Jeroen van Loon

In this conversation, Jeroen van Loon, a Dutch artist dedicated to documenting digital culture, delves into his fascinating long-term project, Life Needs Internet. He shares insights on how a 2010 offline experiment transformed into a global archive of handwritten letters. Jeroen highlights generational shifts in attitudes toward the internet, with letters revealing both connections and critiques of technology. The importance of preserving physical archives over digital ones is also discussed, along with thoughts on the future of communication and AI's potential impact.