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This is a free country |
Amsterdam, 2026-09-25
The dissidents (Derf Backderf) - 2026
Comic book about magazine "The Masses" (1911-1917)
Woodrow Wilson, president 1913-1921 (USA)
Collection: Inflictions
Tribute to: Backderf, Derf
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The women, the countries |
Amsterdam, 2026-09-18
Collection: PumicePieces
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At the travel agency, I bought some |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-27
the Curtain (Kader Abdolah) - 2017
Autobiographical account "het Gordijn", chapters 15 and 16
Collection: Blown sand
Tribute to: Abdolah, Kader
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My big brother wants to be the biggest |
Amsterdam, 2025-12-14
Tractatus theologico-politicus (Theologico-Political Treatise, 1670, Baruch de Spinoza): [1] freedom of expression, [2] an independent judiciary, [3] no 'imperium in imperio' (a State within a State)
Derin devlet (Turkey in the 1990s: 'Deep State', Shadow State)
Collection: PumicePieces
Tribute to: Spinoza, Baruch de
| I will jump away | |
| from gravity, the power -- | |
| of his unfair play. | |
| Ik wil wegspringen | Ich will wegspringen, |
| van de zwaartekracht, de macht -- | weg von dem Schwerkraft, dem Macht -- |
| van zijn valse spel. | seines falschen Spiels. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-19
Defying Gravity (Stephen Schwartz) - 2003
Song (sung by Idina Menzel [Elphaba] and Kristin Chenoweth [Glinda], musical "Wicked")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Schwartz, Stephen
| Well, when others are | |
| the bosses, you better can -- | |
| serve the sweetest one. | |
| Als zij de baas zijn, | Wenn sie die Chefs sind, |
| ga dan degene dienen -- | diene demjenigen, den -- |
| die je het liefst vindt. | du am liebsten magst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-14
Collection: On living on [2]
| She teases me as | |
| if I were her cat, smiling, | |
| afraid of a swipe. | |
| Ze plaagt me alsof | Sie neckt mich wieder, |
| ik haar poes ben, glimlachend, | mit einem falschen Lächeln -- |
| bang voor een uithaal. | weil sie mich fürchtet. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-16
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - July 18th, 1977, San Severo
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| A man with power | |
| doesn't have to pay attention -- | |
| it is done for him. | |
| Als je macht hebt, hoef | Einer, der Macht hat, |
| je niet op te letten, dat -- | muss nicht aufmerksam sein, das -- |
| wordt voor je gedaan. | wird für ihn getan. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-08
Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles (Jeanette Winterson) - 2005
Myth Retelling, chapter Three golden apples
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Relax, says a voice, | |
| and menacingly: one two -- | |
| she starts to count down. | |
| Ontspan, zegt een stem, | Entspann, sagt eine |
| en dreigend begint ze: één -- | Stimme und beginnt: eins zwei -- |
| twee af te tellen. | drohend zu zählen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
| He is cool-headed | |
| in e-ve-ry joke he makes -- | |
| he is serious. | |
| Hij is koelbloedig | Er ist kaltblütig |
| bij elke grap die hij maakt -- | bei jedem Witz, den er macht -- |
| is hij serieus. | ist er sehr ernsthaft. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-10
The Green Knight (Iris Murdoch) - 1993
Novel, chapter 2 Justice
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I'm very fearful, | |
| I see it in the mirror -- | |
| of your virgin shield. | |
| Heel angstaanjagend | Ich bin erschreckend, |
| ben ik, zie ik zelf in jouw -- | das sehe ich in deinem -- |
| maagdelijke schild. | jungfräulichen Schild. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-18
Collection: PumicePieces
| The entrance door is | |
| locked and barred, the other door -- | |
| is its reflection. | |
| De toegangsdeur is | Die Eingangstür ist |
| op slot, de andere deur -- | verschlossen, die zweite Tür -- |
| is haar spiegelbeeld. | ist ihr Spiegelbild. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-07
Astronomy (Sandy Pearlman / Blue Öyster Cult) - 1974
Song (lyrics Sandy Pearlman, based on a poem by him), Blue Öyster Cult, album "Secret Treaties"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Blue Öyster Cult; Pearlman, Sandy
| The organ child sings | |
| high, squeezing, overstretching -- | |
| its voice till it cracks. | |
| Het orgelkind zingt | Das Orgelkind singt |
| boven zijn macht, blijft knijpen -- | hoch, es überdehnt seine -- |
| waarop zijn stem breekt. | Stimme, bis sie bricht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-31
Organ Talk - 1. Pipe Talk (Robert Nasveld) - 2011
