| What we push behind | |
| us piles up, it is blocking -- | |
| our escape route back. | |
| Wat we achter ons | Was wir hinter uns |
| wegduwen hoopt op, blokkeert -- | schieben, häuft sich an, versperrt -- |
| onze terugweg. | uns den Weg zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-02
They only had eyes for what lay before them (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Zij hadden slechts oog voor wat voor hen lag", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - October 5th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| We push all the junk | |
| aside, wondering what it -- | |
| was ever used for. | |
| De rommel schuiven | Wir schieben den Ramsch |
| we aan de kant, wie weet wat -- | beiseite, wer weiß, was das -- |
| het allemaal is. | alles sein könnte. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-10
The Flood (Mariët Meester) - 2003
Novel "De overstroming", chapter 1
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Meester, Mariët
| The inundation: | |
| there are pieces of plastic -- | |
| had to be the dog. | |
| De overstroming: | Die Überschwemmung: |
| er vlaggen stukken plastic -- | Plastikteile flaggen in -- |
| flagging in short trees. | verkürzten Bäumen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-10
The Flood (Mariët Meester) - 2003
Novel "De overstroming", chapter 3
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Meester, Mariët
| The spinal column | |
| of an extinct animal: | |
| staircase on the beach. | |
| De wervelkolom | Das Rückgrat eines |
| van een uitgestorven dier: | ausgestorbenen Tieres: |
| scheepstrap op het strand. | Schiffstreppe am Strand. |
Amsterdam, 2022-05-22
Greetings from Rottumerplaat (Jan Wolkers) - 1971
Diary "Groeten van Rottumerplaat" (July 19th, 1971)
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Wolkers, Jan
| A waste bag bulging | |
| with plastic is cut open: | |
| the seagull's stomach. | |
| Een afvalzak vol | Ein Müllsack voller |
| plastic, opengesneden: | Plastik ist aufgeschnitten: |
| de maag van een meeuw. | der Möwenmagen. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-27
Ship Bird Land (Eeltsje Hettinga) - 2019
Poem "Skip Fûgel Lân" (March 19th, 2019)
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Hettinga, Eeltsje
| Waste is a chaos, | |
| it's the fair time of dying -- | |
| after the last dance. | |
| Afval is chaos, | Schutt ist Unordnung, |
| de kermis van het sterven -- | eine Kirmes des Sterbens -- |
| na de laatste dans. | nach dem letzten Tanz. |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-05
Debris - 2019
Performed in the Organpark on October 5th, 2019, by Ensemble Klang and Kit Downes
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Downes, Kit
