| It's under the sky | |
| where I want to live, the stars -- | |
| will show me the way. | |
| Onder de hemel | Ich möchte unter |
| wil ik leven, de sterren -- | dem Himmel leben, Sterne -- |
| wijzen mij de weg. | zeigen mir den Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-22
He who sailed by the stars (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Wie op sterren zeilde", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), and in "Diary 1960-1961" (2006) - January 1st, 1961, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| If there is space, you'll | |
| start smiling because it is -- | |
| how you want to live! | |
| Als je de ruimte | Wo immer Raum ist, |
| hebt, ga je vanzelf lachen: | fängst du an zu lachen: so -- |
| zo wil je leven! | möchtest du leben! |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-09
With a photo of Michi and Lotte W on the beach of Ruigenhoek ('Rugged Corner', February 8th, 2018, Noordwijk)
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Michi W
| My house with air con, | |
| without the sweaty heat it -- | |
| is much more spacious. | |
| Mijn huis heeft airco, | Klimaanlage, |
| zonder de klamme hitte -- | ohne klamme Hitze ist -- |
| is het veel ruimer. | es geräumiger. |
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 30th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| I prefer open | |
| structures, not old age, closing -- | |
| up more and more things. | |
| Ik houd van open | Ich mag offene |
| structuren, geen ouderdom -- | Strukturen, kein Alter, das -- |
| die steeds meer afsluit. | immer mehr verschließt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-29
The PowerBook (Jeanette Winterson) - 2000
Novel, chapter "NEW DOCUMENT"
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
| Mountains around me, | |
| silence, the space, and the wind -- | |
| that I can be here. | |
| Bergen om me heen, | Die Berge ringsum, |
| stilte, de ruimte, de wind -- | Stille, der Raum, und der Wind -- |
| die ik hier kan zijn. | den ich hier sein kann. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-12
All the heaven you need (Franco Faggiani) - 2022
Novel "Tutto il cielo che serve" (end)
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Faggiani, Franco
| I'm cleaning up plans | |
| and pass my supplies of things -- | |
| on to new users. | |
| Ik ruim plannen op | Ich räume Pläne |
| en geef mijn voorraad spullen -- | und gebe meinen Vorrat -- |
| door aan gebruikers. | weiter an Nutzer. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-16
Collection: Greeting from before
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| The sound of the gong | |
| dies away, it expands space -- | |
| deepens the silence. | |
| De toon van de gong | Der Langklang des Gongs |
| sterft weg, verruimt de ruimte -- | stirbt ab, vergrößert den Raum -- |
| verdiept de stilte. | vertieft die Stille. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-03
Nine Bells (Tom Johnson) - 1979
Performed by Olaf Pyras in the Organpark on November 3rd, 2019
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Johnson, Tom
| Finished, desk empty, | |
| there's nothing on it at all -- | |
| just my lower arms. | |
| Klaar, een leeg bureau, | Fertig, ein leerer |
| er ligt helemaal niets op -- | Schreibtisch, es liegt nichts darauf -- |
| alleen mijn handen. | nur meine Hände. |
Vlissingen, 2019-06-04
Maurits and the facts (Gerrit Krol) - 1986
Novel "Maurits en de feiten", § 19
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Krol, Gerrit
| Where could I be lost? | |
| There are distant sounds, maybe -- | |
| echoes of the void? | |
| Waar ben ik verdwaald? | Wo könnte ich sein? |
| Er zijn geluiden, misschien -- | Es gibt Geräusche, vielleicht -- |
| echo's van leegte? | Echos der Leere? |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-23
Electro Symphonic Orchestra - 2018
June 23rd, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Part 3 of block 2
Collection: Silent walk
Composer: Benders, Colin
| Sounding the unknown, | |
| with resonating echoes -- | |
| in my arteries. | |
| Het onbekende | Das Unbekannte |
| peilen, echo's trillen mee -- | sondieren: Echos hallen -- |
| in mijn aderen. | in meinen Adern. |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-23
Electro Symphonic Orchestra - 2018
June 23rd, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Part 4 of block 2
Collection: Moons
Composer: Benders, Colin
| Stopping at the edge: | |
| sky everywhere, and deep down -- | |
| below, the vast sea. | |
| Aan de rand stilstaan: | Am Rande halten: |
| overal hemel, heel diep -- | Himmel überall, sehr tief -- |
| daaronder de zee. | darunter das Meer. |
Train Amsterdam-Tilburg, 2018-01-16
The hounds no longer hunt (Albert Alberts) - 1979
Novel "De honden jagen niet meer"
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert
|
In deep repose, my body |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-08
Sonatas and Interludes (John Cage) - 1948
Composition for prepared piano
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Cage, John
|
As with the landing |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-12
music for four fixed organs and four sound converters (André Möller) - 2016
Composition "musik für vier geparkte orgeln und vier ton-wandler(innen)", with sticks of lead upon the keys, performed by Elisabeth Frey-Bächli, Jeromos Kamphuis, Samuel Vriezen and Dante Boon in the Organpark on Saturday February 11th, 2017
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Möller, André
| The castle ruins | |
| have an imposingly high -- | |
| ceiling with real stars. | |
| De burchtruïne | Die Burgruine |
| heeft een heel hoog zwart plafond -- | hat eine hohe Decke -- |
| met echte sterren. | mit echten Sterne. |
Amsterdam, 2013-10-02
Collection: Changing Times
| I close my eyes and | |
| then experience the space -- | |
| growing in my skull. | |
| Ik sluit mijn ogen | Augen zu, spüren, |
| en voel binnen mijn schedel -- | wie sich in meinem Schädel -- |
| de ruimte groeien. | der Raum tief ausdehnt. |
Julianadorp, 2011-12-28
Collection: Summer birds
