Freerk Wilbers
Light and movement in endless variation.
Freerk creates kinetic sculptures that can be applied in and to different environments and spaces. Often, his work is site specific; specifically designed to interact with the conditions of the space in question. His work is part of international private-, as well as large corporate collections enabling more viewers to view his work.
More about the artist
Freerk Wilbers creates kinetic artworks and light installations from experimental research into materials, movement and mechanics. In his work, he is always looking for rhythms; in image, sound, time and space. This applies to the physical sculpture, as well as its projections of light into its environment. A sense of harmony is reached when the two intersect. Endlessly variable, never the same. This concept of unpredictable repetition forms an important element in his practice. Just like the idea of a circular movement; there is no beginning or ending to the ways in which the installations move. In this, Freerk finds a reference to nature that he often returns to. Days, seasons, tides.. they repeat themselves, but never in exactly the same way.
His background in (mechanical) engineering informs Freerk’s methods and provides him with the necessary tools to bring his artistic vision to life. Driven by curiosity and the desire to explore, he continues to innovate. Yet, the dynamics between the moving parts are not programmed or controlled. His works share an element of renewal and variability that automatically results from the interactions between the laws of physics that operate on all parts.
Motive #15 (Large Diamond), 2021 - at BigArt
Motive #16 (Orbits), 2021 - commissioned artwork for ING Netherlands
Dappled Sphere (Brass/White), 2022 - commissioned work
Recent art fairs
2026 - KunstRAI, Root Gallery - solo, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2025 - Enter Art Fair, Root Gallery - group, Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 - Art The Hague, Root Gallery - group, The Hague, the Netherlands
2023 - North Sea Jazz Art Fair, Root Gallery - group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 - BigArt, Root Gallery - solo, Zaandam, the Netherlands
Freerk Wilbers at Rotterdam Centraal during Rotterdam Art Week 2026.
Alongside his large-scale commissions, Freerk Wilbers creates autonomous sculptures and wall works on a more intimate scale, suitable for private and architectural interiors.
By Freerk Wilbers
26 x 25 x 6,5cm
Glass, UV print, bamboo
Unique
Freerk Wilbers has been developing a new body of work that explores movement, perception, and light, and Low Moon continues this investigation. The sculpture is part of his ongoing Moon Series, a collection of freestanding glass works that translate optical phenomena into tangible form.
Low Moon is built from two transparent discs printed with fine geometric grids. When viewed from different angles, the patterns overlap to create the moiré effect, a visual interference that produces the illusion of motion. The sculpture itself remains perfectly still, yet the image of the moon seems to shift and breathe as the viewer moves around it.
With Low Moon, Wilbers reveals how stillness and movement can coexist within a single object. The work embodies the precision and quiet wonder that define his practice, offering a refined, collectable artwork that merges material craftsmanship with optical poetry.
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