Die Angewandte

03/09/2026

Martin Gius: memoryflash

„And if the wiring brings previously separate data flows onto a single digitally standardized sequence of numbers, any medium can be transformed into any other. With numbers, nothing is impossible.“ – Friedrich Kittler

This quote illustrates the core idea behind the interactive multimedia installation memoryflash: any arbitrary file on a computer holds countless possibilities of interpretation, of which, however, only one is made visible at a time – determined exclusively by conventions such as file types or encoding standards.
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Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

30/08/2026

Katharina Wiesinger: Moiré Métallique im Biedermeier: Herstellungstechnik, Materialität und Restaurierung von lüstrierten Stanniolfolien aus dem Technischen Museum Wien

Katharina Wiesingers Diplomarbeit untersucht ein Konvolut von 20 gerollten Stanniolfolien aus der Zeit um 1820 aus dem ehemaligen k.k. Nationalfabriksproduktenkabinett (heute Technisches Museum Wien). Die teils moirierten und lüstrierten Zinnfolien repräsentieren eine weitgehend vergessene Technik der Oberflächenveredelung im Biedermeier und werden erstmals wissenschaftlich erschlossen.

Da zu moiriertem Stanniol bislang kaum Forschung vorliegt, leistet die Arbeit einen grundlegenden Beitrag zur Material-, Kultur- und Technikgeschichte von Zinn und seinen Anwendungen.

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Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

23/08/2026

Emma Peinhopf: Arbeits(titel)

Ich bin bei der Arbeit, ich habe noch so viel Arbeit zu erledigen, oder ich habe keine Lust auf die Arbeit – solche alltäglichen Aussagen erwecken den Eindruck, es sei nicht erklärungsbedürftig, was „Arbeit“ oder „Arbeiten“ bedeuten. Aber worüber sprechen Menschen, wenn sie über Arbeit sprechen? Was soll das überhaupt sein – Arbeit? Im Zuge der von Emma Peinhopf angestrebten Suche nach einem adäquaten Arbeitsbegriff bzw. Titel besucht sie drei unterschiedliche Arbeitsorte und bringt eine multiperspektivische Zusammenarbeit in großformatigen Buntstiftzeichnungen aufs Papier.



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Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

16/08/2026

Alexandra Gašparovičová: 78 Kilometers

„Z Viedne do Bratislavy ďaleko
Torn between the wish to be the most assimilated Austrianest immigrant to ever set foot in the city of Vienna and a sudden newfound pride in being a Slovak Eastern European, I try to write, joke and drag myself out of the massive sediments of national identity. Thanks to the self-awarded title of the objective outsider, I investigate what it is that makes a person of a place and what it takes for another person – who is technically not from that place, but born really only mere 78 kilometers away – to get as close to being perceived as one-of-us-insiders as he possibly can.“



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Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

09/08/2026

Anna Mährlen’s diploma is like an imitation of the “ordinary” house façade: forms whose meaning has accumulated over time through everyday use, like a patina of insignificance. Through the mimesis of the wall itself, this very banality becomes the focus of analysis.
The lack of ornamentation in the grilles does not impose a new structure on the wall; rather, it respects the existing truth, without attempting to decorate it artificially.



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Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

09/08/2026

Hör-Empfehlung: Der Podcast "Lebende Legenden" widmet Christian Ludwig Attersee eine fünf-teilige Reihe. Die erste Folge der fünften Staffel begleitet den Sechzehnjährigen im Jahr 1957 an die damalige Wiener Akademie für angewandte Kunst, aus der die heutige Universität entstanden ist.

Attersee erzählt von prekären Wohnverhältnissen am Naschmarkt und von Nächten im Café Hawelka, wenn ihm eine Unterkunft fehlte. Er berichtet von den Zirkeln der Wiener Avantgarde um Oswald Wiener, Hermann Nitsch und Gerhard Rühm, in denen er als Jüngster verkehrte. Und er schildert, wie er 1961 auf einer Klassenreise ins süditalienische Tropea Fleischstücke ins Meer legte und damit seine erste anerkannte Werkserie begründete.

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In diesem Podcast stellen wir keine Fragen. Wir hören zu. Hier erzählen Menschen über 75 Jahren aus dem DACH-Raum ihr Leben in ihren eigenen Worten. Jeden Monat teilen außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten aus Kultur, Wirtschaft, Politik, Sport und Gesellschaft in vier Folgen ihre Lebenserfahrung....

