About

Philipp Dreber is a German artist working at the intersection of sculpture, spatial systems and generative processes. His practice explores form as an information process, investigating how material, structure and behaviour interact to shape spatial experience.

Drawing from both digital and physical methodologies, Dreber develops works ranging from large-scale installations in public space to smaller serial objects and plot-based studies. His approach combines parametric design, algorithmic thinking and hands-on material exploration, resulting in structures that appear both precise and dynamic.

A central aspect of his work is the relationship between physical and metaphysical systems. Dreber examines how forces, patterns and information manifest in form — from molecular and geometric principles to spatial and social structures. Behaviour plays a key role in this context: his work reflects on how individual elements interact within systems, drawing parallels to swarm intelligence, cultural patterns and collective dynamics.

Alongside his artistic practice, Dreber has extensive experience in design and fabrication, working across disciplines and collaborating with specialists in engineering and production. He studied design at Hochschule Niederrhein and has been involved in teaching, research and the development of experimental approaches to form and material.

 
 

RAIN IN KYOTO

2020
Kyoto Art Center, Auditorium
Kyoto, Japan

NEGUA

2017
Daegu Art Museum
Daegu, South Korea

HIGH LIGHT

2020
Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatoro
Kyoto, Japan

Rain in Cologne

2023
Q 18, Quartier am Hafen
Cologne, Germany
2010

Design Recycling Prize

The Hang-Ons were nominated for the Recycling Designpreis and presented at the MARTa Herford Museum

Herford, Germany
MARTa Herford Museum
2012

Art is Here

Group exhibition presenting kinetic and spatial installations using lightweight materials.

Bad Godesberg, Germany
Art is Here Gallery
2015

De Kopermolen

A duo exhibition together with Alessandro De Matteis presenting individual and collaborative works.

Vaals, Netherlands
De Kopermolen
2015

The Rhine Art

Group exhibition presenting sculptural objects and installations.

Bonn, Germany
Katharinenhof
2016

Rendezvous

Group exhibition presenting collaborative and individual works by the KALYPSO collective.

Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Alte Buchmühle
2020

RAIN IN KYOTO

Artis in Residence

Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Art Center, Auditorium
2017

NEGUA

Interdisciplinary Spatial Installation — Sculpture, Image and Algorithmic Composition

Daegu, South Korea
Daegu Art Museum
2013

Interart Sculpture Park

A group exhibition presenting sculptural works in an outdoor park environment.

Heeswijk Dinther, Netherlands
Interart.nl
2019

The Artists Are Present

Group exhibition presenting a range of artistic positions within a shared studio context.

Cologne, Germany
Quartier am Hafen
2010

UNEINS

Pulheim, Germany
Walzwerk Atelier, Richtbank 1
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