Hemetsberger studied at the university in Vienna and finished his PhD in 2005 on Hegel. He lives in Baden near Vienna. Since 15 years he supports artists conceptually and organizationally with their projects. In 2007 he founded the first philosophical practice in Lower Austria. Since 2008 he is lecturer at the Institut für Kulturkonzepte, since 2010 chairman of the society for applied philosophy and developed the postgraduate course for philosophical practice at the university in Vienna, where he teaches. As adviser he helps people in organizations, e.g. the team of the Wiener Festwochen.