| We adapt and wait | |
| to see, constantly, and that -- | |
| is what we call: growth. | |
| We passen ons aan | Wir passen uns an |
| en we wachten af, en dat -- | und wir warten ab, und das -- |
| noemen we: groeien. | nennen wir: Wachstum. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-16
Rules of life for a life that does not let itself be suffered - 2 (Anna de Bruyckere) - 2020
Poem "Leefregels voor een leven dat zich niet laat lijden - 2" (collection "Voor permanente bewoning")
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: De Bruyckere, Anna
| Take good care of trees, | |
| they are an example of -- | |
| self-development. | |
| Zorg goed voor bomen, | Sorge gut für die |
| ze zijn voor ons een voorbeeld -- | Bäume, sie sind ein Beispiel -- |
| van zelfontplooiing. | für Selbstentfaltung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-16
With a photo of Madelief dK, Pieter W, and Dory dK (three generations) under a tree on top of the hill (February 21st, 2003, Wolhusen)
Collection: Stall
| Look for the one spot, | |
| who knows where in the world, that -- | |
| fits you exactly. | |
| Zoek naar het hoekje, | Suche nach dem Platz, |
| wie weet waar in de wereld, | wer weiß wo auf die Welt, der -- |
| dat jou precies past. | genau zu dir passt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-09-02
Collection: Migration
| He could have gotten | |
| to know her, and thus himself -- | |
| as he developed. | |
| Hij had haar kunnen | Dann hätte er sie |
| leren kennen, en zichzelf -- | kennenlernen können, und -- |
| verder ontplooien. | sich weiterentwickeln. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-01
The wrinkles of Esther Ornstein - The history of a neglect (Simon Vestdijk) - 1959
Novel "De rimpels van Esther Ornstein - De geschiedenis van een verzuim", chapter 2-4 (AD 1921)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Don't stay there alone, | |
| just come out and show yourself -- | |
| show all your colours. | |
| Blijf niet alleen, kom | Bleibe nicht allein, |
| naar buiten en laat je zien -- | komme raus und zeige dich -- |
| laat jouw kleuren zien. | zeig deine Farben. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-25
True Colors (Billy Steinberg / Tom Kelly) - 1986
Song (Billy Steinberg, music Tom Kelly), sung by Cyndi Lauper (album "True Colors")
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Steinberg, Billy; Lauper, Cyndi
| Slowly taking off | |
| from slumber, humming freely -- | |
| and finding your voice. | |
| Uit sluimer op gang | Aus einem Schlummer |
| komen, vrijuit neuriënd -- | starten, deine Stimme frei -- |
| je stem ontdekken. | summend entdecken. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-10
Occam XXV (Éliane Radigue) - 2018
Composition for organ (2018, Éliane Radigue), performed by Frédéric Blondy in London on October 13th, 2018 and in the Organpark on November 10th, 2022
Occam = William of Ockham (1288-1347)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Radigue, Éliane
| Help, I'm made of stone, | |
| for I didn't know what I could -- | |
| and wanted to be! | |
| Help, ik ben van steen, | Ich bin aus Stein, ich |
| want ik wist niet wat ik kon -- | wusste nicht, was ich könnte -- |
| en wilde worden! | und werden wollte! |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-04
Help, I'm a Rock! (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) - 1966
Song (album "Freak Out!")
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: The Mothers of Invention
Composer: Zappa, Frank
| Look at me, my wound | |
| is a branch full of life force -- | |
| full of peace blossoms. | |
| Kijk naar mij, mijn wond | Schau: meine Wunde, |
| is een tak vol levenskracht -- | ein Zweig voller Lebenskraft -- |
| vol vredebloesems. | und Friedensblüten. |
Amsterdam, 2021-08-12
Body paint starting from the branch on an operation scar
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
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It's no longer |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-22
Oh! Darling (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Gort (the Ivy), that attaches itself strongly and can strangle a tree; the Ivy should be guided by Guinevere (the faery bride) and the Butterfly (the symbol of the belief in fairies)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
| I don't imitate, | |
| I learn, and hope to become -- | |
| who I will be then. | |
| Ik doe niemand na, | Keine Nachahmung. |
| ik leer, en hoop te worden -- | Lernen, hoffen zu werden -- |
| wie ik dan zal zijn. | wer man dann sein wird. |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-26
Letters from Genoa (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer) - 2016
"Brieven uit Genua", February 25th, 2015
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
| Seed that is light will | |
| not take root anywhere, it -- | |
| just keeps floating on. | |
| Zaad dat licht is, zal | Leichter Samen wird |
| nergens wortelen, het blijft -- | nirgends Wurzeln schlagen, er -- |
| maar verder zweven. | schwebt immer weiter. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-02
Some seeds are too light (Frida Vogels) - 2009
Verse "Sommig zaad is te licht", published in "Diary 1966-1967" - June 10th, 1967, Bologna (about Bert Weijde)
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I have decided | |
| to show myself from now on -- | |
| No longer the past! | |
| Ik heb besloten | Von nun an werde |
| om mezelf te laten zien -- | ich mich zeigen! Nicht länger -- |
| Vroeger telt niet meer! | die Vergangenheit! |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-06
The hard core - 1, and Diary 1966-1967 (Frida Vogels) - 1992
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" - 1 (1992), and "Dagboek 1966-1967" (2009) - April 9th, 1967, Amsterdam
Collections: Between us, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Not even three years old, demanding |
Amsterdam, 2017-04-22
Tlatto = tractor
Collection: The drama
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Being old, yet |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-25
Sonata (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) - 1755
Composition H87, Sonata in g für Orgel, played on November 25th, 2016 in the Organpark, by Marcin Augustyn
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bach, Carl Ph. Em.
| Wherever I stay, | |
| the trees from home keep growing -- | |
| growing in my heart. | |
| Mijn hele leven | Lebenslang wachsen |
| groeien de bomen van thuis -- | die Bäume von zu Hause -- |
| verder in mijn hart. | in meinem Herzen. |
Amsterdam, 2015-09-18
Apple-tree and olive-tree (Hilde Domin) - 1955
Poem "Apfelbaum und Olive"
Collection: Inwardings
Tribute to: Domin, Hilde
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| Hydra | |
| keeps growing | |
 | |
| I too want to grow | |
| I don't give up: | |
| I find space to grow | |
| I weaken what oppresses me | |
| I cooperate with fellow sufferers | |
