Katharina Pfennich
Biography
I am a sound artist and sound designer. I studied at Newcastle University, where I graduated with a BA Fine Art - First Class Honours in 2018. Growing up in an international and diverse environment, I have lived in Austria, France, the UK and Canada. I soon discovered an interest for documenting and manipulating sonic environments and have explored this throughout my studies at Newcastle University. I continue making and exhibiting sound installation in an artistic context as well as adapting this skillet to Sound Design for film.
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Filmography
Im Rhythmus der Zeit | Maren Stoppel & Valentin Schneider [completed]
Sound Design & Mix
Documentary / Dolby Atmos
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Der Wert Der Dinge | Tobias Luchsinger [completed]
Sound Design
Documentary
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Who Runs the World | Aiyana de Vree [completed]
Sound Design
Short
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The Whole World Blind | Finbar Somers & Sean Mackey [2023]
Sound Design & Mix
Short
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Schlafende Pferde | Julius Weigel [2023]
Sound Design
Short
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Theory of Change | Dennis Stauffer [2023]
Sound Design
Documentary
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Moter | Dorentina Imeri [2022]
Sound Design
Short
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Time Stranger | Lara Jacobs [2022]
Sound Design
Short | Dolby Atmos
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Schillerbalkon | Antchi von Moos & Fabienne Steiner [completed]
Sound Design
4 Episodes | Documentary
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Selected Exhibitions and Projects
30/07 - 06/08 Signal vom Dachstein | La Strada Graz
Steiermark-Relief-Raum, Naturkundemuseum Graz
Quadrophonic Sound Installation
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Ouvertüre 5: Meteorologie | Signal am Dachstein [September 2021]
From Hallstatt across the Glacier, Austria
Field recording and artist talk.​
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Sound Installation inside the Hunerkogel Gondola | Signal am Dachstein [June 2021]
Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
5.1 Sound Installation inside a moving gondola.
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Dachsteinloch | Signal am Dachstein [May - June 2021]
Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
Sound recording of a cave inside the Dachstein massif.
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Interludes I, II, III [2019]
Cluny - Newcastle
3 commissioned soundscape interludes.
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​More Time Than Life III - Dawn Chorus [2019]
NewBridge Project - Newcastle
Self-generating audio installation, Duration: 1h
More Time Than Life II [2018]
Unit 8 Copeland Park, Peckham
Self-generating audio installation, Duration: 6 days
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More Time Than Life I [2018]
Newcastle University Fine Art Degree Show
Self-generating audio installation, live audio broadcast. Duration: 16 days
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animo [2017]
Concordia University, Montreal/Canada
Robotic installation: pneumatics, EEG headset, Max Msp.
The Font [2016]
Tic Space, Newcastle University
Underwater sound sculptures.​
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Education​​
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2021-2023
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2020-2021
2014-2018
2017
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2013-2014
MA Sound Desing at ZHdK, CH
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Sound Engineering Course at akademie-media Salzburg, AT
BA Fine Art Newcastle University, UK – First Class Honours
6 Months Exchange at Concordia University, CA
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Foundation Studies at UCA Canterbury, UK - Distinction