Category: rants
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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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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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Living Planet, Dead Space
The representation of biodiversity, animals, and ecologies at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels. A critical review of the Living Planet hall at the Brussels Museum of Natural Sciences (“…resembles a high-end shopping mall more than a natural history museum”), which opened in the Fall of 2020.
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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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