My work is a personal exploration at the intersection of Art, Architecture, Science, and Philosophy. By bringing these disciplines into dialogue, I aim to bridge divisions and cultivate a deeper, more meaningful sense of curious action and critical thought. In a time marked by fragmentation and rapid change, I believe this integrative approach is not only relevant but essential.
My focus lies in the Didactics of Creative Learning and Technology, where I explore experimental methods of thinking, making, and teaching. Through this work, I seek to empower others to engage with the world creatively, reflectively, and with a sense of agency. On this webpage, you'll find a listing of recent and past projects, collaborations, and experiences that reflect this ongoing journey.
Marcel Moonen
M9, 8606 Greifensee (ZH)
Contact
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Artistic subdomain
Super Abstraction
Photographic works
Slideshow
Part II
Hybrid Artefacts
Transforming Abstract Drawings into Generated ArchitecturesPhD researcher, Design Based Doctorate, TU Berlin 2023-2026
HA Abstract
HA Outline
HA Library
(1) Compositional Affects in Generated Images: An Examination
(2) Morphological Transformers: Automatic Drawing into Synthesised Visual Representations
(3) Metamorphix: Curated from a Sampling Set of Personalized Generations
(4) Framework Definition: Exploratory Case Studies
(5) Reflecting on Spatial Form-Finding with AI: Key Insights & Vision for the Future
[Exhibit A] Future Worlds
Part I
Dimensional Design Theory
the mechanics of creativity2018-2023, credited theories
Book Ed. 1
General Principles + Logic ProofContent:
DD Abstract
DD Logic Proof
{Theo van Doesburg} : Intro into DD
Dimensional Design Theory {Memes}
Abstract : Reality [Shadowplay]
Prismatic Thinking
Ax. I Abstract : Reality [Duchampian Chess]
Ax. II {Bohm} : The Future of Creativity
Ax. III Holographic Puzzling
Part III
Intelligence Networks
2027>Terms of Usage: NPCs, time ~ binder, mazes, dimensional hierarchies, big data visualization
IN: Re-structuring & Visualizing Big Data Image Libraries
IN: Systems of Dimensional Hierarchy
IN: Using the Web, A Memory-Extension
IN: [~] The Time Binder
IN: Socrates School [Concrete Design Prototyping]
Books
Dimensional Design Theory
Paloma and her Cat
Analog Men
The Man without Shadow
SA Volume 5th Dimension
SA Volume IV INC Series
SA Volume III Hypermodernism
SA Volume II Autoreferential Works
SA Volume I Constructive Readymades
SA Volume -I Atari Revisited
Abstract : Reality [Language] Excerpt I & II
Erasing Time
Erasing Non-Places
Abstract : Reality [Scrapbook]
Abstract : Reality [Language]
Video-Art
Camping (pt. 2)
Moonen and M. (self-portrait)
Abstract : Reality [A. Hitler]
Tonight's fight! Van Doesburg vs J.T.G.
Abstract : Reality [Duchampian Chess]
Library (pt. 1)
Zagorette Maximilian Yportne
Catalogue raisonné, Julien Dinou
Juliendinou.ch
Released Papers, Essays and Short Stories
F. Gehr: Red Face {Roter Kopf}
IT 8: Constant “The City without a Plan”
IT 06: AI & Art, Idea-Set-Match
Doorman (pt. 5)
Robot (pt. 4)
IT 05: Picture-in-Picture explained
IT 04: Boogie Woogie, on chance and perception
Life of Code
Garden (pt. 3)
Erasing Time
Prismatic Thinking
Dimensional Design Theory
Hanns Schwarzmaier; Every flower is a gift
Paul Charlemagne; Cubism without Style
M1 [§] : Dürer's monistic masterpiece
End of the line (scientific research)
IT: Cross the Door of Imagination™
Illusion : Reality
IT ~ [Y] : Subversion
I - [T] : Holographic Puzzling
Abstract : Reality [Shadowplay]
IT 02 - Abstract Reality : [A. Hitler]
IT 01: Virus Propagation through Pilot Wave Theory
New Order in Society
Post-Processing
Letter from №7
VDH; Spiritual use of color in Architecture
Tonight's fight! Van Doesburg vs J.T.G.
