| People often bump | |
| into each other, too bad -- | |
| they have no bumpers. | |
| De mensen botsen | Menschen stoßen oft |
| vaak tegen elkaar, helaas -- | zusammen, haben leider -- |
| missen ze bumpers. | keine Stoßstangen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-08
Exercise in futility (Theo Maassen) - 2024
Cabaret show "Onbegonnen werk" (2024-2025)
Collection: Truder
Tribute to: Maassen, Theo
| Frames and cadres are | |
| neither inside nor outside -- | |
| They form boundaries. | |
| Lijsten en kaders | Umrandungen sind |
| zijn niet binnen, niet buiten -- | weder innen noch außen -- |
| Ze vormen grenzen. | Sie bilden Grenzen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-05-21
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 1, chapter 'September', § 'Frames' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Where's the factory | |
| where they produce the people -- | |
| who walk around here? | |
| Is er een fabriek | Gibt's eine Fabrik, |
| waar ze de mensen maken -- | die die Menschen herstellt, die -- |
| die hier rondlopen? | hier herumlaufen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-17
The mutual alienation of conformity and individualism
Collection: Mosaic virus
| We disagree, that | |
| is okay, we are happy -- | |
| to walk together. | |
| We zijn het oneens, | Wir sind anderer |
| dat geeft niet, de wandeling -- | Meinung, ist gut, das Wandern -- |
| stemt ons tevreden. | stimmt uns zufrieden. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-23
Giant trees, under which we walked (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Reusachtige bomen, waaronder wij wandelden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father]), and in "Diary 1972-1973" (2012) - January 8th, 1972, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Blaming each other | |
| does never free anyone -- | |
| from self-righteousness. | |
| Elkaar verwijten | Anschuldigungen |
| maken verlost niemand uit -- | befreien niemanden von -- |
| zijn eigen gelijk. | Selbstgerechtigkeit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-28
You detach from me that easily (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Dialogue "Zo gemakkelijk maak je je van me los", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - May 19th, 1964, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| First European | |
| ghettos, now the Arab one: | |
| State of Israel. | |
| Eerst in Europa, | Erst Europa, jetzt |
| nu een Arabisch getto: | Arabien: das Ghetto, |
| de staat Israël. | der Staat Israel. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-02
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels) - 2024
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'De Zesdaagse Oorlog' (The Six-Day War) - June 1967, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Brother doesn't trust us, | |
| we have to conspire, very -- | |
| inconspicuously. | |
| Broer vertrouwt ons niet, | Er vertraut uns nicht, |
| we moeten samenspannen -- | wir müssen uns verschwören -- |
| Heel onopvallend. | Sehr unauffällig. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-25
With a photo of Madelief, Florentin, and Lotte taken during a video call (December 24th, 2015, Grossdietwil)
Collection: Between us
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| We repair the holes | |
| in the wall between us, but -- | |
| why is there a wall? | |
| We repareren | Wir reparieren |
| de gaten in de muur, maar -- | die Löcher in der Mauer -- |
| waartoe dient de muur? | nur, wozu dient sie? |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-03
Mending Wall (Robert Frost) - 1914
Poem, collection "North of Boston"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Frost, Robert
| Why am I mending | |
| this dividing wall, that I -- | |
| would like to tear down? | |
| Waarom repareer | Warum reparier |
| ik deze muur die ik zou -- | ich diese Mauer, die ich -- |
| willen afbreken? | einreißen möchte? |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-03
Mending Wall (Robert Frost) - 1914
Poem, collection "North of Boston"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Frost, Robert
| We are witnesses | |
| of Jerusalem, the place -- | |
| where there is no peace. | |
| Wij zijn getuigen | Wir sind die Zeugen |
| van Jeruzalem, de stad -- | Jerusalems, der Stadt in -- |
| waar geen vrede is. | der kein Frieden herrscht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-18
Silent Eyes (Paul Simon) - 1975
Song, album "Still Crazy After All These Years"
