KINETIC HUMOR

With a background in Physics and in particular Optics, Ivo Schoofs (1972) established the foundation for a cross-over approach between technology and kinetic light art. As a child, he grew up in a world of inventions, mechanical engineering, mathematics and the love for nature.Inspiration for his large scale projects often comes from nature itself. In 2009 Schoofs started his company of inventions ‘Kinetic Humor’. The projects were soon noticed by international light art festivals with many invitations world wide as a result. The joy of inventing, experimenting, failing, succeeding and finally scaling up, is a inexhaustible source for Schoofs. For example, during COVID19, when all festivals had to postpone their activities, Schoofs and light art festival Glow (Eindhoven, NL) invented a new approach to the festival that could take place during the pandemic: one immersive city-wide project that people could see from their homes, called ‘Connecting the Dots’. This project, as many others, gained international attention by the media and art world.

Pieter giving hoisting instructions in Prague, 2014.

Pieter Oppers
1978 – 2022

For over a decade Pieter worked with us on many art projects and together we travelled over the world towards new adventures. We not only miss his extensive technical skills, Pieter was for instance always in charge of hoisting and he taught us how to weld and could drive anything on wheels. His sincere friendship, his humor and wonderful hands on mentality towards life in general is deeply missed and never forgotten.