Composition, performed by Leo van Doeselaar, in the Organpark on May 31st, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Nasveld, Robert
| Enforced unity, | |
| doom for doom, and fear for fear -- | |
| of condemnation. | |
| Eenheid afdwingen, | Einheit erzwingen, |
| doem om doem, en angst om angst -- | Not um Not, und Angst um Angst -- |
| voor veroordeling. | vor Verurteilung. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-16
1610-1618 CE, in the Netherlands: [1] Controversy over the religious doctrine of predestination, [2] Persecution of democratic citizens such as Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and Hugo Grotius (such persecutions are taking place in more and more states today)
Collection: BloodTrunk
| If you ever do | |
| that, that, whatsitcalled, you will -- | |
| whatsitcalled, feel it! | |
| Als jij dat ooit doet, | Wenn du das jemals |
| dat, hoeheethet, zul je het -- | tust, das, das, wieheißts, wirst du -- |
| hoeheethet, voelen! | wieheißts, es spüren! |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| With power one has | |
| much more authority than -- | |
| a scholar or saint. | |
| Met macht heb je meer | Mehr Autorität |
| gezag dan een geleerde -- | mit Macht als mit Gelehrtheit -- |
| of een heilige. | oder Heiligkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-10
Irish Nights (Simon Vestdijk) - 1942
Novel "Ierse nachten", published 1946, chapter 4-3, Letters to Saint Patrick (AD 1859)
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Chance and the power | |
| over someone else are real -- | |
| God is invented. | |
| Toeval en de macht | Zufall und die Macht |
| over een ander zijn echt -- | über andere sind echt -- |
| God is verzonnen. | Gott ist erfunden. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-15
The time of the angels (Iris Murdoch) - 1966
Novel, § 17
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Evicted from your | |
| home. You can stay here tonight -- | |
| Eat and sleep a bit. | |
| Uit je huis gezet. | Vertrieben. Du kannst. |
| Vannacht kun je hier blijven -- | heute Nacht hier bleiben. Iss -- |
| kom, eet wat, slaap wat. | und schlaf ein wenig. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
Exclamation I (Publius Vergilius Maro) - -38
Poem "Ecloga I" (collection "Bucolica")
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Vergilius Maro, Publius
| Compulsion has no | |
| perpetrators, just victims -- | |
| and accomplices. | |
| Dwang heeft geen daders., | Der Zwang hat keine |
| alleen maar slachtoffers en -- | Täter, er hat nur Opfer -- |
| medeplichtigen. | und Helfershelfer. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-02
Collection: Half The Work
| Imperial words | |
| that are law never lie down -- | |
| in everyone's heart. | |
| Een keizerlijk woord | Ein kaiserliches |
| dat wet is, gaat nooit liggen -- | Wort als Gesetz legt sich nie -- |
| in alle harten. | in allen Herzen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-26
Collection: The Praised One
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In my darkest clothes I slink |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-16
Gardens Speak (Tania El Khoury) - 2014
2010-2016 Talbiseh (Talbisi near Homs in Syria)
Theatre piece about clandestine graves (2014, Tania El Khoury)
Collection: PumicePieces
Tribute to: El Khoury, Tania
| Shadow on your path! | |
| I'm here to get your daughter: | |
| she's my great future! | |
| Schaduw op je pad! | Ein Schatten auf dich! |
| Ik kom je dochter halen: | Deine Tochter kommt mit, sie -- |
| mijn mooie toekomst! | ist meine Zukunft! |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-11
Sir Bumble and The Trullherdess (Marten Toonder) - 1966
Comic strip #116 "Heer Bommel en De Trullenhoedster", tier 5832
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| They banished him and | |
| paid for it with the honour -- | |
| of a bronze statue. | |
| Ze verbanden hem | Sie verbannten ihn |
| en betaalden hem de eer -- | und gaben ihm die Ehre -- |
| van een bronzen beeld. | einer Großbronze. |
Amsterdam, 2014-11-29
Letter 358 (Vincent van Gogh) - 1883
Quote from Victor Hugo in the letter of July 2nd, 1883 to Theo van Gogh
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Van Gogh, Vincent; Hugo, Victor
| There are boys, hunting | |
| me to a detour, I'm tired -- | |
| It is getting dark. | |
| Jongens jagen me | Ich bin müde, Jungs |
| naar een omweg, ik ben moe -- | jagen mich, der Umweg -- |
| Het wordt al donker. | geht in das Zwielicht. |
Amsterdam, 2013-08-11
Collection: NightWatch
| Storm in the city, | |
| dashing on the brick pavement: | |
| police on horseback. | |
| Het stormt in de stad, | Es stürmt in der Stadt, |
| klotsend over de klinkers: | platschend über das Pflaster: |
| politie te paard. | Polizei zu Pferd. |
Amsterdam, 2012-04-19
Collection: On living on [2]
