Hanna Schibel  

In my work, I create immersive, interactive experiences that engage the viewer’s emotions, perception, and physicality. Central to my approach are tactile, multisensory encounters that invite active participation. Whether through movement, touch, or sound, my works encourage viewers to explore their own emotional responses and question the boundaries between objectivity and subjectivity.

A key example is my series of interactive fabric sculptures, inspired by diary entries documenting individual days. I translate these moments into forms, colors, materials, and sounds, creating fabric figures that are increasingly tactile and responsive. This physical engagement, with touch as a central element, allows viewers to experience the work directly and personally.

At the core of my practice is an exploration of mindfulness, animism, and identity. My works aim to foster dialogue about fundamental human needs, encouraging a reconnection with emotions that are often overlooked in our rational, performance-driven society. Ultimately, my practice seeks to create spaces for reflection, connection, and exchange, offering new perspectives on the complex relationship between people, objects, and the world around us.

 

CV

* Berlin, Germany
lives and works in Berlin and Vienna

2021

 

Diploma | Academy of fine arts Vienna

2016 - 2021

 

Academy of fine arts Vienna | Gunter Damisch, Veronika Dirnhofer, Christian Schwarzwald

2018  

Internship at Dépôt Art, Gallery for Contemporary Art, Athens (Erasmus)

2014 - 2016

 

Academy of fine arts Vienna| Erwin Bohatsch

 

Exhibitions (selection)

2024  
Malerei für Alle, Stadtraum Mitte 15, Vienna (AT)
“You say witch like it‘s a bad thing“, Verein Fortuna, Vienna (AT)
...but then what color has the wind?, Galerie [+], Vienna (AT)
2023  
Aufbruch, PARALLEL VIENNA, Vienna (AT)
Sprache der Kunst – Codes und ihre Bedeutung als Bausteine von Welt, Grünspan, Drautal (AT)
2022   PLAY_GROUND-COMMON_GROUND, Woferlstall, Bad Mitterndorf (AT)
2021   PARALLEL VIENNA, Vienna (AT)
Das Edith, Parallel Vienna Editions, Vienna (AT)
2020   Rundgang, Groupexhibition of the Academy of fine arts, Vienna (AT)
Madame KUGA, KUGA, Großwarasdorf (AT)
2019   Wild Spoerri Rosenstein, Vienna Art Week, curated by Adam Szymczyk, Vienna (AT)
All Paper Show, Semperdepot ]a[, Vienna (AT)
Female - lebt und arbeitet in Wien, Galery Rudolf Leeb, curated by Veronika Rudhofer, Vienna (AT)
Translucid Identities, Bureau Veritas ]a[, Vienna (AT)
2018   ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΑ, Trii Art Hub, Athens (GR)
ευ-, Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών Τσιχριτζή, Kifisia (GR)
Final Destination Transparency, Art Kreuzberg, Berlin (DE)
Κάλαϊς, depôt art gallery, Athens (GR)
Evasion, Espace Christiane Peugeot, Paris (FR)
2017   Endstation Transparenz, ]a[ Library, Vienna (AT)
Sowohlausauch - ein Staffellauf, Projektraum Willibald-Alexis, Berlin (DE)
Rundgang, Groupexhibition of the Academy of fine Arts, Vienna (AT)
2016   Karaoke, Das Manfred, Vienna (AT)
Akustisches Wien, Sonntagszimmer, Vienna (AT)
Rundgang, Groupexhibition of the Academy of fine arts, Vienna (AT)

 

Scholarships, Collections and Grants

2023 Artist in Residence | Annexes Athens School of fine Arts, Hydra (GR)

2022 Project Funding | The Province of Styria (AT)

             Aquisition | Collection of Vienna Museum, Vienna (AT)

             Single Funding | City of Vienna MA7, Vienna (AT)

2021  Project funding | Academy of fine arts, Vienna (AT)

2020  Maintenance Scholarship | Academy of fine arts, Vienna (AT)

2019  Preselection | Strabag Artaward, Vienna (AT)