| Frames and cadres are | |
| neither inside nor outside -- | |
| They form boundaries. | |
| Lijsten en kaders | Umrandungen sind |
| zijn niet binnen, niet buiten -- | weder innen noch außen -- |
| Ze vormen grenzen. | Sie bilden Grenzen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Frames' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| I want to step out- | |
| side the frameworks, in nature -- | |
| there are no frameworks. | |
| Ik wil buiten de | Ich will außerhalb |
| kaders, want in de natuur -- | der Rahmen, in der Natur -- |
| bestaan geen kaders. | findet man sie nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Frames' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| The system labels, | |
| my book as a romance, light -- | |
| reading for women. | |
| Het systeem labelt | Das System kennzeichnet |
| mijn boek als roman... tische -- | mein Buch als Roman... tische -- |
| lectuur voor vrouwen. | Frauenlektüre. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-21
Tree (Wanda Bommer) - 2008
Novel "Boom" - The website onlinebibliotheek.nl (onlinelibrary) shows similar titles for each book, in this case books from the Romance series by Harlequin Enterprises
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Bommer, Wanda
| My writing creates | |
| order, but I also see -- | |
| more and more chaos. | |
| Schrijven schept orde, | Schreiben schafft Ordnung, |
| al ga je daardoor toch ook -- | führt aber auch dazu, dass -- |
| steeds meer chaos zien. | man mehr Chaos sieht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-24
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", August 26th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| I fold you flat, smooth | |
| you and lay you in the days -- | |
| as my life anchor. | |
| Vouw jou, strijk jou glad | Ich falte dich flach, |
| en leg jou in de dagen -- | lege dich in die Tage -- |
| als mijn leefwijzer. | als Lebemarke. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-20
Perspective (Karim Schelkens) - 2017
Poem "Perspectief" (collection "enkel tegen enkel")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Schelkens, Karim
| The photo, you don't | |
| take it yet, you wait until -- | |
| the background is right. | |
| Je maakt de foto | Du machst das Foto |
| nog niet, je blijft wachten tot -- | noch nicht, wartest einfach bis -- |
| de achtergrond klopt. | der Hintergrund stimmt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-09
The photo (Ed Leeflang) - 1985
Poem "De foto", from the collections "Bezoek aan het vrachtschip" (1985) and "Late zwemmer" (1992)
For Renate Rubinstein
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Leeflang, Ed
| I know many smells: | |
| the blueish, the angular -- | |
| and the virtuous... | |
| Ik ken veel geuren: | Diese Gerüche: |
| de blauwe, de hoekige -- | die Blaue, die Eckige -- |
| en de deugdzame... | und die Ehrbare... |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 2-14 "Jamila Singer"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| What's ordinary? | |
| Air and water, obviously -- | |
| War too, is it not? | |
| Wat is er gewoon? | Was ist gewöhnlich? |
| Lucht en water natuurlijk -- | Luft und Wasser natürlich -- |
| Oorlog ook, of niet? | Kriege auch, oder? |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-05
My Adventures by V.Swchwrm (Toon Tellegen) - 1998
Children's book "Mijn avonturen door V.Swchwrm", page 46
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
| The civil servants | |
| are angry with their colleagues: | |
| so bureaucratic! | |
| De ambtenaren | Die Beamten sind |
| zijn boos op hun collega's: | ihren Kollegen böse: |
| zo bureaucratisch! | so bürokratisch! |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-03
The Office - Plankton (Han Voskuil) - 1997
Novel "Het Bureau - Plankton"
Page 709, Maarten Koning, Mia van Idegem and colleagues (1974)
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Visitors are briefed | |
| of how they should say thank you -- | |
| for the reception. | |
| Bezoekers krijgen | Den Besuchern wird |
| uitleg hoe te bedanken -- | erklärt, wie man sich bedankt -- |
| voor de ontvangst. | für diesen Empfang. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-01
The Office - Plankton (Han Voskuil) - 1997
Novel "Het Bureau - Plankton"
Page 247, Maarten Koning and Bart Asjes (1973)
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
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Maybe we were once stranded here |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-14
Great Flood
The origin of Indo-European languages lies in the Caucasus
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| I'm fine, I clean up | |
| broken pieces, quickly i -- | |
| I look outside again. | |
| Het gaat goed met mij, | Mir geht's richtig gut, |
| scherven ruim ik op, gauw -- | Scherben räume ich auf, schnell -- |
| kijk ik naar buiten. | gucke ich hinaus. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-27
On weekdays (Mustafa Kör) - 2017
Poem "Doordeweeks" (collection "Ben jij liefde")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Kör, Mustafa
| Who does not prefer | |
| to follow the desire paths -- | |
| bypassing the rules? | |
| Wie volgt niet het liefst | Wer folgt nicht lieber |
| de olifantenpaden -- | die Trampelpfade, herum -- |
| om de regels heen? | um diese Regeln? |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2019-10-17
Collection: Migration
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Under the yarrow
In the library of the yarrow |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-05
Sahasrara (the "thousand-petaled" crown chakra)
The Apology of Socrates
Collection: Migration
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We adjust the rules, talking |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-05
Collection: Blown sand
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Feelings squeeze |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-26
LATIN Ordo = queue
Collection: I am
| I arrange options | |
| on the margins of the book -- | |
| as extra flowers. | |
| In de kantlijnen | Am Rand des Buches |
| schik ik mogelijkheden -- | binde ich Möglichkeiten -- |
| als extra bloemen. | als extra Blumen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-01
Good night loneliness - I (Maria Barnas) - 2018
Poem "Gute Nacht Einsamkeit" - I (collection "Nachtboot")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Barnas, Maria
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Frames manage |
Amsterdam, 2018-12-16
"L'existentialisme est un humanisme" ("Existentialism is a humanism", 1946, Jean-Paul Sartre)
Collection: New Ago
Tribute to: Sartre, Jean-Paul
| Stripes everywhere: | |
| the borders people have drawn -- | |
| and crossed, nonetheless. | |
| Overal strepen: | Überall Streifen: |
| grenzen die mensen trekken -- | Grenzen, die Menschen ziehen -- |
| en overschrijden. | und überschreiten. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-28
I drew a line (Toon Tellegen) - 1997
Poem "Ik trok een streep" (collection "Over liefde en over niets anders")
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
| To avert chaos | |
| I sort my day in advance -- | |
| as if it were mail. | |
| Tegen de chaos | Gegen das Chaos |
| sorteer ik vooraf mijn dag -- | sortiere ich meinen Tag -- |
| alsof het post is. | als wäre es Post. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-01-29
Collection: Half The Work
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| Chimpanzees | |
| are handy | |
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| I too arrange what is needed | |
| I coordinate and delegate : | |
| I maintain my contacts well | |
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| Aap | |
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| Goshawks | |
| notice everything sharply | |
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| I too observe accurately | |
| I organise what I see: | |
| I see who has to do what | |
| I assign tasks | |
| I devise alternative plans | |
