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Stagecrafting
“Pop is not the same as populistic”, says Winy Maas from MVRDV Architects at minute 14:19 in this wonderful talk about innovating in the future of architecture. This sentence got me thinking about roles, styles, and staging. This post is a follow-up on “Is being normal boring?” The talk is about design and architecture, but… Read more
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Vlinder/Butterfly (poem)
Vlinder De vlinder rust uit op mijn hand Kwetsbaar in de late zomer Ik voel de sprieten die haar verkennen De aarde ademt nu al mistig vocht Kleumend strompelen we de herfst binnen Humus en blaren kunnen niet verbergen Dat het blad is omgeslaan Mijn botten kreunen in protest In heimwee naar zon, bijen en… Read more
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Petervan’s Delicacies – Week 2 Oct 2017
Edition-101 of Delicacies: As usual, max 5 articles that I found interesting and worth re-reading. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy! About an “autotelic” intelligence concerned with elegance and beauty in thoughts. Thinking as enjoyment: http://mailchi.mp/ribbonfarm/intelligence-reconsidered?e=951a16bd6f About frozen accidents and predicting the future: http://www.onlydeadfish.co.uk/only_dead_fish/2017/10/frozen-accidents-and-predicting-the-future.html About silence, rediscovering, pausing, and the things that bring us joy:… Read more
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Petervan Productions – Oct 2017 update
Bicycle ride Sep 2017 – South of Aalst – Flanders Summer is over, autumn settles in, leaves are falling but here and there some late sunflowers reminding us of the bright sun and the fertile soils. I am now my last 3 months of my long-term sabbatical as Petervan Productions. If you are interested in my… Read more
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Sine Parole – 4 Oct 2017
Belgian Pavilion Biennale Venice Petervan Productions 2017 – Acryl on canvas – 90×60 cm Read more
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Petervan’s Delicacies – Week 25 Sep 2017
Edition-100 of Delicacies: As usual, max 5 articles that I found interesting and worth re-reading. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy! About a scientific approach to change as opposed to theories of change: https://medium.com/@joe_brewer/guiding-the-evolution-of-social-systems-7b87d67e1266 About what everybody seems to deny (fraud) when talking cryptocurrencies: http://www.ofnumbers.com/2017/09/21/eight-things-cryptocurrency-enthusiasts-probably-wont-tell-you/ About the bond between agency and mutual accountability: https://aeon.co/ideas/our-illusory-sense-of-agency-has-a-deeply-important-social-purpose… Read more