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2024–2026

Laura Chalabi

Art & Science, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

Laura Chalabi (b. 1998, Vienna) is a multidisciplinary artist, mathematician, and human rights activist. Her background in mathematics, particularly her fascination with the abstract elegance and logical rigour of algebra, profoundly shapes her perspective on the world.

Alongside her analytical pursuits, Laura is a passionate storyteller, deeply engaged with the complexities of human experience. She is particularly interested in cultural identity, post-migrant perspectives and (post-)colonialism. Her diverse body of work spans short stories and prose, interactive digital installations, and sculptural pieces. Recently, she has been especially drawn to the expressive and tactile potential of synthetic materials, textiles and latex.

Guest student 2023
Regular student from 2024

Their path at A&S12
↑↓2026
11 Sep 2026 A visit to Ars Electronica 2026: Negotiating Humanity Excursion · Participant Pickle 30 Jun 2026 · Installation · part of [Reverberated] · Exhibiting artist Pickle explores how diaspora preserves and transforms culture over time. Migrant communities often maintain versions of culture and language that are shaped by memory, thus creating forms of continuity that are both arch… [Reverberated] 09 Jun 2026 · Exhibition · Exhibiting artist [REVERBERATED]Following the Movement of Memory Opening: Tuesday, 09 June 2026, 18:00Welcome by Rector Ulrike Kuch,Martin Reinhart, Virgil Widrich (Art & Science),and participating artistsPerformance Leah Giertz (19:30)Pe… Days of Wine and Roses 23 Apr 2026 · Extracurricular project · Exhibiting artist A warm invitation to the opening of the exhibition *’Days of Wine and Roses’ *with works from Art & Science students (2nd years), taking place on Thursday 23 April 2026 at 18:00 at NeverAtHome, Funkhaus (Argentinierstraß…
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03 Sep 2025 Visit to Ars Electronica Festival 2025 Linz Excursion · Participant Brownish 12 Aug 2025 · Sculpture & Object · part of I’m abundant, yet scarce. · Project management/production team and exhibiting artist Brownish addresses the pervasive issue of colourism—a form of discrimination that operates within a racial or ethnic group, where individuals with lighter skin tones are favoured over those with darker skin. Colourism is… I’m abundant, yet scarce. 25 Jun 2025 · Exhibition · Project management and exhibiting artist The annual exhibition of the Art & Science Department presents a collage of sixteen artistic works around the yearly topic of colour. Opening: 24 June 2025 | 18:00 Running: 25–29 June 2025 Location: Gallery Minuszwei, Do… 27 Mar 2025 Spaghetti Junction Extracurricular project · Exhibiting artist
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08 Oct 2024 Analogue Aesthetics – Handmade Projections Transdisciplinarity · Participant 04 Sep 2024 Visit to Ars Electronica Excursion · Participant Laura, Can We Stop Talking About My Deepest Fears Now? 07 Jun 2024 · Installation · part of Refractive Perspectives | 3*10^8 m/s · PR team, exhibiting artist Fear of darkness is one of the most intrinsic fears of human beings. Sometimes entirely justified, yet sometimes leaning into improbable or absurd fantasies, fear of the dark lies on the fine line between the rational an… Refractive Perspectives | 3*10^8 m/s 07 Jun 2024 · Exhibition · PR team, exhibiting artist OPENING: 07 June 2024 | 18:00 RUNNING: 10–29 June 2024Opening hours: Mon–Fri | 11:00–18:00 Opening hours during Angewandte Festival: 26–29 June 2024 (extra Saturday) | 11:00–21:00 PROGRAM Symposium 12 June 2024 | 18:00 |…