Part of Vienna VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. Presented by the department Applied Photography & Time-Based Media
Welcome to Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab (AIL)
Platform for art, science and artistic research
AIL is run by the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The projects in AIL’s program investigate current societal issues and encourage the development of new ideas and concepts. AIL is located in the heart of Otto Wagner-Postsparkasse and home of Café Exchange. Free entry, come visit!

Part of the exhibition ‘03: Soil. Between (De-)Composition and (Re-)Construction in the Climate Crisis’

A cooperation of the department of Media Theory and the department of Philosophy. With Clemens Apprich and Jan Völker

A series of postcards extracted from the course ‘Drawing: Here & Now’ by Simon Goritschnig, installed in the former cashier hall, Jul 2026–Jan 2027

Extended exhibition program, 7 Oct–6 Nov 2026
Part of the exhibition ‘03: Soil. Between (De-)Composition and (Re-)Construction in the Climate Crisis’

Free entry, no registration needed

Free entry, no registration needed

Free entry, no registration needed

Part of the exhibition ‘03: Soil. Between (De-)Composition and (Re-)Construction in the Climate Crisis’

Part of the exhibition ‘03: Soil. Between (De-)Composition and (Re-)Construction in the Climate Crisis’

Neither a museum, nor a gallery – think of AIL as a stage for ideas and formats, a flexible organism
AIL broadcasts the research landscape of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. AIL is a source of inspiration, a place for exchange. Get inspired:
Artist Talk by Gaia Leandra and Ce Quimera in English from 2022
A poet, a philosopher, the pope, a physicist and a chemist have different views and ideas of what life is.
Symposium in English from Nov 2024
Presented by The Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures. The symposium will be held in English

presented by the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures
A Lecture by Nancy Baker Cahill, fellow at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures

Organized by Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures (part of M. Beatrice Fazi's fellowship and the Weibel Lectures series) in cooperation with the AIL
Exhibition from Nov 2025 till Jan 2026, presented by The Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures

Presented by the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures as part of the exhibition ‘Thinking Through Weibel’

Symposium in English from Nov 2024
Nov/Dec 2024

infinity rug is a series of sonic-seances where sound, collective learning and intimate care create a space of togetherness

Presented by The Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures. The symposium will be held in English

Karina Fernandez is alumni of the department of Digital Arts and worked at AIL in March 2026
Insights, Upcoming Dates and Work in Progress
Part of Angewandte Festival

Artistic research project by artist duo MUELLER-DIVJAK and AIL, starting September 2023
Series of Scenographic Studies / Part VIII, March–May 2026

Series of Scenographic Studies / Part VII, Nov 2025–Mar 2026

Series of Scenographic Studies / Part VI, Jun – Oct 2025

Multisensory presentation and discussion

Series of Scenographic Studies / Part V, Feb 2025–Jun 2025

Research presentation together with Lucie Strecker, Music: b.fleischmann
Series of Scenographic Studies / Part IV, Oct 2024–Jan 2025

Arts-based Research-Installation by MUELLER-DIVJAK in the course of the project SENSING LIVING SYSTEMS
Arts-based Research-Installation by MUELLER-DIVJAK in the course of the project SENSING LIVING SYSTEMS
Arts-based Research-Installation by MUELLER-DIVJAK in the course of the project SENSING LIVING SYSTEMS
