Ariathney Coyne is a dancer, performer and media-artist based in Vienna, Austria with a background in neuroscience. Her works are inherently transdisciplinary, and her practice is rooted in movement, generative visuals, sound and writing. She thrives in hivemind and research-driven environments and is guided by curiosity, improvisation and the art of p(l)aying attention.
Late 2019 she moved to Linz, Austria to study dance. A pandemic later she completed her MA in Movement Research/contemporary dance with her thesis, Rhizomatic Encounters: Dance Improvisation and its Correlates to Altered States of Consciousness.
2026 she completed a BA in Timebased and Interactive Media Arts from the Art University of Linz, where she became acquainted with coding, visuals, filmmaking and sound design. Her audiovisual works have been shown at international festivals, including Gwangju Media Arts Festival (KR) and Ars Electronica Festival (AT).
Heuer ist sie a part of the interdisciplinary artistic research program SCHULE Im_Flieger, Vienna, and is working on a new interdisciplinary performative research project, Nests in Flight, with her long-time collaborator, Daniela Hanelová.
As a trained dancer, media artist, and neuroscientist, I work with transdisciplinary methods of artistic collaging. My background in understanding perception and embodiment informs my investigation of how bodies, technology, and human curiosity intersect. Rooted in research, repetition and improvisation, my practice employs dance, audiovisual art, field recordings, and scientific inquiry as tools for investigating and generating meaning and presence.