Webmeesteres V. is an early internet persona from the mid-1990s. This category contains translated texts and preserved web artifacts from that period.
Webmeesteres V., c. 1995–1998 There was a moment when the background of a page ceased to be empty. At first it went almost unnoticed. A faint pattern behind the text, a texture that suggested depth where there was none. Soon, however, the backgrounds became more assertive. Marble, clouds, parchment, and, inevitably, flowers. The floral wallpaper … Read more
Webmeesteres V., c. 1995–1998 The animated GIF is a peculiar phenomenon. It moves, but not quite. It repeats itself endlessly, without development, without conclusion. At first, I paid little attention to it. The Internet was already full enough of things that demanded attention. But gradually it became impossible to ignore. Small flames flickering in corners … Read more
Webmeesteres V., c. 1995–1998 I am a sentimental old woman, and that disposition clashes with the nature of the Internet, which is constantly changing its face. Sometimes the changes are small. The Book Square will suddenly feature a different illustration where “Your advertisement here?” once stood, but from that moment on it is, for a … Read more
Webmeesteres V., c. 1995–1998 What remains is not only a text, but a page.A small, self-contained ritual, preserved with all its original excesses intact. What you see below is the grave of Webmeesteres V. The form no longer submits. The gesture remains. After Submission Je bent een schat! This page was originally part of a … Read more
Webmeesteres V., c. 1995–1998 I do not know whether I will always remain alive on the Internet, but that I wish to be buried on it has, for some days now, been certain. A place in eternity is expensive, however, and I will need at least four or five megabytes. My theme song alone already … Read more