Beyond Deminished.
Scroll This piece marks the beginning of a new series that explores my fascination with objects altered by time, nature, or human intervention. Central to this creation is a conceptual interplay between time and decay A tourbillon, engineered for precision and the preservation of time, contrasts with a weathered piece of wood ravaged by time […]
What Is
Scroll This work is about the beauty of objects that have been altered by the human hand in an unconscious way, here represented by a beam. The wear and tear tells a story of where the object has been and what it has experienced in an indirect manner. To highlight this deterioration, a contrasting element […]
Remote Echo
Scroll This piece embodies my ongoing search for mechanical poetry, where movement and narrative merge into a single, elegant form. Initially an experiment, the project evolved into a full-fledged sculptural translation of human action. It is an exploration of how time, use, and physical interactions leave their mark on an object. By meticulously analyzing footage […]
No. time
Scroll No Time is a wall installation that also functions as a clock, created by Thijs Rijkers for the Christelijk Lyceum in Zeist. Moving away from conventional clock design, Rijkers opted for a more intricate and captivating approach. A Geneva Wheel—a mechanical system known for its precise, intermittent motion – was the starting point for […]
Artificial Waves
Scroll Artificial Waves reflects Thijs Rijkers’ fascination with replicating nature’s beauty. Inspired by the serene reflections of sunlight on the subtle ripples of calm water, this kinetic light installation recreates those fleeting patterns through artificial means. The work was created during a residency in the Torenkamer at the Vondelpaviljoen. With limited tools—an angle grinder, drill, […]
Bernoullies Reality
Scroll With Bernoulli’s Reality, Thijs Rijkers transforms the abstract principle of Bernoulli’s law into a visually captivating installation. This scientific phenomenon, which explains how pressure differences generate lift—like on airplane wings—fascinated Rijkers. Rijkers crafted a work that makes these invisible forces tangible, using gravity as a visual aid to illustrate airflow and pressure dynamics. Through […]
Imperfect Measurements
Scroll In Imperfect Measurements, Thijs Rijkers explores the relationship between precision and imperfection. Born from the question, “How many square meters are in a pen?”, the work transforms this abstract idea into a visual experience of poetry. Rather than simply measuring length, Rijkers designed a machine that registers the pen’s motion on paper, revealing unexpected […]
Writersblock
Scroll Writers Block is commissioned by Belgian poet Yo Smet, Thijs Rijkers crafted a machine that generates semi-random curls on thermo-sensitive paper. Using a soldering iron as a pen, Rijkers eliminates friction, creating delicate, fluid patterns that inspire wonder. Designed to help Smet overcome writer’s block, the machine merges mechanical ingenuity with poetic randomness, offering […]
Spetalaser
Scroll Spetalaser is a mesmerizing fusion of art and engineering, Thijs Rijkers’ graduation piece breathes life into light itself. This intricate machine—a symphony of mechanics and optics—creates analog holograms through the phenomenon of persistence of vision. By carefully reflecting laser light off precisely positioned mirrors, the machine creates floating images that seem to exist somewhere […]
Suicide Machine Sand
Scroll At first glance, Suicide Machine Sand looks like an intricate object without any function. It invites observation, its sublte motion drawing the viewer in, urging them to understand its purpose. A slow trickle of sand, almost imperceptible at first, cascades into the gears. What seems incidental begins to take shape as something more profound—an […]