Philipp Dreber
Visual Artist
Philipp Dreber's work investigates and questions the structures of our reality and society, reflecting on our habits of perception and supported facts in our everyday life. His manifold practice is based on concepts of science and philosophy and finds its form in sculptural objects, such as large-scale public installations, but also in digital formats, holography and light works...
In the past few years, Philipp Dreber has developed his own hybrid method in which he combines traditional craft techniques and digital, generative design processes. This way of working allows him to develop his works iteratively. Objects are converted into code, manipulated and transformed to create new virtual and analog appearances.
Philip explores both the physical and metaphysical realms and how they are interwoven and influenced by human imagination and fantasy. Recurring motifs in his investigations include planetary systems, molecular and nuclear compositions of objects and living things, mathematics and language, and how they can be used to express the world we live in and the social structures and norms that surround us.
Through his work, Philipp challenges our perception of reality and unravels what we perceive as the norm. He thus creates new possibilities and even parallel universes through the perfectly choreographed interaction between form, material and the meaning we attach to it, space and composition.
Vita
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2020
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto Japan
2018
Arts& Indndusty from Metallbau Fröbel in in the areas of parametric design and algorithmic structures and 3d printing
Seit 2010
Since 2010 freelance artist
Diploma in design at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
2006-10
Tutor for metal design and metal processing at the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein
2003-10
Assistant to the metal sculptor Wolfgang Göddertz
1980
Born in Cologne, Germany
Art in Architecture, Art in Public Space, Installations, Scenography buildings
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2023
SYNERGIE - HI ERN Helmholz Institute Erlangen, Germany
2020
LOOP - CIO Cologne University Hospital
2017
ZEITFENSTER KESSELSTURM - Holography in public space, Viersen
Spielschiff Wiki - Rheinauhafen Cologne
2015
MITOS MINOTAUROS- Scenographic Installation
FLOKIA, SUNFLOWER ARMY - floristic kinetic art
CARA - Visual Organ Utopia. Interactive, multimedial Installation. Project with the Kalypso Collective
2014
NEGUA - Interactive Visual Sound Installation. Projekt mit dem Kalypso Kollektiv zur Museumsnacht Köln FLOKIA, SUNFLOWER ARMY - floristic kinetic art
CHOROS - Sculpture Performance zum 25. Jubiläum von Interart, Niederlande
2013
Water kinetic installation, Schloss Dyck
2009-12
RAUMKALLIGRAPHIE - Wind kinetic insallations made of plastic plates
2010
OBJET TROUVÉ -Student Centre Hansaring
2008-10
VEKTOREN, TORSIONEN - Series of stainless steel sculptures
2008
DREIKLANG “Art for Alsdorf” Art in public space
Einzelaustellungen
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2023
RAIN IN KYOTO - Work in Progress, Cologne, Germany
2020
RAIN IN KYOTO, Kyoto Japan
2011
METAMORPHOSE Bergisch Gladbach
2009
DREIKLANG Sculpture for the monument square
2008
ENERGIA POSITIVA St. Theodor, Cologne
2007
FLÄCHENSPANNUNG In the garden rooms, Cologne
Gruppenaustellungen (Auswahl)
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2022
MUSEUM NIGHT, Cologne, Germany
2020
HIGH LIGHT, Arashiyama Hanatouro, Kyoto Japan
2019
The Artists are Present, Quartier am Hafen, Cologne
2018
Space Calligraphy, MUSEUM NIGHT, Cologne, Germany
2017
NEGUA & VSP, Daegu Art Museum, Süd Korea 2016 RENDEZVOUS Bergisch Gladbach
THE RHINE ART- Art in public space, Bonn 2015 DE KOPERMOLEN Niederlande
NEGUA - Art Fair Cologne
CARA- MUSEUM NIGHT, Cologne, Germany
2014
CHOROS - Sculpture Performance INTERART Skulpturenpark Niederlande 2013 INTERART Skulpturenpark, Niederlande
2012
ART FAIR Cologne
ART IS HERE Bad Godesberg
2011
RECYCLING DESIGN GERMANY BRASIL Porto Alegre, Brasil
WOHNVISIONEN 2020 Detmolder Schule für Architektur und Innenarchitektur
2010
UNEINS Walzwerk Pulheim
RECYCLING DESIGN AUSSTELLUNG MARTa Herford SCHLOSSPARK STAMMHEIM
GLASMUSEUM IMMENHAUSEN
2008
BRÜCKENSCHLAG Galerie Jutta Idelmann BEWEGTER WIND Frankenberg
Lehrtätigkeiten
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2016
Guest lecturer at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Workshop on “Media Scenography”.
2013
Workshop with JOBLINGE “What is home?”
2006-10
Tutor for metal design and metal processing at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Product Design Department