my mother tongue is dutch
stordes update #48
sixteen handwritten cards
in dutch
short instructions
words unused in organisational life
underused promises to enrich acting
a compactness to be expanded
by the reader
into dimensions unknown to me
untranslatable by the machine
intentionally
a reminder of the mystery
of words
the pen that touches the paper
to form the intention
they may flourish
wriggle the mind
become signs of effort
leave traces
uncertain
the artist’s work
do not explain
words are there to be read
to be understood, maybe
as they stand
words matter
in telling the acting
dear mother tongue
words to have a strength
beyond their usual context
intentionally
what are you telling me?
it is in the words themselves
i think, i hope
November, 2026