I am as much a biologist as I am an artist; sometimes I also feel like an interior designer, a philosopher, an inventor – I am certainly a ‘bricoleuse’ and a collagist.
I suppose I am a ‘transcientist’.
MARGIT BUSCH
Born 1964 in Tübingen / DE, lives and works in Viena / AT
Geboren 1964 in Tübingen / DE, lebt und arbeitet in Wien / AT
Education
Ausbildung
Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Artistic Research PhD Programme, PhD in Art 2026
Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Art & Science, Master 2016
Universität Bremen, Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Kunstpädagogik / art education
Universität Bremen, Biology / Biologie, Master / Diplom 1995
Car mechanic apprenticeship / Kraftfahrzeugschlosserlehre, Berlin / completed 1987
Exhibitions, projects (selection since 2011)
Austellungen, Projekte (Auswahl seit 2011)
2026
A garden for a fish. Defense exhibition, ZFF, Prater Vienna / AT
2025
The soul is an underwater creature. Independent Space Index, OpenCave, Vienna / AT
2024
Chrononautisches Wanderspektakel. A performative walk through the Prater and it's history
We are living in the best of all possible worlds. Anthroposzenische Landschaften, GaDeWe, Bremen/ DE
2023
A garden for a fish. Architectural Experiments. Public Colloquium, AIL, Vienna / AT
2021
Planning the unplanned – welcome to Kontrollverlust,Vienna Art Week, OpenCave,Vienna /AT
Monat des Makaken, host (lecture performance), Rapoldipark, Innsbruck / AT
HospitableUtopia.vienna.ed, exhibition and performance,Improper Walls, Vienna / AT
HospitableUtopia, ReflectorGallery, Užice, RS
2020
Epitomes of Art and Science, Parallel Vienna Art Fair, Vienna / AT
2018
Our Place in Space. Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien / AT und Krakau / PL
COLABOR. Art Science. Universität für angewandte Kunst, Wien / AT
2017
solo exhibition: PING PONG - reflecting about reflections. Soulangh Cultural Park, Tainan / TW
The Sounds within, Zentrale, Vienna / AT
2016
Preis der Kunsthalle Wien. Karlsplatz, Vienna / AT
Der Linie treu / Kunsthaus 2016 (Burg Hohenzollern), Kunstverein Hechingen / DE
The Essence 16, Jahresaussstellung der Universität für angewandte Kunst, Alte Post, Vienna / AT
Juxtapositionen, Salon für Kunstbuch, 21er Haus, Vienna / AT
Heimatlos, Stadtmuseum, Tübingen / DE
2015
The Essence 15, Jahresausstellung der Universität für angewandte Kunst, Künstlerhaus, Vienna / AT
Consequential Choices: Versions of Atlas Making, Angewandte Innovation Lab, Vienna / AT
Zoning, fluc, Vienna / AT
Against Delivery, research event, Slade School of Fine Art, London / UK
Urbanize Festival, Collaborative City, Nature City, Vienna / AT
2014
All You Have Is A Voice. k48, Vienna / AT
Biosphere n + 1, BOKU. Vienna / AT
Wenn ich groß bin werd ich lieben. synkoop, Vienna / AT
Date Lichtung a P(l)ace to be. Universität für angewandte Kunst, Vienna / AT
2013
Transforamtion des Geschehens. Air 2013, Shedhalle Tübingen / DE
Audio Walk, production at STEIM (Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music), Amsterdam / NL
2012
Freiraum. Shedhalle Tübingen / DE
Kunsthaus 2012. Hechingen / DE
2011
Zeit-Raum. Naturkundemuseum / Natural History Museum Reutlingen / DE
GleichZeit. summer studio camp, Shedhalle Tübingen / DE
Artist in Residence
2017
Soulangh Artist Village, Jiali, Tainan / Taiwan
Awards
Preise
Preis der Kunsthalle Wien 2016
Grants
Stipendien
2010
International Summeracademy of Fine Arts Salzburg /
Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst Salzburg
Publications
Busch, M. (2024). Else’s Riddle: Tracing Clues Along a Tour. Envelope #6
Busch, M.(2023). About fish, gardens, gardening and a gardener. Envelope #5