Florian Roithmayr

Florian Roithmayr is a Professor in Art at the University of Reading, affiliated with the School of Arts & Communication Design. He holds responsibilities as School Director of Teaching and Learning and Dissertation Tutor. His research focuses on sculpture, exploring exchanges between people, materials, and surfaces through moulding and casting techniques. He investigates the unforeseeable gestures that emerge in the interstitial space between mould and cast, emphasizing micro-processes in studio practice.

Roithmayr’s work interrogates labor that becomes invisible upon completion, engaging with collections, excavations, and fabrication processes. His practice integrates meticulous attention to material transformation, positioning sculptures as accumulations of research rather than discrete objects. He is involved in the CINN research initiative and maintains links with the Slade School of Fine Art, where his earlier research (2012–2017) explored the concept of 'imprint as unforeseeable gesture.'

No specific scientific awards or grants are listed in the provided texts. His advising and lab affiliations remain unspecified, though his research emphasizes collaborative material processes.