BestOff Kunstuniversität 2026: Artistic Research Roundtables
Many of the works by BestOff students and alumni are based on extensive artistic and scholarly research. To highlight this process and provide more space for it, BestOff is hosting two open discussion sessions. The students will explain their research and engage in conversation with one another and with the audience. The roundtables aim to explore what constitutes artistic research and how theory and practice interact.
Moderated by Laura Weiss and Barbara Seyerl.
Date
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 27.10 | BestOff 2026: Artistic Research Roundtable 1 Artists Valentina Rodríguez Morales, Marcel-Nikodem Dziewulski, Marieluisa Lenglachner, and Katharina Maria Wimmer present their research projects under the thematic umbrella of extractivism, ecology, and fascism. The four projects examine systems of power and domination inscribed in materials and landscapes. The artistic research projects – which focus on coal, marble, Google data centers, and the Danube and Río Danubio rivers – combine material and historical research with personal and speculative perspectives. The event is part of the BestOff 2026 series at the University of Art and Design Linz. | 7:00 pm–9:00 pm |
| Tue 03.11 | BestOff 2026: Artistic Research Roundtable 2 The artists Katarina Matić, Andreas Popp, Hannah Lang, and Neha Chandel present their projects exploring the themes of memory, borders, and architecture. While Matić and Popp examine how stories are repressed and forgotten, Hannah Lang and Neha Chandel focus on how these processes are inscribed in architecture and geography. The artists’ works raise questions about how past conflicts persist in the present and how spaces can become sites of confrontation, but also of encounter and reconciliation. The event is part of the Kunstuniversität Linz’s BestOff 2026. | 7:00 pm–9:00 pm |
With the kind support of the Nordico City Museum in Linz.