M. Maria Walhout

is an artist, writer, and organiser based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her work revolves around language and body as unstable tools for sense-making. She is interested in things like transsexuality, prayer, improvisation, poetry, and God. She often seeks out collaborative approaches. Maria is one of three co-founders of

Los Angles Collective

, showcasing and nurturing trans talent, trans expressions, and trans audiences. | @ | ig

Live set with 이현태 Lee HyunTae 셰헤라자데 장치 'Scheherazade instrument' 2025

A marked incongruence¹²: a mouth within my mouth

(...) shutters, hesitates, glitches
as some/one runs into me,
falls into me

opens up in me.

In the wet, open space of speaking I know myself to be with you.
In the wet, open space of speaking I know
myself to have surrendered
to [ ]

[Speaking]
(A) mouth prompt/s (forthcoming)

Staging of (A) mouth prompt/s with Elioa Steffen, performed with alex blum, at Vondelkerk Amsterdam 2024 (photo © Roman Zotter)

(…) There is another body present with yours. You cannot (anymore) ask it if you are dreaming. You are overwhelmed with emotion. What does this body represent? See if you can cry and speak at the same time. Look at your hands. Do they look normal? Are you looking through teary eyes?
Softly press the ring and little finger of your right hand into the palm of your right hand, while holding your other fingers together. Do you ever feel like all those who love you, may desert you? Ask yourself: am I dreaming? Am I even asleep? (…)
Seven sorrow checks for lucidity