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  • Strange Letter #2 – Mammals and Computers

    This week, another strange letter arrived in my mailbox—again with no sender name or return address. It seems to be from an investigator, a living being whose species I can’t be sure of, calling himself Douglas Spar and signing his notes with the pseudonym “The Holy Lamb.” This one reports from Paris. There is also… Read more

  • Petervan’s Ride – August 2025

    Petervan’s Musical Ride August 2025– 70+ songs. Recent releases include Ethel Cain, The Black Keys, and yingtuitve. Oldies from Sammy Virji, Marc Moulin, and Pretenders. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy! Read more

  • 3C – Peeling Layers – Episode #1

    3C – Peeling Layers – Episode #1

    For the past few months, I’ve been co-working on a new, still embryonic project—co-written and co-directed with Andreea Ion Cojocaru, enriched by the expertise of my cousin Joost, a PhD art historian, and further shaped through the collaboration of several contributing artists. Until now, I have only shared this project with a few people. Many… Read more

  • Strange Letter – Mammals and Computers

    Earlier this week, a letter appeared in my mailbox. No address, no sender’s name—only an envelope that felt older than the paper it was made from… And then, out of nowhere, a link appeared—a video, carrying almost the exact same words… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – July-August 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

  • In Limbo or Not? – A Timeless Day at the Castle of Gaasbeek

    In Limbo or Not? – A Timeless Day at the Castle of Gaasbeek

    I went to the premiere exhibition of David Claerbout’s The Woodcarver and the Forest at the Castle of Gaasbeek. I went by bike, for me, a two-hour ride each way, on a warm sunny day through the Pajottenland, the region southwest of Brussels where I spent the first 25 years of my life. Cycling up… Read more