Artist Statement
Anouk Koch‘s artistic practice revolves around the themes of social pressure, abuse of power and various other dynamics in relationships. Through her choice of text fragments on their carriers, she seeks a tension between form and content, while simultaneously exploring the boundaries between emotions and perception. The imprinted objects are often perceived as everyday objects or cheap goods, such as balloons, bricks or tablecloth. However, Koch removes the objects from their daily usage and re-contextualizes them, conferring them a hidden poetry. Based on incisive experiences of powerlessness, works are created that evoke feelings of exposure and consternation.
born in Zurich, lives and works in Lucerne, CH
BA in Fine Arts, HSLU Design & Kunst, Luzern, Graduation 2021
Atelier at Haus Emma, Emmenbrücke, CH
since 2021: artistic assistant at HSLU Design & Kunst, Emmenbrücke CH
ONGOING 2024
June – August 2024
Kunsthalle Luzern, Luzern, CHMai – June 2024
NO HOSPITALITY WITHOUT ACCESSIBILITY at EHL, in collaboration with BØWIE Gallery, Lausanne, CH
SOLO SHOW
2021 A bit of pain, Orbit:Satellit, Zürich, CH
RESIDENCIES
2022-2023 Maestà Art Residency, Vitulazio, IT
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2023-2024 Devenir Feuillage, LRRH, Düsseldorf, DE
2023 67:33, Redaktion 957, Luzern CH
2023 STRANGELAND, Garage, Emmenbrücke, CH + Kunsthoch 2023
2023 Artist Prize, BBA Gallery at Kühlhaus, Berlin, DE
2023 HEMMA, Detroit Stockholm, Stockholm, SE
2023 Infinite Softness, Danuser & Ramírez, London, UK
2022-2023 Zentral!, Kunstmuseum Luzern, CH
2022 Figures of Speech, PTTH:// Kunstpavillon, Luzern, CH
2021 An Ort und Stelle, make art happening, Luzern, CH
2021 The latest Place, Open Space Domshof, Bremen, DE
2021 K_rien/rein_S, Galerie Kriens, Luzern, CH
2020 /intrest/, Morningstar 3.0, connected by Visarte Zentralschweiz at B74, Luzern, CH
2020 No Lunch 4 Free, Lindenhof, Zürich, CH
2019 Babel & Bubbles, Shedhalle Zürich, Zürich CH
2019 Perec Polyphony by Philip Matesic, Strauhof, Zürich, CH