Petervan Studios is the melting pot of three Petervan studios: The Art Studio, The Interventions Studio, and The Projects Studio. The Studios have the following methods, dynamics, and outcomes in common:
- Methods: Collisions – Layering – Activations – Speculations
- Dynamics: Translating – Unsnapping – Reframing
- Outcomes: Interventions – Interruptions – Provocations
The three studios share the motivation and desire for societal, moral, and aesthetic advancement.
Petervan’s Delicacies – August 2026
“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…
Onbezoedeld/Uncontaminated – Poem
De dag is nog fris. Onbezoedeld. Vol van nieuwe mogelijkheden. +++ The day is still fresh. Uncontaminated. Full of new possibilities.
Vluchtig/Fleeting – Poem
Vluchtig Vluchtig. Als ether. Als een tweet op het wee wee wee. Vervlogen nog voor geboren. Vervlogen illusies in een mist van leegheid. Vluchtig als een angstig dier. Op zoek naar voedsel vol betekenis. Fleeting Fleeting. Like ether. Like a tweet on the wee wee wee. Vanished even before being born. Vanished illusions in a…
Petervan’s Ride – August 2026
Petervan’s Musical Ride August 2026 – 37 songs only. Recent releases from ICA, De Staat, and Squirrel Flower. Oldies from William Orbit, Grauzone, and Andrew Wheaterall. Lots of experimental as well. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy
New New Babylon Project – Sep 2026 update
For a general introduction to the New New Babylon Project, please check out the project page. We are now in the grant phase. The deliverables for this phase are: I am trying to get the first two done, or at least well-developed, by year-end. AI-based Analysis I have been experimenting with Google’s NotebookML – now…
My cousin Joost about Art and AI: less with more
This is a repost of a LinkedIn article by Josie Gibson, summarizing a call about Art and AI with my cousin Joost, former senior curator at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels. Joost is an expert in the paintings of the Old Masters, and he also serves as a Vice President of the…
Petervan’s Ride – July 2026
Petervan’s Musical Ride July 2026 – 52 songs. Mostly recent releases, including those by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Rhythm & Sound. Oldies from The Scene, Kavinsky, and Right Said Fred. Lots of experimental as well. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy
Petervan’s Delicacies #185 > May-July 2026
“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…
Metahuman says Poem
Continuation of the “Something Has Dissipated” project. Using Metahuman Creator in Unreal Engine 5.8 and the audio-driven lip-sync feature of Metahuman Animator.
Petervan’s Ride – June 2026
Petervan’s Musical Ride June 2026 – 50 songs. A little more techno-dub than usual. Mostly recent releases, including those by Beatrice M. (her new album is on Bandcamp), Jack White, and Romare. Oldies from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Madonna, and Placebo. Play in shuffle mode to increase the surprise factor. Enjoy
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