The poems by Paul Celan (1920-1970) have a special power: they invite translation, or moreover, they demand a translation – not only in the usual sense, but also in the form of other, non-linguistic responses, such as for the theater, in music and in the visual arts.
In his abstract language of painting, artist Jan Mulder portrays emotions and thoughts that the poems evoke for him. Alongside other titles, the poem Stehen...