{Bohm} : The Future of Creativity
Abstract : Reality [Duchampian Chess]
Uniformity in Contemporary Design
House without Quality
Camping (pt. 2)
Mirage Buildings; obsession reflection
Jan Verhoeven; Forgotten Legacy
Jan Verhoeven; Vergeten Nalatenschap (NL) [DE]
Library (pt. 1)
Hansegger : A Question of Style
{Theo van Doesburg} : Dimensional Design
Eladio Dieste, and the curvature of a brick
Julien Dinou; Constructing Expressionism
Super Abstraction [Abstract]
Zagorette Maximilian Yportne
Super Abstraction, an interview with 1BIT©
A Contribution to Statistics
The high cost of Paradigms
Text based adventures {ongoing}
Hypermodernism and the jump into Super Abstraction
Red Book
Future Papers and Essays
FLW: Prototyping Guggenheim
Studying Art: Vision Approach
(Rembrandt., De Kooning, et. al)
Grid transformers with Torres-García
{Adya} : Van Rees
Reptiles {M. C. Escher}
Charles Biederman [working title]
Abstract : Reality [Presentations with text on slides]
Abstract : Reality (Rosebud)
Abstract : Reality (Orange)
Abstract : Reality (Chess)
Abstract : Reality (Lelystad)
Activities
2025 AI~Design speaker, Hochschule Kaiserslautern
2024 Contact Attempt, Bochum Planetarium
2024 Contact Attempt, Hamburg Planetarium
2024 Interview with Kunstfund (German)
2024 Anonym. Drawings, Kunstr. Kreuzberg, Berlin
2024 Fragments, Isolart Gallery, Florence (IT)
2024 CICA, Fake is Real exhibit, Gimpo, Korea
2024 CAHIER d'images, publication, Luxembourg
2024 Metamorphosis, Loosen Art, Rome
2023 Future Vision Festival Tokyo & Amsterdam
2023 LISALUNA Kurzfilmfestival 23, Duisburg
2023 DD Book Presentation, Kyoto (JP)
2023 PIF Part 2, Stratford (CA)
2023 Dimensional Design Theory @ TU Berlin
2023 Fu:Bar Glitch Festival, Mama Zagreb, Croatia
2023 CICA Museum, Cercle exhibit, Gimpo, Korea
2023 MAX3MIN, short film festival, Cineteca Milan
2023 George Town Festival, Penang, Malaysia
2023 Forgotten Places, Loosen Art, Rome
2023 Short Stop, winner web short, Romania
2023 La Grande Vitrine, Rencontres d'Arles, France
2023 AI Combinatorial Art Exhibition, Bristol, UK
2023 Provocation Ideas Festival, Toronto (CA)
2023 Galerie 111, One Man Show, Zurich
2022 Interference at Resort Komedii, Warsaw
2021 Group exhibition, A.-Space, Lausanne
2020 Triple-A, Hundart, with Czerwinski, Warsaw
2020 Julien Dinou Catalogue raisonné
2022 Analog Men, Zentralbibliothek Zurich (ZB)
2021 Reset Guestbook, Zurich
2020 Superabstraction @ Google BeDe
2020 A : R[D. Chess] published on Parrhesiastes
2019 Imaginational Theory, introduction papers
2018 Found Super Abstraction
2018 Various presentations Abstract : Reality, Paris
2018 Selected Residence Van Doesburghuis, Paris
2017 Architecture Photography Award 2017, finalist
2016 Giardini in Silence collaboration with RAAAF
2015 Exhibition Erasing Non-Places, Lelystad
2015 Guest lecturer (Performance) WXCA, Warsaw
2014 Speaker Fundamentals, Venice Biennale
2014 Premio Riccardo Prina, Triennale di Milano
2014 Future of Craftsmanship, Venice Biennale
2014 Guest lecturer at Politecnico di Milano
2014 Post-Processing, Highcare Projects
2014 Selected for Copenhagen Photo Festival
2014 MAK - Los Angeles. Place 3 out of 264 entries
2014 Damprize, Provincia di Milano
2014 Pool of flowers, Milan
2013 Siobhan Davies Dance, Found Choreography
2013 Berliner Liste, during the Berlin Art Week
2013 Europan 2nd place
Experience
Worked and/or lived in Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Lelystad, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Aarau, and Zurich. Longer visits to Extremadura, Warsaw, Uruguay.
Languages
Dutch, English, German, Spanish
Education
Current: PhD researcher, Design Based Doctorate, TU Berlin
MSc Cum Laude, in Architecture, Theory & Urban Culture, University of Technology, Eindhoven [Thesis]
ETSAM (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid) Erasmus exchange