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  • Inspiration – Even more David Claerbout

    Studio David Claerbout just published the video of a lecture at The Cloud Collection, Nanjing on the occasion of the opening “Flow of Time. David Claerbout and Zhou Tao” exhibition. At 17:50, he explains how he made the Woodcarver and the Forest. Prompting ChatGPT to create a script and images, then filming what ChatGPT suggested,… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – November 2025

    “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… Read more

  • Petervan’s Ride – November 2025

    Petervan’s Musical Ride November 2025 – 60+ songs. As usual, mostly several recent releases, including those by Rosalia, Portland, and Ozark Henry. Oldies from Toni Di Bart, Jimmy Cliff, and Brutus. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy! Read more

  • The Weak Image Speaks

    The camera—that profoundly liberal invention—whispers: I’m ready for anything.Give me chemicals, give me a little light,give me time and no shaking,and I will be done. A pocket-sized Enlightenment,believing every world is reachable,every surface printable,every body open to possibility. And now generative machines produce punctum—yes, Barthes’ punctum—the involuntary meaning that slips throughthe cracks of intention.Not planned… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – October 2025

    “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… Read more

  • Petervan’s Ride – October 2025

    Petervan’s Musical Ride October 2025 – 40+ songs. As usual, we have a lot of recent releases, including The Charlatans, Monza, and Brandi Carlile. Oldies from Rhythm & Sound, Patti Smith, and Norman Greenbaum. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy! Read more