architecture of inner space
“The undifferentiated inner fabric of art can never be fully appreciated. We transform it into something more solid and definite by the very act of perceiving it.” Anton Ehrenzweig, 1970
“Most of us assume that what you see is what you get. We assume that the moon is there, even if you don’t look. The bottom line is: the probability is zero.” Donald Hoffman, 2025
P o s t
tradition and imagination : connecting to the subtle energy
A g e n d a
12-15 feb: Art on Paper, Kromhouthal, Amsterdam
22-26 april: KunstRAI, Amsterdam
G a l l e r i e s
gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
DG Gallery, Łódź, Poland
M e m b e r s h i p s
Discursive Geometry Art Association
The Drawing Collective
S o c i a l M e d i a
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C o l l e c t i o n s
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine, USA
Mobile MADI Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Irena Hochman and Tadeusz Mysłowski Collection, National Museum, Lublin, Poland
Museum Stijl, Eefde
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Zaandam
Private collections
E x h i b i t i o n s ( s e l e c t i o n )
2 0 2 5
Tradition and imagination : connecting to the subtle energy, Tradition – Everyday Life – Press Review, Discursive Geometry Art Association, DG Gallery, Łódź, Poland
Beyond… Au delà… Istanbul Satellite Event 1, 8th International Biennale of Non-Objective Art, Roland Orépük Foundation, AYN Earth Studio Gallery, Istanbul
Beyond… Au delà… Łódź Satellite Exhibition, Part 1, 8th International Biennale of Non-Objective Art, Roland Orépük Foundation, DG Gallery, Łódź, Poland
Fenestration 2, The Drawing Collective, Muse Gallery, TAFE, Sydney, Australia
Fenestration, The Drawing Collective, DRAW Space, Sydney, Australia
KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
grid exercises and mystical experiences,gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
grid exercises and mystical experiences, Art on Paper Amsterdam, Kromhouthal, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
2 0 2 4
miniMADImax, Akadémia Galéria, Győr, Hungary
Anonyme Zeichner 2024, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin
Jubileumtentoonstelling 35 jaar Galerie Stijl, galerie stijl, Eefde
D O M U S 1 9, galerie stijl, Eefde
deep drawing, Art on Paper Amsterdam, Gashouder Westergas, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
2 0 2 3
Confluence of Lines, The Drawing Collective, #164, Abstract Project, Paris
Splitting the Square, #159, Galerie Abstract Project, Paris
KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
Art on Paper, Gashouder Westergas Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
Een imaginair museum, galerie stijl, Eefde
MADI Universe 77, miniMADImax, SAXON Art Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
MAAK RUIMTE / 4 Artists in Residence, Post Erasmuslaan 5, Utrecht
2 0 2 2
A4Basics, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
Drawing Stories, The Drawing Collective, Virtual exhibition No. 9, Konstruktiv.ist
KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
2 0 2 1
Werken op papier, Post Erasmuslaan 5, Utrecht
KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, gallery 9 contemporary art, Amsterdam
Covimetry, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT, USA
2 0 2 0
Covimetry, curated by Mark Starel, BWA Gallery, Ostrowiec, Poland
Discursive Geometry: City and Architecture, Institute of Fine Arts, Kielce, Poland
De pijl en de transformatie van betekenis, galerie stijl, Eefde
2 0 1 9
Essentie 100 jaar na Bauhaus, 4+, Utrecht, Hilversum
Vierkwadraat, 4+, PE5, Utrecht
Droomfactor, Coltd, galerie De Meerse, Hoofddorp
Treffpunkt Linienfelder, Museum Pachen, Rockenhausen, Germany
Kapcsolódások / Connections, Három Hét Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
2 0 1 8
CONCRETE/DISCOURSE/COMPLEXITY, Institute of Fine Arts, Kielce, Poland
Anonyme Zeichner 2018, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
essinsje/essentie, 4+, Bolsward
Vierkwadraat, 4+, Lokaal №8, Jubbega
EU TZT, Bos Fine Art, Den Haag
Galerie Franzis Engels, Amsterdam
grooots art design, Heusden
2 0 1 7
5th international GRID exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Kielce, Poland
essentie, 4+, Utrecht, Heusden, Den Helder
essentie exclusief, 4+, Rietveldhuis Erasmuslaan 5, Utrecht
TZT017, Bos Fine Art, Lelystad
OOTB, grooots art design, Heusden
2 0 1 6
TZT006, Bos Fine Art, Utrecht
grooots art design, Heusden
P u b l i c a t i o n s ( s e l e c t i o n )
architecture of inner space / 3 / tradition and imagination : connecting to the subtle energy / Gerard van der Horst, André Brocatus Design Consultancy, 2025
architecture of inner space / 2 / grid exercises and mystical experiences / Gerard van der Horst, André Brocatus Design Consultancy, 2025
architecture of inner space / 1 / deep drawing / Gerard van der Horst, André Brocatus Design Consultancy, 2024
Confluence of Lines / The Drawing Collective, Blurb, Abstract Project, Paris, 2023
Splitting the Square : sur une proposition de Jean-Luc Manguin / Galerie Abstract Project, Paris, 2023
MAAK RUIMTE : 4 Artists in Residence / PE5 & André Brocatus Design Consultancy, Utrecht, 2023
Architectuur van de innerlijke ruimte / Gerard van der Horst, BK-informatie, 2022 nr 1, pp 12-13
A4Basics / Gerard van der Horst, Amsterdam, 2022
In een lege ruimte iets doen / Heidi Vandamme, Yoga international magazine, feb 2020, pp 62-63
Architectuur van de innerlijke ruimte : verslag Artist in Residence 2018 / Gerard van der Horst, Amsterdam, 2020
essentie iQ / 4+, 2020, pp 62-63
Das Konstrukt von sich treffenden Linien / Sigrid Brandstetter, Museum Pachen, 2019
Treffpunkt Linienfelder / MagazinMuseum.DE, nr 36, 2019, p 16
Origin & Wings / Gerard van der Horst, Amsterdam, 2019
essentie 100 jaar na Bauhaus / 4+, 2019, p 24
essinsje essentie / 4+, 2018, p 38
essentie 100 jaar De Stijl / 4+, 2017, p 57
C o n f e r e n c e P r e s e n t a t i o n s
2 0 1 8
Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
A r t i s t i n R e s i d e n c e
2 0 1 8
Asnova Architecture / Post Erasmuslaan 5, Utrecht
P r o j e c t s
1 9 9 0
Participation in A Walk along the Border, designed by Daniel Libeskind,
Groningen 950th anniversary, 1990
B i o
G.H.J. (Gerard) van der Horst, BA (Wolvega, 1955)
Lives and works in Amsterdam
1983-1988 Minerva Art Academy, Groningen
1978-1982 Philosophy and Art History, University of Groningen
1973-1977 Library and Documentation Academy, Groningen