Ingrid Mayrhofer-Hufnagl
is an artist and researcher whose work lies at the intersection of art, architecture, environmental futures, and science. She combines artistic inquiry with scientific research to explore how data, imaging, and design methods can make ecological processes perceptible and open new ways of understanding the relationship between the artificial and the natural environment.
She currently leads ARTificial Soil (ARTS), an interdisciplinary research project investigating soil as a living and co-creative medium that connects biological, geological, and cultural dimensions. Her parallel work on hydrological landscapes engages with scientists and LiDAR specialists to transform Sentinel and high-resolution bathymetric data into cinematic narratives that reframe how we perceive surface water and environmental change.
Ingrid holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Innsbruck and has taught, lectured, and exhibited internationally. Integrating academic research with artistic practice, she develops methodologies that link spatial design and technological innovation to engage with ecological processes. This synthesis forms the foundation of A[I]rchitectural Minds (AIM), the platform she founded to foster transdisciplinary research and dialogue between art, science, and technology.
