hans w. koch

Which sound is special to you?

the one imagined, not the one heard.

If everything was possible, WHERE would you like to organize a concert?

this question is less important to me than the question: for WHOM would you like to organize a concert? all the evil old men are coming to my mind who are currently terrorizing the world with their (delusional) ideas. what kind of music would I want to serve to such an audience? – i shudder to think about it.

Artificial or musical intelligence?

intelligent listeners who are critical of both.

Born in 1962. As an artist, hans w. koch likes working with things in plain sight, but not obvious. He considers art sculpting thoughts in different materials and personally favours conceptual approaches: more thought, less material. The result can be scores, performances, installations or anything else, including daydreaming and no result at all. He researches experimental art practices and has been involved in numerous realisations of works by John Cage, David Tudor, David Behrman and Alvin Lucier, among others. His own works are regularly presented internationally. Since 2016 he also works as professor of sound at the Academy for Media Arts in Cologne.

In 2025, hans w. koch will be a tutor at the Darmstadt Summer Course for the first time.