Duration of performance 40 minutes
Tobias Koch’s sit
e-specific performances articulate the varying unseen auditory connections
between space and sound. Koch’s digitally rendered compositions become
amplified by the surrounding acoustic frequencies or architectural matter
which develops in a series of live instrumentations by the artist. The aud
ience's perception shifts between listening and understanding the tangible
spatial dimensions of the space throughout the performance’s duration.
Leveraging improvisational techniques\, he brings a musical focus to the p
hysical environment in which the performance takes place. His approach res
ults in a score that is distinctly anchored in a heightened visceral exper
ience\, shared by both Koch and the audience.
Tobias Koch is a Base
l and Turin-based composer and sound artist working across performance\, v
isual arts\, film\, and music. He exhibited and performed his work at Unso
und Festival\, Biennale Son\, Leopold Museum Vienna\, Palazzo delle Esposi
zioni Roma\, Trauma Bar Berlin\, Istituto Svizzero Roma\, Centre Culturel
Suisse Paris\, and various institutions throughout Europe. He previously s
cored works presented at MoMA New York\, documenta 14\, Frieze Art Fair\,
Tate Modern\, Centre Pompidou\, Volksbühne Berlin\, and others. His sound
design and music compositions were featured in several award-winning film
s at Film Festival Cannes\, Locarno Film Festival\, IFFR Rotterdam\, Berli
nale\, and Toronto International Film Festival. His latest score for the f
eature film Drii Winter (A Piece Of Sky) was awarded the Georges Delerue A
ward\, and the film was Switzerland’s official submission to the Academy
Awards 2023.