05/08/2026

Final Projects · Summer Semester 2026 
Institute of Fine Arts & Media Art

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All photos: © die Angewandte, 2026, Fotos: Vincent Forstenlechner, CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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Franky Daubenfeld (Franky Daubenfeld): no place to hide... oder: Elektroschlaf

I want them to have a human vibe, or a figure vibe; they are hanging around in various ways, a bit lost, or lazy maybe …
Wearing dirty clothes, frayed and ragged, at least compared to their surroundings …
Digital ego aesthetics force themselves upon you, in rivalry with the things you really do see and experience yourself. They poison the way you look at (real) things at times. A dog cries out a mile away... or is someone weeping in the kitchen … or is it uncontrolled laughter …
The seams must be visible; like hearing the artefact of the vocalist breathe in before singing in a song. How to show the weight of things? How to show their gravity …
the world comes in through the eyes and goes out through the Hands

Franky Daubenfeld (Franky Daubenfeld): no place to hide... oder: Elektroschlaf

Franky Daubenfeld (Franky Daubenfeld): no place to hide... oder: Elektroschlaf

Naomi Shintani Deibel (Naomi Shintani Deibel): Melissa

your scent surrounds me,
pulsing like a second memory
how far would your legs still carry me?

Naomi Shintani Deibel (Naomi Shintani Deibel): Melissa

Naomi Shintani Deibel (Naomi Shintani Deibel): Melissa

Jorinna Girschik (Jorinna Girschik): Tomb of the Diver

Das potenziell endlose Bild als Angstfigur. In der Hoffnung auf ein Ende – eine Machtfiktion:

Jorinna Girschik (Jorinna Girschik): Tomb of the Diver

Jorinna Girschik (Jorinna Girschik): Tomb of the Diver

Suzuka Hisamatsu (SUZUKI): the score of dreams falls into days that will never return もう二度と戻らない日々にこぼれ落ちていく夢の楽譜

I look out of the window.
I wonder if I should go to the opening tonight.
What exactly is opening?
I remember a butterfly suspended in an aquarium in my dream.
The moon pulls me back into the layers.
I close the curtain and go back to sleep.
I look out of the window.
Standing in between mirrors, my gaze returns to me – indefinite.
Sun rays erase our dreams every morning.

Suzuka Hisamatsu (SUZUKI): the score of dreams falls into days that will n

03/08/2026

Alara Koçman’s diploma collection “Girls just wanna have fun“ is a poem to girlhood, that fragile, luminous stage between innocence and awakening. It captures the quiet turbulence of growing up, the joy of friendship, the small rebellions, and the moments of confusion when the world starts to look different.



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Photos: Elif Gündüz ()
Video: Kilian Immervoll () & Anna Sophia Rußmann ()

29/07/2026

Engaging Angewandte Perspectives of Professional Practice: Summer School 2026
September 2 - 4

What does it mean to be engaged? How do we shape the instruments through which we shape reality? How do we recognise and develop our own potential? What are the perspectives of artists, researchers, designers, and creatives today? How can you actively engage with your artistic and professional future?
Join us for a three-day summer school bringing together artists, researchers, designers, and creatives from across disciplines. Through workshops, discussions, and collaborative exchange, we will explore the many perspectives that unfold throughout a creative career - from artistic empowerment, professional practice, research, and project development to project realisation. The programme is complemented by expert sessions on self-employment, social insurance, taxation, and other practical aspects of professional life.

The summer school connects promise with engagement, ideas with opportunities, and individual development with societal impact. It offers a space to reflect on your own practice, expand your network, and develop new perspectives for your future life and work.

Registration open until August 16: https://forms.gle/6h2Vf1DqZuDSMoec7

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Photo: © Anna Sommerfeld

10/07/2026

Angewandte Graduation Ceremony 2026

On 3 July, the graduates of the 2026 summer semester celebrated in the atrium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Following a welcome speech by Rector Ulrike Kuch (.kuch), alumna Miriam Unterthiner (Miriam Unterthiner, Institute of Language Arts) delivered the keynote address. Musical performances were provided by Milde Sorte ( featuring Schleuse, REX69 and Stumpi). The Angewandte congratulates its graduates and wishes them the very best for their future.

Graduation works can be viewed at aaa.dieangewandte.at. They will also be published here on this channel in the coming weeks.

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