Gabriele Jutz is Honorary Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of Media Theory. Her current research interests include the history and theory of moving image-based art from experimental film, experimental animation and hybrid forms (moving images combined with painting, photography, performance, sculpture, etc.) to artists’ moving images […]

Clemens Apprich is head of the Department of Media Theory as well as the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where he holds the Professorship for Media Theory and History since 2021. He studied philosophy, political science, cultural history and theory in Berlin, Bordeaux and Vienna. In 2011 he became research associate […]

Kristina Pia Hofer teaches for the Department of Media Theory as Senior Lecturer, and leads the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project Situating Cinesonics (DOI: 10.55776/V770), which is also located […]

Christoph Wize’s background is in economics, mainly in strategy and communications consulting. For more than 25 years he has been active in the areas of communications and systems theory, strategy development, and market positioning. Today, he shares his many years of experience — as entrepreneur, managing director and supervisory board chairman — […]

Bori Máté is a doctoral student at the Department of Media theory. She studied film history and film theory at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.

Mikkel Rørbo is an interdisciplinary researcher and, sometimes, artist and curator. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures and holds degrees in philosophy and cultural studies from University of Copenhagen. His work focuses […]

Denise Helene Sumi is a PhD candidate at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. She is interested in international and transdisciplinary developments in contemporary art with a particular focus on […]

Sophie Publig is a Senior Scientist and digital ecosystem explorer, navigating the intricate webs of the online realm from her base at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures, University of Applied Arts Vienna. She has been actively engaged […]

Valerie Messini is a registered architect, digital artist and Senior Scientist at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures. Her research dives into the concept of nothingness, examining how digital technologies and digital design tools impact space, identity, […]

Lydia Baumgartner (she/her) is a student assistant in the Department of Media Theory. As a student of Studies in Arts and Culture at the University of Applied Arts, she is interested in artistic research methods. She previously studied Comparative Literature at the University of Vienna and Aarhus University. Currently, she […]

Madeleine Span is a sociologist of culture and art at the Department of Media Theory. She leads the FWF-funded ESPRIT project Artistic Research and the Digital Sphere. Work Practices, Identity Building and Positioning (Grant DOI 10.55776/ESP3180326). In this project […]

Gabriel S Moses is a Leipzig-based performer, digital-media-centered artist, and researcher. His work explores various aspects of the ‘theatrics of knowledge’ used in science, academia, and tech. He is a doctoral student (2019-2023 DAAD alumnus) at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, where he also teaches and directs the practice-based research journal Working Titles. He is an […]