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  • 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

  • Petervan’s Ride – July 2025

    Petervan’s Musical Ride July 2025– 50+ songs. Recent releases include Rival Consoles, Ozark Henry, and Wet Leg. Oldies from Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath, and Grace Jones. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy! Read more