Petervan’s Musical Ride July 2026 – 52 songs. Mostly recent releases, including those by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Rhythm & Sound. Oldies from The Scene, Kavinsky, and Right Said Fred. Lots of experimental as well. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy
“Delicacies” is my incoherent, irregular, unpredictable collection of interesting sparks I came across online. Handpicked by a human, no robots, no AI. A form of tripping, wandering, dérivé, with some loosely undefined theme holding them together. Delicacies have no fixed frequency: I hit the publish button when there is enough material. That can be after a week or after 3 months. No pressure, literally. Enjoy!
Some highlights from this edition:
If you prefer the full firehose, check out the Substack link: https://petervan.substack.com/p/petervan-delicacies-185
Continuation of the “Something Has Dissipated” project. Using Metahuman Creator in Unreal Engine 5.8 and the audio-driven lip-sync feature of Metahuman Animator.
Petervan’s Musical Ride June 2026 – 50 songs. A little more techno-dub than usual. Mostly recent releases, including those by Beatrice M. (her new album is on Bandcamp), Jack White, and Romare. Oldies from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Madonna, and Placebo. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy
I am delighted to announce the opening of my second virtual exhibition, featuring a selection of physical and digital works created between 2023 and 2026. The exhibition will be on view from 1 June to 31 August 2026.
Click on the image below to enter the exhibition on the Kunstmatrix platform. The 3D gallery can be explored on PC, Mac, tablet, or mobile device. Upon entering, you will find a brief introduction with navigation instructions to help you get started.
The exhibition includes several interactive features, such as the ability to generate an online or PDF catalogue and an augmented reality tool that allows visitors to preview artworks on a wall in their own space.
Digital and acrylic paintings are available as high-quality prints in a variety of formats, with paper finishes, mounting options, and custom framing. Original canvas works can be shipped internationally. Video installations are also available and can be adapted to suit specific exhibition or presentation environments.
If a particular artwork interests you, you can contact me directly via the email icon in the artwork’s detailed view.
And one final suggestion: turn the sound on for the full experience.
My sincere thanks to the Kunstmatrix team for their outstanding support in making this exhibition possible.
Enjoy!
Petervan
Petervan’s Musical Ride May 2026 – 62 songs. As usual, mostly recent releases, including those by Mouse on Mars (with Lee “Scratch” Perry), Yu Su, and Hyperstellar. Oldies from Pink Floyd, Mekons, and Nightbus. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy!
Short trailer for my video installation “Clothesline”. A call for attention to the non-event and slowness.
The installation runs peacefully at a human heartbeat speed of 60 BPM. Based on a static video of a clothesline in the wind. Repetitive ambient soundscape in Ableton Live, combined with Videosync transformations. Installation produces endless random video and audio output. No AI.
I got inspired by David Claerbout’s quote about “Against Strong Images”:
“I notice that when people discuss my work, they often talk about ‘strong images. But that is not what I do. I choose weak images. These are images without voice, without date, without event, without place – situations that can’t be easily communicated. This puts me in the camp of the longue durée. In that camp, that reservation, sit all the losers of history. It is where the non-event lives.” – David Claerbout
The clothesline in the wind is such a non-event.
For galleries and venues: the installation only requires a Mac or a Windows 11 PC (with Ableton Live and Videosync installed) and an HDMI connection to a TV Screen with audio. Less is more.
“Delicacies” is my incoherent, irregular, unpredictable collection of interesting sparks I came across online. Handpicked by a human, no robots, no AI. A form of tripping, wandering, dérivé, with some loosely undefined theme holding them together. Delicacies have no fixed frequency: I hit the publish button when there is enough material. That can be after a week or after 3 months. No pressure, literally. Enjoy!
Some highlights from this edition:
If you prefer the full firehose, check out the Substack link: https://petervan.substack.com/p/petervan-delicacies-184
Petervan’s Musical Ride April 2026 – 52 songs. As usual, mostly recent releases, including those by De Staat, Demmers, and Tiga. Oldies from Cream, Ultravox, and Africa Bambaataa. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy!
Ik wil vloeibaar worden,
zodat ik pas in een emmer,
of in een wilde golf,
of verdeeld over de spatten
van een fontein
Ik wil vloeien zonder vorm,
langs randen die mij niet kennen,
mij voegen naar elke hand
die mij probeert te dragen,
en toch nergens blijven
Ik wil oplossen in regen,
vallen zonder herinnering,
verdwijnen in de aarde
en weer opstijgen als damp,
onzichtbaar maar aanwezig
Ik wil stromen als een rivier,
die nooit dezelfde is,
langs stenen die mij breken
en mij tegelijk verzachten
tot iets dat blijft bewegen
Ik wil vloeibaar worden,
niet om te verdwijnen,
maar om overal te zijn
+++ Google Translate +++
I want to become liquid,
so that I fit in a bucket,
or in a wild wave,
or spread over the splashes
of a fountain
I want to flow without form,
along edges that do not know me,
adapt to every hand
that tries to carry me,
and yet remain nowhere
I want to dissolve in rain,
fall without memory,
disappear into the earth
and rise again as vapor,
invisible but present
I want to flow like a river,
that is never the same,
past stones that break me
and at the same time soften me
into something that keeps moving
I want to become liquid,
not to disappear,
but to be everywhere
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