Alum Philip Vermeulen on his first solo exhibition 'Chasing the Dot'

11 October 2024

ArtScience alum Philip Vermeulen explores boundaries, including those between danger and attraction, in his first solo museum exhibition 'Chasing the Dot' at Rijksmuseum Twenthe, through his kinetic installations. His six artworks fill entire rooms. Though physically overwhelming, much of what you perceive actually takes place in your mind. “You have to learn to sense what the installation wants.”

In his works, each presented in its own room, Vermeulen explores the fundamentals of human perception through movement, light, vibrations, and sound. What does light do to our brains? How do we register movement? How does sound feel? And do we actually see what we think we see? Vermeulen’s room-filling installations, which he calls "hypersculptures," seem to transform before the viewer’s eyes, creating a unique and enchanting experience.

Philip Vermeulen graduated summa cum laude in 2017 from the ArtScience Interfaculty of the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague. His work is imbued with a playful and inquisitive experimental drive, exploring physical phenomena such as light and sound. Since graduating Vermeulen has achieved international success with exhibitions and performances in prominent museums, festivals, and clubs—from Scheveningen to Rio de Janeiro. In 2020, he was nominated for the Volkskrant Visual Arts Prize and his installation More Moiré2 was nominated for a Golden Calf in the category Best Interactive.

'Chasing the Dot' is on view at Rijksmuseum Twenthe until January 5, 2025.

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Interview met Maarten Buser in Metropolis M