| Large women with knives, | |
| raised next to either side of -- | |
| where there is no head. | |
| Vrouwen met messen, | Frauen mit Messern, |
| geheven aan weerszijden -- | erhoben neben ihre -- |
| van waar geen hoofd is. | fehlenden Köpfe. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-09
The woman without a shadow (Richard Strauss) - 1919
Opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten" (stage-direction Barrie Kosky), 3rd act
Collection: Mastress
Tribute to: Kosky, Barrie
| She looks down on me, | |
| and everything I say is -- | |
| hanging in the air. | |
| Ze kijkt op me neer, | Sie schaut auf mich her- |
| en alles wat ik zeg blijft -- | ab. Alles, was ich sage -- |
| in de lucht hangen. | schwebt noch in der Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-15
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated in 2023), part 1, chapter 4
The perfection that many women do not submit to dominant men
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Grandma knows medi- | |
| cinal herbs, well, in the past -- | |
| she would have been burned. | |
| Oma kent kruiden | Oma kennt viele |
| tegen ziektes, tja, vroeger -- | Heilkräuter, na ja, früher -- |
| zou ze verbrand zijn. | wäre sie verbrannt. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27
Collection: web tissue
| It's with petting soft | |
| boxing gloves and a sweet smile -- | |
| that I bare my teeth. | |
| Met aaizachte boks- | Mit streichelweichen |
| handschoenen en een lach laat -- | Boxhandschuhen zeige ich -- |
| ik mijn tanden zien. | süß meine Zähne. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-31
With a photo of a woman's boxing class next to a wall shadow of shark teeth (May 4th, 2013, Geuzenkade near the Jan van Galenstraat, Amsterdam) - In the Netherlands and Switzerland, shark teeth are triangles painted on the road surface as a warning that one must give way
Collection: web tissue
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| Men invented the | |
| witch and they raised daughters with -- | |
| a fear of the stake. | |
| Mannen bedachten | Männer erfanden |
| de heks en voedden dochters -- | Hexen und nährten Töchter -- |
| met brandstapelangst. | mit Verbrennungsangst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-27
Susan Smit coined the term brandstapelangst (fear of the stake) and has been campaigning for a Witches Monument since 2023
Collection: May the Might
Tribute to: Smit, Susan
| Whatever, you know, | |
| I'm a witch, a black one, but -- | |
| a sweet one as well! | |
| Och ja, je weet het, | Na ja, du weißt, ich |
| ik ben een heks, een zwarte -- | bin eine schwarze Hexe -- |
| maar wel een lieve! | und eine süße! |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-24
With a photo of Madelief and Florentin taken during a video call (October 31st, 2010)
Collection: May the Might
Dedicated to: Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| She never shuts up, | |
| in my sleep she keeps talking: | |
| Radio Married. | |
| Ze houdt nooit haar mond, | Sie hält nie den Mund, |
| in mijn slaap praat ze maar door: | sie redet in meinem Schlaf: |
| Radio Getrouwd. | Radio Ehe. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-18
Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights (Salman Rushdie) - 2015
Novel "Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights" (which is 1001 nights), chapter 6 "Dunia in Love, Again"
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Miss Pinch holds the word | |
| Women like a mouse away -- | |
| from her, by its tail. | |
| Het woord Vrouwen houdt | Die Jungfer hält das |
| ze als een muis aan de staart -- | Wort Frauen wie eine Maus -- |
| heel ver van zich af. | von sich fern, am Schwanz. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-28
Lighthousekeeping (Jeanette Winterson) - 2004
Novel, chapter Great Exhibition [AD 1851]
Collection: High gear
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
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The publication of this poem has not yet been authorised by the owner of the copyright on the original text |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-22
Loose woman (Sandra Cisneros) - 1994
Poem, 1995 recording of the recitation of the poem
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Cisneros, Sandra
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The publication of this poem has not yet been authorised by the owner of the copyright on the original text |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-20
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros) - 1984
Book, chapter "Beautiful & Cruel"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Cisneros, Sandra
| They are old, they laugh | |
| at us men: the childhood friends -- | |
| still flirting like girls. | |
| Ze zijn oud, lachen | Sie sind alt, lachen |
| om ons mannen: vriendinnen -- | über Männer: Freundinnen -- |
| flirtend als meisjes. | flirtend wie Mädchen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-15
Equals (Mustafa Stitou) - 2003
Poem "Gelijken" (collection "Varkensroze ansichten")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Stitou, Mustafa
| Girls dream maidenly | |
| of saving the man they love -- | |
| They are dangerous. | |
| Meisjes dromen lief | Mädchen träumen süß |
| van het redden van een man -- | davon, den Mann zu retten -- |
| Ze zijn gevaarlijk. | Sie sind gefährlich. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-10
the flight from the enchanter (Iris Murdoch) - 1956
Novel
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
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Is it only safe |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-17
"Proud Maggie" (Margaret of Louvain, 1207-1225)
Collection: On living on [2]
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After the departure of the Romans |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-16
Excalibur, Britain AD 410
Collection: Secrets & Believers
| It's the love of men: | |
| obedient to witches -- | |
| longing for a friend. | |
| Mannen en liefde: | Männer und Liebe: |
| ze gehoorzamen heksen -- | sie folgen Hexen, wollen -- |
| maar willen een vriend. | aber einen Freund. |
Amsterdam, 2018-05-05
The Bible for unbelievers - The story of Abiga-il (Guus Kuijer) - 2015
"De Bijbel voor ongelovigen - Het verhaal van Abiga-il" - Abigail, the second wife of king David, about his friend Jonathan and his first wife Bathsheba
Collection: Chance
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Where are you? |
Amsterdam, 2018-01-23
Witchfinger moss: translation of the Dutch name of physcia tenella
Collection: Without reserve
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The free field, the blowing |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-09
Islamic tradition: Aisha bint Abi Bakr - 627
Collection: The Praised One
| A man trullifies | |
| his power for a woman -- | |
| whose eye catches him. | |
| Mannen vertrullen | Wenn die Blick einer |
| hun kracht voor een mooie vrouw -- | Schönheit auf ihn fällt, vertrullt -- |
| wier oog op hen valt. | ein Mann seine Kraft. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-11
Sir Bumble and The Trullherdess (Marten Toonder) - 1966
Comic strip #116 - "Heer Bommel en De Trullenhoedster", tier 5907
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
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Men didn't get me |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-07
Collection: On living on [2]
| I'm floating on mists, | |
| without legs: the Witch Mountain -- | |
| early at daybreak. | |
| Ik zweef op nevels, | Auf Nebel schweben, |
| zonder benen: Heksenberg -- | ohne Beine: Hexenberg -- |
| ochtendschemering. | Morgendämmerung. |
Amsterdam, 2013-06-29
The daylight gate (Jeanette Winterson) - 2012
Novella, chapter "The daylight gate" - Ground fog
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
Saucer with dried paint
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1971-01-03
Collection: Pencil
