Katharina Mayrhofer

Katharina Mayrhofer is a Lecturer at Kunstuniversität Linz, specializing in generative design and real-time visualizations. Since 2014, she has taught courses in the Department of Visual Communication, focusing on interactive media and programmatic thinking for non-programmers.

• Taught courses: Moving Image, Real-Time Graphics, CodeAndImage
• Collaborated with institutions: Schule für Dichtung Wien, NoFrontiere Design

Her research integrates technology with artistic expression, spanning generative design, data visualization, and interactive installations. Projects like Expanded Poetry-Bruttonationalglück (2020) and DC Tower – Interactive Experience (2020) demonstrate her expertise in transforming abstract concepts into immersive media. She utilizes tools like vvvv gamma software to enable accessible creation of complex visuals.

Key collaborations include:

• ENGEL Dialog (2020): Multimedia exhibits for immersive thematic islands
• migrationEuropeDeaths.com (2019): Data-driven exploration of migration casualties
• splace Magazine (2018): Animated covers for digital art encounters

Her work bridges design, technology, and storytelling across physical and virtual spaces.