Page of Coins - Jove
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 80s and 90s
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Married people know | |
| each other, able to live -- | |
| with each other's lies. | |
| Gehuwden kennen | Verheiratete |
| elkaar, ze leven samen -- | leben mit ihren Lügen -- |
| met elkaars leugens. | Gegenseitigen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-24
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch) - 1973
Comical novel, A Celebration of Love, part One
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I am so in love | |
| that I must confess to her: | |
| I don't write poems. | |
| Ik ben zo verliefd, | Ich bin so verliebt, |
| dat ik het haar maar opbiecht: | ich muss es ihr gestehen: |
| ik kan niet dichten. | ich bin kein Dichter. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-22
Little poet (Nescio)
Story "Dichtertje", written in 1917, chapter 2
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Nescio
| She flows out, her sea | |
| of words is not a story -- | |
| no, it is herself. | |
| Ze stroomt uit, haar zee | Ihr Meer aus Worten |
| van woorden is geen verhaal -- | ist nicht eine Geschichte -- |
| nee, zij is het zelf. | nein, es ist sie selbst. |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-15
The GP and the light girl (Simon Vestdijk) - 1952
Novel "De dokter en het lichte meisje", chapter "I'm getting myself into something"
Collection: Inmost
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| The field is open. | |
| Would there come out of the earth -- | |
| of here, a thinking? | |
| Het veld ligt open. | Das Feld ist offen. |
| Zou er uit de aarde, hier -- | Gäbe es von der Erde -- |
| een denken komen? | von hier, ein Denken? |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-16
the making visible of all kinds of raids (Antjie Krog) - 2022
Poem "die sigbaarmaking van allerlei strooptogte"(collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: Inmost
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Strangers are safer, | |
| to them I can openly -- | |
| tell all my worries. | |
| Vreemden zijn veilig, | Fremde sind sicher, |
| aan hen kan ik openlijk -- | nur ihnen kann ich offen -- |
| alles vertellen. | alles erzählen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-28
The PowerBook (Jeanette Winterson) - 2000
Novel, chapter "NEW DOCUMENT"
Collection: Unseen
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Take off my armour, | |
| my helmet, shield and shebang -- | |
| I reach out my hand. | |
| Mijn harnas, mijn helm, | Rüstung, Helm und Schild, |
| mijn schild en rimram afdoen -- | und auch das Blech abnehmen -- |
| mijn hand uitsteken. | meine Hand reichen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-07
just by taking off your armour (Henk van der Waal) - 2003
Poem "gewoon door je harnas af te doen" (collection "De aantochtster")
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Van Der Waal, Henk
| Remaining open- | |
| minded is an advanced art -- | |
| of living, no doubt. | |
| Onbevangenheid | Unbefangenheit |
| behouden is levenskunst -- | ist eine Lebenskunst für -- |
| voor gevorderden. | Fortgeschrittene. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-25
Collection: Metamorphic body
Dedicated to: Margot F
| I breathe calmly and | |
| open myself to you, whom -- | |
| I do not know yet. | |
| Ik adem rustig | Ich atme ruhig |
| en stel mij open voor jou -- | und öffne mich für dich, den -- |
| die ik nog niet ken. | ich noch nicht kenne. |
Egmond aan Zee, 2021-10-25
Collection: Without reserve
| Play an open hand, | |
| even though you don't know what -- | |
| to do with their shock. | |
| Open kaart spelen, | Mit offenen Karten |
| zonder te weten wat dan -- | spielen, aber was zu tun -- |
| met hun schrik te doen. | mit ihrem Schrecken? |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-15
Collection: Changing Times
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| She took her clothes off, | |
| unconcerned whether she might -- | |
| want to hide something. | |
| Ze kleedde zich uit, | Sie zog sich aus, war |
| onbezorgd of ze iets zou -- | sorgenlos, ob sie etwas -- |
| willen verbergen. | verbergen möchte. |
Amsterdam, 2021-03-28
It melts (Lize Spit) - 2016
Novel "Het smelt", Elisa
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Spit, Lize
|
He is unreachable, night and day |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-24
She came in through the bathroom window (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Ruis (the Elder), that thrives on challenges and change, and that protects horses in the stable from evil spirits; the Elder should be guided by Cailleach Beara (the mother of the Celts) and the Raven (the symbol of healing and protection)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
| I practise being | |
| open, able to receive -- | |
| I'm asking for alms. | |
| Ik oefen me in | Ich übe, offen |
| openheid, in ontvangen -- | zu sein und zu empfangen -- |
| Geef me een aalmoes. | Gib mir Almosen. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-02-02
Aleph (Paulo Coelho) - 2010
Novel "O Aleph"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Coelho, Paulo
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There is a shortage of chairs |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-12
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| I like to replace | |
| not's with likes and everything -- | |
| looks different then. | |
| Ik vervang niet graag | Ich ersetze nicht |
| door het woord graag en alles -- | gern durch gerne und alles -- |
| ziet er anders uit. | sieht ganz anders aus. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-06
Collection: New Ago
