Wall mosaic – University of Innsbruck


Artist Hubert Schmalix created the vibrant, large-format wall mosaic in the lecture hall wing of the University of Innsbruck in 1985. He realised this monumental work in collaboration with the Italian mosaic artist Giovanni Travisanutto. Eighty different shades of red were needed for the background alone.

In 2018 the lecture hall wing underwent extensive renovations, in the course of which circulation areas were converted into lecture hall areas. This meant that the walls in the hallways had to be adapted accordingly. The University of Innsbruck under project manager and architect Thomas Gruber commissioned the necessary redesign of the mosaic in consultation with the artist.