Publications
Publications
Amend, L., Mikuni, J., Dehove, M., Doerrzapf, L., Moser, M., Resch, B., Boehm, P., Prager, K., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E. (2024). The impact of urban street green transformation on subjective well-being and evaluation of the location: A case study in Vienna, Austria. Accepted in Environmental and Social Psychology (ESP). doi: 10.59429/esp.v9i8.2861
Mikuni, J., Dehove, M., Dörrzapf, L., Moser, M., Resch, B., Böhm, P., Prager, K., Podolin, N., Oberzaucher, E., Leder, H. (2024). Art in the city reduces the feeling of anxiety, stress, and negative mood: A field study examining the impact of artistic intervention in urban public space on well-being. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2024.100215
Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Podolin, N., Moser, M. K., Resch, B., Doerrzapf, L., Boehm, P. M., Prager, K., Leder, H., & Oberzaucher, E. (2024). Exploring the influence of urban art interventions on attraction and wellbeing: an empirical field experiment. Front. Psychol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1409086
Dehove, M.*, Mikuni, J.*, Podolin, N., Leder, H., & Oberzaucher, E (2024). The Impact of Urban art on Wellbeing: A Laboratory Study. Empirical Studies of the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1177/02762374241298878
Submitted for Review
Chana, K.*, Dehove, M.*, Mikuni, J., Specker, E., Knoll, A., Barrière, T., Trupp, M., Pelowski, M., Oberzaucher, E., Leder, H. (preprint, 2024, June 24). Aesthetic Elements of Urban Environments and their relation to Wellbeing: A scoping review. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/nxvtq
Conference presentations and Invited talks
2025
Leder, H. (2025). Art in Urban Public Spaces and Experienced Well-Being: Theoretical Background. [Talk]. Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (APA Division 10). New Haven, USA, 03.2025
Mikuni, J. (2025). Art in Urban Public Spaces and Experienced Well-Being: Empirical Investigation in Urban Public Spaces. [Talk]. Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (APA Division 10). New Haven, USA, 03.2025
Chana, K. (2025). Aesthetic Elements of Urban Environments & Wellbeing: A scoping review. [Talk]. Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (APA Division 10). New Haven, USA, 03.2025
2024
Chana, K. (2024). Urban Aesthetics: The Past, Present and Future. [Symposium]. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). Palma de Mallorca, ESP, 05.2024
Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Podolin, N., Moser, M., Resch, B., Doerrzapf, L., Boehm, P. M., Prager, K., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E. (2024). Walk with me in the City: Impact of Urban Street Interventions on Wellbeing and Attraction. [Talk]. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). Palma de Mallorca, ESP, 05.2024
Leder, H. (2024). Fechner Award Lecture. [Award Lecture]. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). Palma de Mallorca, ESP, 15.05.2024
Leder, H. (2024). Empirical Aesthetics: From lab to field new paths of empirical aesthetics. [Invited Keynote Lecture]. Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (APA Division 10). Denton TX, USA, 15.03.2024
Dehove, M., & Chana, K. (2024). Urban Aesthetics: A Scoping Review. [Talk]. VDS CoBeNe PhD Academy. Vienna, AUT, 02.02.2024
2023
Leder, H. (2023). Empirical Aesthetics: From lab to field – Research challenges- new paths of empirical aesthetics. [Workshop on Perception of Art]. Institute Henri Poincare. Paris, FRA, 17.10.23
Leder, H. (2023). Philosophy of the Arts: From lab to field – new paths of empirical aesthetics. [Talk]. Fudan University. Shanghai, CHN, 14.10.2023
Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Podolin, N., Moser, M., Resch, B., Doerrzapf, L., Boehm, P. M., Prager, K., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E. (2023). Walk with me through the Viennese streets. [Poster presentation]. Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC). Nicosia, CYP, 08.2023.
Chana, K., Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Specker, E., Knoll, A., Barrière, T., Trupp, M., Pelowski, M., Oberzaucher, E., Leder, H. (2023). The aesthetics of human-made components within urban environments: A scoping review. [Poster presentation]. Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC). Nicosia, CYP, 08.2023.