Jerusalem = Foundation/Dwelling of (the god of war) Shalem, later explained as: City of Peace
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Simon, Paul
| None of the protests | |
| in the big cities are heard -- | |
| in the countryside. | |
| Van de protesten | Von den Protesten |
| in de steden hoor je niets -- | in den Städten hört man nichts -- |
| op het platteland. | im ländlichen Raum. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
| All the white angels. | |
| sway, they are singing of us: | |
| of our division. | |
| Witte engelen | Die Engel wiegen |
| zingen wiegend over ons: | sich und singen über uns -- |
| over verdeeldheid. | unsere Zwietracht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-15
Nothing surprises me anymore (Tiken Jah Fakoly) - 2004
Song "Plus rien ne m'étonne", album "Coup de gueule" ("Rant")
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Fakoly, Tiken Jah
| There are many kings | |
| in the madhouse, and hardly -- | |
| any citizens. | |
| In het gekkenhuis | Im Irrenhaus gibt |
| zijn er veel koningen, en -- | es sehr viele Könige -- |
| nauwelijks burgers. | aber kaum Bürger. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-02
Tanglewreck (Jeanette Winterson) - 2006
Novel, chapter 30 Spooky Action at a Distance
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
|
He has a public, shouted |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-02
The election victories of conservative parties in Europe and the USA, such as the autocratic party of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, whose Schoof cabinet is being installed today
Collection: PumicePieces
|
The elders justify |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-15
Pentecostal church in Schiedam 1971-1972, joined the New Dawn-group in 1974
Split: 2 Corinthians 11:13-14
Collection: The King
Tribute to: Vergeer, Charles
| We were citizens, | |
| and suddenly our faith has -- | |
| become suspicious. | |
| We waren burgers, | Wir waren Bürger, |
| en ineens is ons geloof -- | und jäh ist unser Glaube -- |
| verdacht geworden. | fraglich geworden. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-02
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie) - 1995
Novel, chapters "Spices from Malabar", (2-) 13 and "Bombay Central", (3-) 18
State of Emergency in India 1975-1977, declared under Indira Gandhi; oppression of political opponents and non-Hindus
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Betrayal lurking, | |
| in which language you speak and -- | |
| in which one you cry. | |
| Pas op voor verraad, | Vorsicht vor Verrat |
| pas op, welke taal je spreekt -- | in welcher Sprache du sprichst -- |
| in welke je huilt. | in welcher du weinst. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-26
Walls have ears (Yannis Kyriakides) - 2013
Composition #108, for voice, string quartet and video, to the poem "Savas Zamani" ("Wartime", 2011) by Mehmet Yashin; performed by Quatuor Bozzini in the Organpark on November 26th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Tribute to: Yashin, Mehmet
Composer: Kyriakides, Yannis
| Teaching religion. | |
| First lesson: unbelievers -- | |
| do not belong here. | |
| Godsdienstonderwijs. | Glaubensunterricht. |
| Les 1: ongelovigen -- | Lektion 1: Ungläubige -- |
| horen hier niet thuis. | gehören hier nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Voluntarily, | |
| people split up into groups -- | |
| wishing unity. | |
| Mensen verdelen | Menschen teilen sich |
| zich vrijwillig in groepen -- | freiwillig in Gruppen auf -- |
| en wensen eenheid. | und wollen Einheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-17
Collection: The drama
| Two people will form | |
| a community, any -- | |
| trio will split up. | |
| Twee mensen vormen | Zwei Menschen bilden |
| een gemeenschap, een drietal -- | eine Gemeinschaft, eine -- |
| zal zich opsplitsen. | Dreiheit teilt sich auf. |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-12
Saying among the members of the various Reformed churches in Holland (Michigan), from AD 1847
Collection: Wean Di
| Black, white, brotherhood: | |
| words often hinder us from -- | |
| working together. | |
| Zwart, wit, gemeenschap: | Schwarz, Weiß, Gemeinschaft: |
| woorden belemmeren ons -- | Worte hindern uns an der -- |
| samen te werken. | Zusammenarbeit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-08
Gnome (Antjie Krog) - 1989
Poem "Gnoom" (collection "Lady Anne - A Chronicle in Verse")
Antjie Krog postulates that in discussions, old grievances are provided (glossed) with political commentary, so that they become a genitive: being contained by the speaker or originated from him
