Author: acrwrs
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A Brief History of Extinction
The first indication in my work of what is now called ecological anxiety appears in my 1998 art school graduation paper. Over time, extinction and post-human (or even postlife) visions began to populate my work. An overview.
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Welcome to .txt
Announcing .txt, the return of the blog! Wary of 20 years of social media platforms and general internet enshittification, I posted this little rant to LinkedIn, of all places, on May 18, 2026.
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Half Woord
(Dutch) Text written and read on the occasion of the book presentation and opening of the exhibition ‘Letters to Survivors’ by Toon Teeken in antiquarian book shop Demian, in Antwerp. April, 2026.
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New Media in Deep History
Originally published on my initial research blog, The Appeal of the Unreal, in april 2019, this (recently re-edited) post is part of a lineage of thoughts and research on how contemporary (media) art practice may relate to the widest possible scope of art history.
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Media artists in conversation with art institutions, supported by Kunstenpunt
A follow up on my post of August, 2025. With Alex Verhaest, Stijn de Meulenaere and Roel Heremans, I am investigating the gap between our media art practices and the art establishment of Belgium/Flanders with support of Kunstenpunt.
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Digital art & the knowledge gap of the contemporary art world: an advice.
First published on LinkedIn, this ‘rant’ responds to the gap between the so-called media arts and the traditional art world, exposing a lack of institutional knowledge about artistic engagements with (digital) media.
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Is there an ‘indigenous’ Europe?
What does “indigenous” mean in Western European countries like the Netherlands and Belgium? What stories and knowledge of the land have been lost over the course of centuries? Have we lost ourselves, perhaps, too? Is there a way to reconnect to our own ‘indigenousness’?
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This Emptiness is Normal
Exhibition text for Revenants at Wouters Gallery in Brussels, curated by Rectangle. With Kelly Richardson and Nicolas Sassoon (& Rick Silva). January 21 – February 20, 2023.
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Dear customer service,
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” An essay, based on a complaint I sent to a product’s customer service, lamenting the loss of a particular taste after the company changed it dramatically. A version was published in 2021 in VIS Journal #6.
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Handtassen van jeansbroeken
Initially posted on my (now defunct) Facebook profile, and picked up by performing arts platform Etcetera, this ‘rant’ responded to yet another case of ‘art bashing’ by populist politics who refuse to understand the potential of the arts, and the self-reliance, resilience, and resourcefulness of many professional artists.
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Dark Rides
A meandering reflection on the many problems with Dutch theme park Efteling’s ‘dark ride’ “Droomvlucht” – a favorite ride of Dutch extreme right wing politician Geert Wilders. Do note: the Efteling’s fairy tale theme and use of special effects occupy a special place in my artistic trajectory. It is a love/hate relationship.
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The Fiction Fix: Cognitive Fluidity & Fake News
Steven Mithen explains cognitive fluidity in his book The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science. Our brain mixes up different realities, leading to surprising combinations. I propose an idea that follows up on this: perhaps some people’s desperation for a fiction fix helps them fall into conspiracy traps.
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Bling: why people like shiny things
An insight on why people like shiny things, based on my own affinity with shiny surfaces.
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