| This whole party is | |
| about me, but I don't have -- | |
| to smile, just be there. | |
| Dit feest draait om mij, | Die Party dreht sich |
| maar ik hoef niet te lachen -- | um mich. Ich muss nicht lachen -- |
| alleen er te zijn. | ich muss nur da sein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-16
In hindsight (Anna de Bruyckere) - 2020
Poem "Achteraf gezien" (collection "Voor permanente bewoning")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: De Bruyckere, Anna
| Festive ringing bells | |
| entice us, our voices buzz -- | |
| into the heavens. | |
| Feestklokken lokken | Festliche Glocken |
| ons bijeen, stemmen gonzen -- | locken uns, Stimmen summen -- |
| hoog de hemel in. | hoch in den Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-14
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (Steve Reich) - 1973
Composition, performed on March 14th, 2026 in the Organpark, by Tiso Ortiz Garrigós, Sung En Chi, Krisztian Brenner, Jakov Saldovs (marimba), Naizhi Zhang, André Neto (Glockenspiel), Tatiana Koleva (vibraphone) Jeanne Chebret (organ), Stella Mihaylova, Amélie Baland, Madalena Massano (voice)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Reich, Steve
| Plenty of joy in | |
| the evening, in the soft light -- | |
| of all the lanterns. | |
| Volop vrolijkheid | Sehr viel Freude am |
| 's avonds, in het zachte licht -- | Abend, im sanften Licht der -- |
| van de lampions. | Lampions ringsum. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-30
My struggle 2. A Man in Love (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Andre bok", part 3 - January 2005, Gnesta (Södermanslands län, south-west of Stockholm; a memory of a previous visit)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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Everyone is welcome |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-23
The cricket's birthday was almost here (Toon Tellegen) - 2000
Short story "De krekel was bijna jarig", published in the collections "Ze sliepen nog" (2000) and "Iedereen was er" (2009)
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon
| On your birthday you | |
| pretend that everyone is -- | |
| doing the right thing. | |
| Als jarige moet | Geburtstag: dann muss |
| je doen alsof iedereen -- | man so tun, als ob jeder -- |
| het precies goed doet. | das Richtige tut. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-26
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke) - 1910
Novel "Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge", chapter #44, Am reichsten an beinah unfaßbaren Erfahrungen waren aber doch die Geburtstage (But the birthdays were the richest in almost incomprehensible experiences)
Collection: Held True
Tribute to: Rilke, Rainer Maria
| The birthday candles | |
| cast a spell on the cake and -- | |
| our happy faces. | |
| Verjaardagskaarsjes | Geburtstagskerzen |
| betoveren de taart en -- | verzaubern die Torte und -- |
| onze gezichten. | unsre Gesichter. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-26
With a photo of Lotte and Madelief (Grossdietwil, August 25th, 2023)
Collection: web tissue
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Our divorce party | |
| is great, it definitely -- | |
| bonds us together. | |
| Ons echtscheidingsfeest | Unsere Scheidungs- |
| is geweldig, verbindt ons -- | party ist toll, verbindet -- |
| voorgoed met elkaar. | uns miteinander. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-27
You can't stop summer either (Dimitri Verhulst) - 2015
Novella "De zomer hou je ook niet tegen", page 85
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Verhulst, Dimitri
| Voices in the yard, | |
| wild and quiet together -- | |
| at the marriage. | |
| Stemmen in de tuin, | Stimmen im Garten, |
| wild en verstild door elkaar -- | wild und ruhig zusammen -- |
| op het bruiloftsfeest. | auf dem Hochzeitsfest. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-17
At the wedding (Henrik Ibsen / Edvard Grieg) - 1867
Play (music 1876), first act, "I Bryllupsgården" ("At the wedding")
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Ibsen, Henrik
Composer: Grieg, Edvard
| Midsummer party: | |
| the wind and we dance wildly -- | |
| across the sand beds. | |
| Midzomernachtfeest: | Mittsommerfeier: |
| de wind en wij dansen wild -- | der Wind und wir tanzen wild -- |
| op de zandbedden. | auf den Sandbetten. |
Scheveningen, 2018-06-21
Collection: Metamorphic body
| The uninvited | |
| do not have any idea -- | |
| what who would like here. | |
| Ongenodigden | Ungebetenen |
| hebben geen enkel idee -- | haben gar keine Ahnung -- |
| wat wie hier graag wil. | was wer hier möchte. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-03
Party (Joke van Leeuwen) - 2016
Poem "Feest" (collection "Het moet nog ergens liggen")
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Van Leeuwen, Joke
| A garden, people. | |
| A child climbs a tree and sees -- | |
| what a party is. | |
| Een tuin vol mensen. | Ein Garten, Menschen. |
| Een jongen klimt in de boom -- | Ein Kind klettert auf den Baum -- |
| en ziet wat feest is. | sieht, was Feiern ist. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-26
Collection: WoofWoof
