Fatemeh Barzkar, born in 1996 in Tehran, is a sound artist and piano teacher. She has a conceptual approach towards sound and silence and explores the function of imagination regarding sound and other sensory elements. She has a bachelor's degree in handicrafts and aims to bind her diverse experience in working with different materials and media with her ideas to create sound art.
Instagram @catwoywod
soundcloud.com/catwoywod
Born 1992 in Germany
2014 - 2016 apprenticeship in biological Herb and vegetable cultivation, Benediktbeuern
monastery garden, Benediktbeuern, DE
2016 - 2023 Study of Fine Art and Visual Communication, Focus on Sound, New Media and
Performance. Professors Jens Brand, Mathilde ter Heinje, Beste Aydin (NeneH), Mounira Al Sohl,
Rosa Menkman, Mario de Vega, Joel Baumann at the Kunsthochschule Kassel, Hesse, DE
2023 Artistic degree “with distinction” in fine arts at the Kassel University of Art, specialization in
Sound and Multisensory Works.
2024 - 2026 Post-Grad “Meisterschüler” study in Sound art and Composition at the Mainz
University of Music, with Prof. Peter Kiefer
Juan Bermúdez, born in 1994 in Bogota, Colombia, is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Wiesbaden, Germany. He has a degree in sound engineering and sound art where he studied under the tutoring of Peter Kiefer, Stefan Fricke and Salome Voegelin. Bermúdez's artistic practice spans intermedia installation, sound art, video, and text. He is recognized for his minimalistic and conceptual approach to sound, field recordings, and electronic music using them as a foundation to explore other mediums. His work engages deeply with themes such as the politics of time and non-human measures of time, often through durational processes that transform the public perception over the course of an exhibition.
Bermúdez has showcased his work in numerous venues, including Espacio Odeon in Bogota, Kunstverein Münsterland in Coesfeld (SoundSeeing Festival), Karl-Marx-Haus and Museum am Simeonstift in Trier (OPENING Sound Art Festival), WaveCave Sound Art Gallery in California, and Rhein-Mosel Halle in Koblenz among others. His works have been performed or featured in HR2 Kultur in Frankfurt, Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Museo Santa Clara in Bogota, and art.ist - Kooperative New Jazz Walkmühle in Wiesbaden.
He has received several awards, including the Deutschland Stipendium, the Rotary Club Mainz-Churmeyntz Cultural Promotion Award, and a DAAD-Colfuturo Master's Degree Scholarship. Bermúdez's work examines the temporality of waiting, social pluritemporalities, and the interplay of time, sound, and memory, critically reflecting on contemporary society's obsession with accuracy and the multifaceted nature of temporal experiences. Currently he is studying “Sound Art - Composition” as part of the post-graduate studies (Meisterschüler:in) at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz.
Webpage: https://www.juanbermudez.net
Kyungseo Min was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1993.
She studied applied music (jazz and pop music composition) at Nazarene University in Korea.
As a jazz duo and trio, she has performed at music festivals and served as an accompanist (keyboardist) for Korean singers.
In 2019 and 2021, she released her own single albums, which she produced.
Since 2021, she has been studying sound art and electronic music, mainly trying to focus on how to express various social issues with sound.
Since October 2022, she has been studying in the Master's programme in Sound Art- Composition at the Hochschule für Musik.
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Kyungseo Min
Favoring a simple approach towards material and form in composition. maintaining a considerable mobility regarding aesthetics and discursive positions. no intention of overlapping them.
Trained in composition, classical and electric guitar, and latin american contemporary aesthetics
From musical compositions to essays, songs to conceptual works, performing solo or within different musical communities in Argentina and Europe.
BIO
Nicolás is a music composer, multi-instrumentalist, and independent music producer, who also performs under his alias Nico Yurgaki.
He has also researched the musical traditions of the Colombian coast and Cuban music. He has a double bachelor's degree in piano jazz performance from the Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia, and the Superior Music School of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, where he also completed a postgraduate degree at the Liceu Conservatory.
He is the founder and director of the Yurgaki music project, which mixes Caribbean music with contemporary tendencies in the whole language of jazz. With this project, he has recorded and released four albums and toured the world several times in countries such as Colombia, Spain, Equator, USA, Morocco, France, Italy, Romania, Croatia, and Azerbaijan, exchanging and learning from the music of all these different cultures.
Nicolás continues to work with the director and set designer Elena Tilli, co-founder of the Cistifellea Theatre Collective, currently based in Dortmund Germany, where he works as a sound designer, text, and project writer.
With this collective, he had the opportunity to collaborate with stage performance artists in Spain, Mexico, and Germany and to start active research in scenic languages at the Scuola Conia of the Societas Raffaello Sanzio in Cesena, Italy.
In Europe, Nicolás has worked as a music producer, composer, and performer since 2009.
He investigates unconventional forms of participation of the audience while attending a performance and as inspiration to his process with sound. He develops specific tools for interaction and builds custom-based small-scale instruments.
Using software, and electronic sounds, together with live played instruments, Nicolas allows himself a fullscale exploration that together with his wide versatility as a musician and composer, opens up a high level of complexity that translates into a beautiful, inspiring, and sometimes provocative experience for the public.
Since the summer semester of 2024, he has been studying for a Master's degree in Sound Art Composition at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hochschule für Musik.
BIO
Taegyu Lim majored in Music Technology and Computer Science in University. He also making and releasing music after graduation.
Lim worked as a composer, mix engineer. In 2020, he released his own album. In 2022, he also published a thesis on the impact of short-form videos on humans. Taegyu Lim’s art and research typically explores the interplay between nature, space, and their relationships between humans. And primarily grounded in ecological(especially sound ecological) and philosophical perspectives, although at times, it also incorporates scientific elements.
And the result manifests itself in converging compositions, artistic installations, performances or media artworks.
This research goes beyond simply dealing with sound; it will serve as a substantial foundation for transitioning from being a musician to engaging in the broader realm of artistic endeavors, building a complex artistic experience and career.
EDUCATION
BaekSeok Art University (2018~2020)
- Music Technology Major - Associate degree
Korea National Open University (2021~2023, Korea) - Computer Science Major
- Bachelor's degree of Science
SKILLS
Musical Programming Tools (DAW)
- Ableton Live, Max/MSP, Studio one, Cubase and Logic
Musical Programming Tools (VSTs)
- Operator, Analog, Wavetable, Serum, Diva, Massive, Kontakt libraries and etc...
Programming Language
- C#, Java, Max, Python, C++ and C
Programming Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio, Unity, Touchdesigner, Max/MSP