A Science of Singularity in the Age of Light

We are delighted to announce a new collaboration between the Artistic Research PhD in Art programme at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and PART International Art Residency Austria.

From May 26–29 Public Colloquium 2026 unfolds as a four-day open seminar at THE HALL—bringing together artistic researchers and audiences in a shared space of inquiry and exchange.

The Program will be held from 13.00 to 18.00 o’clock each day.
The colloquium will feature presentations by 15 doctoral candidates from the PhD in Art programme, each offering insight into their ongoing artistic research. Their presentations will be followed by public conversations, feedback sessions, and critical reflections with four invited guest critics.

Across these four days, THE HALL becomes a site of dialogue, where practices are tested, ideas are challenged, and new perspectives emerge. The event invites audiences to engage directly with current artistic research and to take part in its unfolding. All the programmes will be documented by reportage drawing and photography.

Participants:
Žarko Aleksić
Katarina Damiani
Imani Rameses
Helena Nikonole
Sanja Andelković
Conny Zenk
Marie Reichel
Joanna Bruckner
Konstanze Stoiber
Jo O’Brien
carrick bell
Ksenia Yurkova
Lilla Szász
Maria Luigia Gioffre
Opening Speech by the Rectorin of Angewandte Ulrike Kuch. And Introduction by Miya Yoshida.

Guest Critics:
Prof. Gerhild Steinbuch, Universtiy of Applied Arts Vienna
Prof. Isabel Kranz, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Prof. Gertrud Sandqvist, Malmö Art Academy, Lund University
Prof. Füsun Türetken, University of Arts Bremen
Drawing artist: Xiaopeng Zhou