Mreee's

At first glance, Philip Vermeulen’s series Mreee appears as pristine white reliefs, reminiscent of Jan Schoonhoven’s monochrome quietude and suggesting a boundless stillness. Yet if you linger even briefly, subtle motion emerges: cloudscapes drift gently across your vision as if revealing horizonless skies, ripples spread across invisible lakes, and patterns shift gracefully with your every move. Each work is uniquely composed, responding in real time both autonomously and to the viewer’s presence, as if quietly aware of your gaze.

This mesmerizing effect arises from the moiré phenomenon. Layers of delicate grids slide almost imperceptibly, generating hypnotic waves and depth-defying flows that suggest infinite space beyond the surface. Entirely analogue and free of screens or projections, these kinetic paintings shift with even the slightest movement of your eyes, amplifying their silent, hypnotic dance through your natural ocular drift. Up close, the pure white surfaces quietly erupt into a subtle spectrum of prismatic colors, drawing you deeper into a captivating sensory interplay where physical presence and optical illusion become inseparable.

With Mreee, Vermeulen gently explores themes reminiscent of the ZERO art movement’s pursuit of pure, kinetic form, reimagined for our digital age. Rooted in his earlier works (More Moiré, Slue, and 10 Meters of Sound), these pieces combine minimalism, motion, and viewer interaction into quietly spectacular experiences that evoke a sense of subtle awe. Each canvas is alive, evolving continuously before your eyes, as if imbued with a delicate pulse.