| The locked city is | |
| perfect, therefore there must be -- | |
| a way to escape. | |
| De afgesloten | Die verschlossene |
| stad is volmaakt, dus moet je -- | Stadt ist perfekt, deshalb gibt -- |
| er ook uit kunnen. | es einen Ausweg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-28
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami) - 1994
Novel "Sekai no owari to Hado-boirudo Wandarando" (translation 1991), chapter 38, 'Escape'
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Murakami, Haruki
| There is a chance to | |
| establish untruths, but truth -- | |
| is unprovable. | |
| Onwaarheden zijn | Unwahrheiten kann |
| soms vast te stellen, waarheid -- | man feststellen, die Wahrheit -- |
| is onbewijsbaar. | ist unbeweisbar. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-01
On learned ignorance (Nicholas of Cusa) - 1440
Treatise "De docta ignorantia" (Nicholas of Cusa)
Study "Logik der Forschung" ("Logic of research", 1935, Karl Popper >> "The logic of scientific discovery", 1959), about falsifiability
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Cusanus, Nicolaus; Popper, Karl
| All religions are | |
| certainly right: the other -- | |
| gods do not exist. | |
| Alle godsdiensten | Religionen |
| hebben gelijk: andere -- | wissen: andere Götter -- |
| goden bestaan niet. | existieren nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-22
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 1, chapter 4 - The logic of atheism
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| I take the highest | |
| stone, the very mountain top -- | |
| and I throw it down. | |
| Na de klim pak ik | Auf dem Berg nehm ich |
| de hoogste steen, de bergtop -- | den höchsten Stein, den Gipfel -- |
| en gooi hem omlaag. | und werfe ihn hin. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-28
legend (Dorien de Wit) - 2017
Poem "legenda", submitted for the Turing Poetry Competition (2017), published in the collection "eindig de dag nooit met een vraag" ("never end the day with a question")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: De Wit, Dorien
| Human intellect | |
| is the natural basis -- | |
| of all righteousness. | |
| Het menselijke | Menschlicher Verstand |
| verstand is het fundament -- | ist der natürliche Grund -- |
| van deugdzaam gedrag. | der Rechtschaffenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-16
The Golden House (Salman Rushdie) - 2017
Novel, chapter (2-) 16
Synderesis: general moral sense of persons (the rational soul); originally an incorrect copy of the word syneidesis (conscience)
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| A serious life: | |
| building your house on a rock -- | |
| resisting the wind. | |
| Wie ernstig leven | Wer ernsthaft leben |
| wil, bouwt zijn huis op een rots -- | will, baut sein Haus auf Felsen -- |
| en trotseert de wind. | und er trotzt dem Wind. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-03
Seething inside (Carmina Burana, Carl Orff) - 1200
Song "Estuans intrinsecus" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Anon. [Deutschland]
Composer: Orff, Carl
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My hand wants to know |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-26
Tarot 19. Sun
Prometheus thinks ahead
I too work according to plan
I think
Collection: Bruises
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| Mental floss for sale! | |
| It's new! Use it every day -- | |
| then you will know why! | |
| Hersenflos te koop! | Neu! Gehirnseide! |
| Nieuw! Gebruik het elke dag -- | Verwende es jeden Tag -- |
| dan weet je waarom! | dann weißt du warum! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Montana (Frank Zappa) - 1973
Tribute to Frank Zappa's criticism (with a reference to the song "Montana" (1973, Frank Zappa, album "Over-Nite Sensation": "Raisin' my lonely dental floss")
Collection: The Praised One
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina B
| An automatic | |
| gun does not fire by itself -- | |
| There is time to think. | |
| Automatische | Automatische |
| wapens schieten niet vanzelf -- | Waffen schießen nicht von selbst -- |
| Er is bedenktijd. | Es gibt Bedenkzeit. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-04
Collection: Half The Work
| Reason helps you, now | |
| and later, with everything -- | |
| Worrying does not! | |
| Je verstand helpt je | Dein Verstand hilft dir |
| nu en later, bij alles -- | jetzt und später, in allem -- |
| Tobben helpt je niet! | Grübeln hilft dir nicht! |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-20
Meditations 7:6 (Marcus Aurelius) - 180
Collection "Ta eis heauton" - 7:6 ("Things to one's self" / "Meditations")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Aurelius, Marcus
| Building our house, we | |
| start with the most important: | |
| the escape exits. | |
| We bouwen ons huis, | Wir bauen ein Haus, |
| het belangrijkste het eerst: | das Wichtigste am Anfang: |
| de nooduitgangen. | die Notausgänge. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-12
Collection: On living on [1]
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Explaining the perceptible |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-04
Collection: Metamorphic body
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From position to position |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-24
Ting (Scapino Ballet, with The Nits) - 2018
Performance "Ting" (Scapino Ballet), music: Nits
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Scapino Ballett; Nits
| Unbelievers see | |
| their lives as a piece of cloth: | |
| this long, and this wide. | |
| Ongelovigen | Ungläubige seh'n |
| zien hun leven als een lap: | ihr Leben als ein Stück Stoff: |
| zo lang, en zo breed. | so lang, und so breit. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-22
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - August 2nd, 1975, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Connect three points with | |
| a straight line, it's possible -- | |
| if it's a broad line. | |
| Verbind drie punten | Eine Gerade |
| door een rechte lijn, dat kan -- | kann drei Punkte verbinden -- |
| met een brede lijn. | wenn sie sehr breit ist. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-17
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - January 29th, 1959, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Then I heard the sound | |
| of only one clapping hand -- | |
| and my cheek turned red. | |
| Het geluid van één | Ich hörte eine |
| klappende hand hoorde ik -- | einzelne Hand klatschen, rot -- |
| en mijn wang werd rood. | wurde meine Haut. |
Amsterdam, 2013-10-09
Koan by Hakuin (Japan, 1686-1769)
Collection: web tissue
Tribute to: Hakuin
| I see the moon black | |
| eclipsing star after star -- | |
| A thief in the night. | |
| Ik zie de maan zwart | Schau, schwarz verdunkelt |
| ster na ster verduisteren -- | der Mond einfach die Sterne -- |
| Een dief in de nacht. | Ein Dieb in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2013-08-11
New Moon
Collection: Moons
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| Suns | |
| are clear | |
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| I too am wise | |
| I think logically: | |
| I investigate ambiguities | |
| I investigate fears | |
| I consult existing knowledge. | |
