Before dedicating himself fully to sculpture, Julian Voss-Andreae studied quantum physics and philosophy in Berlin and Edinburgh, and then participated in fundamental experimental research at the University of Vienna. At the same time, he trained in visual arts and developed a strong interest in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Today, he lives and works between Germany and the United States, where he continues his teaching and artistic research.
Julian Voss-Andreae is internationally recognized for his large-scale works, in which he blends figurative sculpture with a scientific understanding of reality. His monumental works and innovative installations are regularly exhibited in international art fairs and galleries and are included in prestigious private and public collections worldwide, notably in the gardens of Rutgers University, the University of Minnesota, Texas Tech University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work also receives extensive media coverage, and some of his sculptures have gone viral.
Voss-Andreae draws inspiration from concepts of quantum physics—superposition, uncertainty, wave-particle duality—to explore the fragility of reality. As he explains: “In my worldview, you take it for granted that this thing is really there and solid. Both are false in quantum physics. It is neither there nor solid.”
He creates “invisible” or anamorphic sculptures, composed of parallel metal plates that play with positive and negative space, creating optical illusions revealed depending on the viewer’s perspective. In a natural setting like the grounds of Vullierens Castle, these works contrast with the poetry of the landscape while questioning our relationship to the visible, the body, and movement, in perfect resonance with the history and contemporary spirit of the place.