Felix Lenz — About

Felix Lenz

Felix Lenz

Felix is a research-led artist and filmmaker based in Vienna.
Their inquiries into geopolitical, ecological, and technological matters translate into multi-layered installations, films, and artistic strategies.
By carefully untying the complexities of an increasingly uncertain world, their works unpick the way we look at things.

Reach out at mail@felixlenz.at

Bio

Felix Lenz's films and installations have been exhibited internationally, including the Beijing Art and Technology Biennale, the London Design Biennale, the Istanbul Design Biennale, Ars Electronica Festival, Digital Art Festival Zurich, European Forum Alpbach, Hyundai Motor Studio Busan, Biennale Warszawa, and the Vienna Biennale, and are part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2024, they were awarded the Outstanding Artist Award by the Austrian Ministry of Arts and Culture. Their works have received an honorable mention from the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and an honorary mention at Prix Ars Electronica. In 2025, Lenz represented Austria at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition. Their works have been featured in the New York Times and various other publications.
Alongside their independent practice, Lenz has worked at the research-led design studio “Formafantasma” in Amsterdam and has worked as guest researcher and lecturer at the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity” at Humboldt University in Berlin. They have been invited to give guest lectures and workshops at the Royal College of Art in London, the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where they also hold a master’s degree.

For further insights, see my interview with curator and researcher Patrycja Wojciechowska [EN] or read my feature in Bohema Magazine [DE].

Education

Awards

Teaching

  • Studio lead [guest]
    Design Academy Eindhoven – MA Information Design    Eindhoven, 2025
  • Workshop lead – Electromagnetic Field Studies
    Design Academy Eindhoven – MA Information Design    Eindhoven, 2023
  • Workshop lead – Solarweb
    Patchlab Digital Art Festival    Krakow, 2022
  • Lecturer – Labour & the High-Tech Industry
    Biennale Warszawa    Warsaw, 2022
  • Guest lecturer & workshop lead – Media Technologies II
    Humboldt University – Open Design Master    Berlin, 2021
  • Guest lecturer – Research & Design
    Royal College of Art London – Architecture/ADS7    Online, 2020
  • Digital prototyping tutor
    University of Applied Arts Vienna – Design Investigations    Vienna, 2019

Talks & Panels

  • Speaker – CIVA 25 – Indeterminate Apparatus
    Belvedere 21    Vienna, 2025 [upcoming]
  • Speaker – SCI_ART Festival 2025
    multiple locations, panels & talks    Montreal, Ottawa & Kelowna, 2025 [upcoming]
  • Speaker – panel New Ecologies
    Museum Gunzenhauser    Chemnitz, 2024
  • Speaker – CIVA 24 – Coded Manoeuvres
    Belvedere 21    Vienna, 2024
  • Speaker – panel Vaping Networks Reloaded
    Kulturdrogerie Wien    Vienna, 2024
  • Speaker – panel discussion »Artistic Journalism«
    Ars Electronica Festival – A New Digital Deal    Linz, 2021
  • Speaker – panel »Speculative Activism«
    Vienna Design Week    Vienna, 2020

Professional Experience

  • Never at Homeartist in residenceVienna, 2022 – 2025
  • Humboldt Universityguest researcher – Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«Berlin, 2021
  • Formafantasmaresearch & developmentAmsterdam, 2021
  • Studio Folderresearch assistantMilan, 2018
  • Rochegraphic design & UX designVienna, 2017
  • Independent WorkVarious clients, 2015 – ongoing

Exhibitions & Screenings

  • Official Austrian Contribution to the 24th International Exhibition Triennale di Milano [solo]Fondazione La Triennale di MilanoMilan, 2025
  • Pixel, Bytes + FilmArs Electronica Center, Deep Space 8kLinz, 2025
  • Design with a PurposeKlimabiennale WienVienna, 2024
  • Design with a PurposeDesignforum VorarlbergDornbirn, 2024
  • Where is My Friend's HomeHyundai Motor Studio BusanBusan, South Korea, 2023
  • Vienna ShortsBelvedere 21Vienna, 2023
  • Solar Protocol online exhibitionsolarprotocol.netOnline, 2023
  • Night ShiftRed Carpet Art Award, Altes LandgutVienna, 2023
  • Beijing Art and Technology BiennaleCAFA Art MuseumBeijing, 2022
  • Vienna Design WeekDesign in GesellschaftVienna, 2022
  • ReiseBüro – The ism in TourismQuartier am HafenCologne, 2022
  • Biennale WarszawaWarsaw, 2022
  • Young Curators Club – ProjectionNever at HomeVienna, 2022
  • Paadmaan Video EventPaadmaan art spaceTehran, 2021
  • DA-Z, Digital Art FestivalKunstraum WalcheturmZurich, 2021
  • Stretching Materialities – Hidden Activities in Objects and SpacesVeterinary Anatomy TheaterBerlin, 2021
  • Ars Electronica Festival – Cyber ArtsOffenes KulturhausLinz, 2021
  • Angewandte Festival 21University of Applied ArtsVienna, 2021
  • Futuring PeaceUN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs & the Design Futures InitiativeOnline, 2020
  • Vienna Design WeekVienna, 2020
  • European Forum AlpbachOnline, 2020
  • Ars Electronica Festival – In Kepler’s GardenJKULinz, 2020
  • Perspektiven AtterseeAttersee am Attersee, 2020
  • Angewandte Festival 20University of Applied ArtsVienna, 2020
  • MAK Design Lab [permanent collection]Museum of Applied ArtsVienna, 2019
  • Angewandte Festival 19University of Applied ArtsVienna, 2019
  • 4th Istanbul Design Biennial – A School of SchoolsYapi Kredi Culture CenterIstanbul, 2018
  • London Design Biennale – Emotional States [representative studio for Austria]Somerset HouseLondon 2018
  • Vienna Biennale – Robots. Work. Our FutureMuseum of Applied ArtsVienna, 2017
  • Angewandte Innovation LaboratoryVienna, 2017
  • MyData ConferenceTallinn & Helsinki, 2017
  • PrivacyWeek ViennaVienna, 2017

Grants

Selected Press