ART x SCIENCE
Science communication and public dialogue
EVOLVING LAB combines art and science to responsibly translate psychological research into the public sphere.
Exhibitions, films and interactive formats embed scientific findings in experiential contexts that enable reflection, dialogue and social debate.
The goal is to create spaces where people can not only understand, but also experience and reflect on questions of a fulfilling life.
EVOLVING LAB's Art × Science projects are based on peer-reviewed research and contribute to public understanding on issues of a successful life and good aging.
Why Art x Science
Science not only shapes political decisions and programs, but also societal ideas about what constitutes a good and fulfilling life.
Artistic formats offer unique approaches to these questions by creating spaces where scientific concepts can be experienced beyond purely cognitive approaches.
EVOLVING LAB uses Art × Science formats to contextualize scientific findings, stimulate public discourse, and make visible what psychological concepts such as fulfillment in life, meaning, and aging mean for concrete life.
Cooperation
Art × Science projects are created in collaboration with cultural institutions, exhibition venues, cities, organizations and interdisciplinary teams.
The focus is on questions at the intersection of science, society and lived experience – as well as formats that open up new perspectives on life and aging.
If you are planning a project or developing an idea, I would be happy to exchange ideas.
Projects
Traveling Exhibition: “Fulfillment in Life – Told and Experienced”
Caritas Vorarlberg, Austria | March – April 2026
The cross-border traveling exhibition opens up spaces for experience where people share their life stories, significant experiences and future perspectives.
It invites us to explore the question of what constitutes a fulfilling life in different life situations.
The exhibition combines scholarly perspectives on fulfillment in life with personal experiences and stories, bringing them to life in a public setting.
Role: Co-curator andacademic director
Academic basis: Original participatory, art-based research project (University of Zurich, in cooperation with Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg)
FILL UP – Gas station for a fulfilling life
Exhibition, Bourbaki Panorama Pop-Up, Lucerne | July 2025 – June 2026
FILL UP is an exhibition project that translates scientific research on fulfillment in life into an interactive public space. The exhibition invites visitors to engage with research-based perspectives on a fulfilling life in different stages of life.
Role: Co-curator and scientific director
Scientific basis: Fulfilled Life Model (FiL) and lifespan psychology research
The Science of Fulfillment in Life
Science film, Switzerland, 2022
This short film conveys key findings from psychological research on life fulfillment and how people evaluate their lives as a whole. The film has been shown at international science film festivals and contributes to public understanding of lifespan-oriented research.
Scientific basis: Psychological and lifespan research on fulfillment
Screenings: 5th Global Science Film Festival, Basel & Zurich | 2023