"Above all, I see myself as a researcher in the art of movement."
Youri Messen-Jaschin is a pioneering Swiss artist whose work explores the relationship between perception, movement, geometry, and neuroscience. For more than six decades, he has investigated how static forms can generate the illusion of motion, transforming lines, circles, colors, and patterns into dynamic visual experiences.
A leading figure of Op Art and perceptual abstraction, Messen-Jaschin approaches art as a continuous process of experimentation. Working across painting, sculpture, screenprinting, textiles, installation, and performance, he creates works that challenge conventional perception and invite viewers to become active participants in the experience of seeing.
Combining artistic intuition with scientific curiosity, his research extends beyond visual illusion into the cognitive mechanisms that shape perception itself. His work occupies a unique position between art and science, exploring how the brain constructs movement, space, and color from static forms.