Arnout Meijer lives and works in Amsterdam. He studied Industrial Design Engineering at the Technical University Delft, at the Design Academy Eindhoven and Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. He is represented by gallery VIVID in Rotterdam. His self initiated and commissioned work covers several disciplines ranging from artworks, public sculptures, texts, product design and architecture.

Meijer’s work explores the physicality and philosophy of perception. By sculpting with light, he manipulates its spatial and sensory properties while illuminating the aesthetics and immateriality. What we see is a presentation based on experience rather than an actual representation of the world derived from analyses of images. In visual perception optical illusions are therefore not merely sensorial exceptions, but precisely the visual effects that shape the reality as we see it. For him these same illusionary effects dominate the world of imagery. In his work Meijer tries to question the systems that control our ways of seeing and the value of perception. The relation between reality and illusion in vision and culture is the basis of his artistic practice.

Works 

New Store with Nieuwe Instituut | October 2023
Dubbelgas | September 2023
Minor Moon / with: Urban Echoes | 2023
Random Studio Second Sun System | 2022
Pendry Park City Hotel | 2022
Pendry Chicago Hotel | 2021
Trouw Essay publication | 2021
18 Septemberplein / with: UNStudio, ABT, SI-X | 2019 - 2020
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal /
with: KAAN Architects,  Lamela, ABT, Ineco | 2018 - 2024
Modular Light Grid / with: Random Studio + Rene Wassenburg | 2020
46020 ft³ cyaan/yellow | April 2018
Thanks for the Sky blue | December 2017
Dutch Invertuals | October 2017
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal - Proposal | September 2017
336 m³ blue/orange | February 2017
Second Spade, in collaboration with Saskia Noor van Imhoff | December 2016
One Point Perspective | December 2016
196 m³ magenta/green | September 2016
180° white 360° red | July 2016
Thanks for the Sky blue/orange - Galerie VIVID | June 2016
8-bit Universe | November 2015
16 Feet of Twilight | October 2015
The realism of illusion, on the reality of visual perception | October 2015
Thanks for the Sky white/green/blue - Galerie VIVID | June 2015
Every Cone, Every Torus, Every Cylinder Lighting series | April 2015
Object O collaboration Paul van Laak | December 2014
Light is a vector (projecting a line) | October 2014
Star Polygon Lamp | October 2014
Random Studio - Concept development, Art direction | September 2014
Theater Walhalla - Concept, Lighting Plan, Lighting Design | August 2014
Thanks for the Planets | February 2014
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag Interior Design - Richard Hutten Studio | January-July 2014
Thanks for the Sun Series | October 2013
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Exhibition Lighting - Beersnielesen | August 2013 - January 2014
Sticky Fingers Restaurant - Concept, Lighting Plan, Light Installation | June 2013
Get ready for the Launch | April 2013
StadsSalon - Light Plan Concept | December 2012
Photon Vortex | December 2012

Collections

Second Spade 04, in collaboration with Saskia Noor van Imhoff | ABN AMRO Art Collection

Grants & Awards

Granted - Stimuleringsfonds ‘Design Grant Programme’ / 2023
Granted - Stimuleringsfonds ‘Design Grant Programme’ / 2020
Awarded - Tender Competition ‘Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal’ / 2018
Granted - Stimuleringsfonds ‘Design Grant Programme’ / 2016
'30 under 30', Forbes | January 2016
'Top 25', Eigen Huis & Interieur | October 2015
Granted - Closed Call, GLOW Next / 2015
'Every Light Series', nominated for the Design Parade 10 | July 2015
Awarded for Stimuleringsfonds grant Talent Development | 2014-2015
'Object O', awarded for Amsterdam Light Festival | 2014
'Thanks for the Sun series', nominated for D3 Award imm Cologne | January 2014

Teaching/Lectures

Design Platform Rotterdam podcast | 2022
Rietveld Academie | 2022
Stimuleringsfonds Advisory Committee | 2020 - present
Academie of Architecture / Master Program | Amsterdam 2016
Dutch Design Daily / Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam 2016
New Window / Radio Podcast | Amsterdam  2016

Exhibitions (selection)

Publications (selection)

mail@arnoutmeijer.nl

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