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
|
Are you an angel, am I a dog? |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-29
I'm Your Man (Mitski) - 2023
Song (album "The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We")
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: Mitski (Miyawaki, Mitski)
| Don't trust him! He's nuts, | |
| he even confuses Kant -- | |
| with Schopenhauer! | |
| Vertrouw hem toch niet! | Vertraue ihm nicht! |
| Hij is gek, hij verwart Kant -- | Er ist wirr, verwechselt Kant -- |
| met Schopenhauer! | mit Schopenhauer! |
Amsterdam, 2023-09-20
Mr. Fisher's harrowing of hell (Simon Vestdijk) - 1934
Novel "Meneer Visser's hellevaart" (published 1936), chapter 4
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Souls are colourless, | |
| black and white are setups that -- | |
| separate people. | |
| Zielen zijn kleurloos, | Seelen sind farblos, |
| zwart en wit zijn valstrikken -- | Schwarz und Weiß sind Fallstricke -- |
| die mensen scheiden. | die Menschen trennen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-19
(work in progress) a part-text: attempts to explain the white stare to myself - attempt 2 (Antjie Krog) - 2022
Poem "(work in progress) 'n meerstemmige teks: pogings om die wit staar aan myself te verduidelik - poging 2" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"])
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
| Riots in cities, | |
| discord in districts, treason -- | |
| in the palaces. | |
| Oproer in steden, | Aufruhr in Städten, |
| tweedracht in het land, verraad -- | Zwietracht im Land, und Verrat -- |
| in de paleizen. | in den Palästen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-19
The Tragedie of King Lear (William Shakespeare) - 1606
Theatre play, 1st act, 2nd scene, the Earl of Gloucester:
"These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us. Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet nature finds itself scourged by the sequent effects. Love cools, friendship falls off, brothers divide; in cities, mutinies; in countries, discord; in palaces, treason; and the bond cracked 'twixt son and father."
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Shakespeare, William
| Not the government | |
| is oppressing us, but we -- | |
| our disunity. | |
| Niet de regering | Nicht die Regierung |
| onderdrukt ons, maar wijzelf -- | unterdrückt uns, sondern wir -- |
| onze verdeeldheid. | unsere Zwiespalt. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-13
The general in his labyrinth (Gabriel García Márquez) - 1989
Story "El general en su laberinto" about Simón Bolívar
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: García Márquez, Gabriel
|
Our skin is a pleasant separation |
Amsterdam, 2020-02-16
Borderline (Joni Mitchell) - 1994
Song
Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Mitchell, Joni
| People lose friends, and | |
| their enemies become more -- | |
| and more important. | |
| Vrienden verlies je, | Man verliert Freunde, |
| en je vijanden worden -- | und die Feinde gewinnen -- |
| steeds belangrijker. | mehr an Bedeutung. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-08
Diary 1964-1965 (Frida Vogels) - 2008
"Dagboek 1964-1965" - April 23rd, 1964, Amsterdam
Frida Vogels quotes Han Voskuil
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han; Vogels, Frida
| Viewpoint: I follow | |
| his gaze, he's looking for two -- | |
| and leaving nothing. | |
| Een uitzichtpunt: ik | Fernsicht: ich folge |
| volg zijn blik, hij kijkt voor twee -- | seinem Blick, er schaut für zwei -- |
| en laat niets over. | und lässt nichts zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-11
The hard core - 1 (Frida Vogels) - 1992
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" - 1, Autumn 1967, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| People's wishes can | |
| quite easily lead to a -- | |
| major short-circuit. | |
| Tussen de wensen | Zwischen den Wünschen |
| van mensen kan het gauw tot -- | der Menschen kommt es sehr leicht -- |
| kortsluiting komen. | zu einem Kurzschluss. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-08
Tom Puss and The Quants (Marten Toonder) - 1958
Comic strip #80 "Tom Poes en De Kwanten", tier 3443
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
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My thoughts cry |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-07
Collection: PumicePieces
|
Ducklings swim around in the water |
Amsterdam, 2014-04-28
Collection: New Ago
