Solid Light brings together the work of Donald Schenkel and Freerk Wilbers, two artists whose practices centre on material, perception, and transformation. Though their visual languages differ, both explore how physical form interacts with light, time, and space.
Donald Schenkel uses painting to explore the tension between intuition and control, between surface and depth. In his layered compositions, colour, texture, and structure are used to evoke space without defining it. His works invite close attention, shifts in tone, transparency, and material reveal a quiet sense of movement and impermanence. Rather than concealing the character of his materials, he lets them remain visible: wood grain, seams, the density of paint. Light becomes essential, filtering across the surface and shaping how each work is experienced over time.
Freerk Wilbers creates kinetic sculptures and installations that respond to their environment. Through continuous experimentation with movement, mechanics, and material, he constructs works that are in constant flux. Whether still or in motion, his sculptures adapt to their surroundings, changing with shifts in light, air, and the viewer’s position. Drawing from his background in mechanical engineering, Freerk brings precision to his process, while allowing for unpredictability. His installations are not controlled or pre-programmed, they evolve naturally, shaped by interaction and the forces around them.
Together, their works form a quiet yet compelling dialogue, between solidity and change, clarity and subtle transformation. Solid Light reflects a shared sensitivity to material presence and spatial awareness, offering space for reflection and discovery.