“I imagine myself in a metaphysical space. This space has no fixed dimensions. It exists and it does not exist. On the one hand, the sphere of architecture, On the other hand, the sphere of nature. They are engaged in dialogue – I listen to them.”

Alexander Johannes Heil, Metaphysics Of Architecture, 2017

Alexander Johannes Heil (*1986 in Hamburg) is a German artist who explores the phenomenology and poetics of natural and architectural spaces through various media, aiming to establish alternative relationships with them and reconfigure our perception of the environment.

In 2017, Alexander completed his architecture studies (B.Sc.) at the Technical University of Berlin, where his final project, “Metaphysics of Architecture,” examined analogies between natural and architectural structures.

At the ArtScience Interfaculty (formerly Interfaculty Image and Sound) in The Hague, Alexander expanded his artistic practice and research interests, particularly in the field of sound. In 2020, he earned his M.Mus in ArtScience from the Royal Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His project “Substanzraum, A New Approach To Global Space” addressed global space as a dynamic unified body.

Alexander has participated in residency programs such as De Fabriek Eindhoven and Fieldexplorer Berlin and has presented his work internationally. He is a co-curator of the Sensory Threshold LAB and, from 2022 to 2024, curator of his experimental project space, the Home Gallery, in The Hague. Currently, he is developing his artistic research project “The Whalesong Project,” which includes experimental sound installations, walks, and performances exploring the relationship between architecture, space, place, sound, and perception.