Mikuni, J., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E., Dehove, M., (2023). How to Design Tomorrow’s City: Empirical Investigation of Art and Green in Urban Public Spaces on our Well-being. [Journal Club Seminar]. Unit for food microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. Vienna, AUT, 05.07.2023
Mikuni, J., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E., Dehove, M., (2023). How to Design Tomorrow’s City: Empirical Investigation of Art and Green in Urban Public Spaces on our Well-being. [Webinar]. Özyeğin University. Özyeğin, TUR, 15.06.2023
Leder, H. (2023). From lab to field – new paths of empirical aesthetics. [Talk]. Waseda Institute of Advanced Studies (WIAS). Tokyo, JAP, 15.05.2023
Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Podolin, N., Moser, M., Resch, B., Doerrzapf, L., Boehm, P. M., Prager, K., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E. (2023). Walk with me through Viennese streets. [Talk]. 2nd annual meeting VDS CoBeNe PhD Academy. Vienna, AUT, 02.2023
2022
Mikuni, J., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E., Dehove, M., (2022). The Impact of Art and Green in Urban Spaces. [Talk]. University of Vienna, VU seminar. Vienna, AUT, 09.11.2022
Mikuni, J., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E., Dehove, M. (2022). Walk with me through the street: The impact of Green and Art on city dweller’s well being – Part 1: Behind the scenes. [Talk]. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). Philadelphia, USA, 31.08.2022-02.09.2022
Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Leder, H., Oberzaucher, E., (2022). Walk with me through the street – The impact of Green and Art on city dweller wellbeing - Part 2: The empirical findings. [Talk]. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). Philadelphia, USA, 31.08.22-02.09.2022
Leder, H. (2022). Empirisch-psychologische Forschung zur Ästhetik: Perspektiven aus Wien und Konstanz. [Keynote speech]. Festsymposium an der Universität Konstanz. Konstanz, DEU, 06.07.2022
Leder, H. (2022). Liegt die Schönheit nur im Auge des Betrachters? [Talk]. Sympisum der CUREM Horizonte, Universität Zürich. Zürich, CHE, 19.05.2022
Leder, H. (2022). Empirical Aesthetics – today. [Talk]. University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Chicago, USA, 27.05.2022
Outreach activities and Workshops
Bellmann, O. T., Chana, K., Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Moser, M. K., Prager, K., Badici, M. C., Oberzaucher, E. (2025). Capturing Multisensory Experiences in Urban Public Spaces. [Workshop in Summer Institute]. International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE). Vienna, AUT, 21.07.2025 - 24.07.2025
Chana, K., & Mikuni, J. (2025). Creating Your Own Vienna: Designing a Beautiful City! [Workshop]. KinderuniWien. Vienna, AUT, 07.07.2025.
Rambhoros, M., Dehove, M., Chana, K., Mikuni, J., Robein, B., & Davison, J. (2025). The Aesthetic City: The Art of Urban Wellbeing in Vienna. [Festival]. The Centre for Conscious Design (CCD), Vienna chapter. Online, 25.03.2025
Chana, K., Dehove, M., & Barrière, T. (2024). Walking through the City: eye-tracking in Vienna streets. [Workshop]. The Future of Empirical Aesthetics, EVA Labs Summer School. Vienna, AUT, 22.09.2024.
Mikuni, J., Fekete, A., Dehove, M. (2023). Wie kann Dich die Kunst beeinflussen? [Workshop]. European Researchers’ Night. Vienna, AUT, 29.09.2023
Leder, H., & Evalabs (2023). Ist Kunst messbar? [TV appearance]. Servus TV P.M. Magazin. Vienna, AUT, 25.05.2023
Dehove, M., & Chana, K. (2023). Walking through the city: Mobile eye tracking and aesthetic experiences in Viennese streets. [Workshop]. Tobii and MediaLab — how to use eye tracking in humanities. MediaLab der Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät. Vienna, AUT, 24.02.2023