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  • 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

  • Inspiration: Adrian Sherwood

    As already mentioned in my September 2025 Delicacies, I got a crush on the latest album by “Mister Dub” Adrian Sherwood, and went down the Dub Techno rabbit hole. From the review in De Standaard newspaper (Google Translate and highlights by myself): “With his label On-U Sound, Adrian Sherwood has created a unique musical universe over… Read more

  • Inspiration: Stefan Vanfleteren

    Sometimes, the silence of the sacred and the touch of chance awaken something deep within. This is what happened to me when I once again found myself confused by beauty, when visiting the Stefan Vanfleteren exhibition “Transcripts of a Sea” in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent. “In 2020, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren embarked on… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – September 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