RESIDENCIES AND STIPENDS
| 2013-2015 | Hangar.org, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2008 | Fabrik Potsdam, Germany (Artist in Residence, funded by Tanzplan Deutschland) |
| 2007/08 | DasArts – Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2006 | W.I.W. Akademie Brandenburg – Streckenthin, Germany (funded by Kulturstiftung des Bundes) |
| 2005/06 | DasArts – Amsterdam, The Netherland |
| 2000 | Künstlerhaus Mousonturm – Frankfurt a.M., Germany |
Teaching
| until 2021 | Co-creator, coordinator and lecturer of the post-graduate program Escenificacíon y tecnología digital at the Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2017/18 | Lecturer for Installation and Performance at the Institut del Teatre, Barcelona Spain 2017 Artistic Mentor of a Final Project Dramaturgy and Directing at the Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2017 | Artistic Mentor of a Final Project Dramaturgy and Directing at the Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2016 | Profesor Invitado – Metodologías de creación, Institut del Teatre, Barcelona |
| 2015 | An introduction to Expressive Technology, Institut del Teatre, Barcelona |
| 2013 | Playing the Stage, audio-visual media workshop, Hangar.org, Barcelona |
| 2012 | Playing the Stage, audio-visual media workshop, Hangar.org, Barcelona |
| 2009 | Artistic advisor for Norberto Llopis Segarra for the research work “There and How” |
AWARDS
| 2014 | Together with Adrià Pinar – Second Price in the competition “Atres Pessebres”, Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya |
COLLECTIONS
| 2008 | APT BERLIN, “Eternity Wells” Video directed by Kurtág & Mech |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2009 | Telecast on the exhibition “Because we think” by Kurtág & Mech at HCC London on Duna TV, Hungary (within the cultural TV magazine Kikötö) |
| 2007 | “Can I see it one more time, please?” About some Video Works by Judit Kurtág Essay for an exhibition catalogue of ArtistsSpace New York”, written by Jan Mech |
| 2007 | Dora Garcia. The Beggar’s Opera. Book, Diary, Evenings by Dora Gracía. Texts written by Peter Aers, Samir Kandil and Jan Mech. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, ISBN: 3865603238 |
| 2004 | Fatzer by Jan Mech, Eva Holoch, Matthias Naumann. In: AufBrüche. Theaterarbeit zwischen Text und Situation (Recherchen 20), Hrsg. v. P.Primavesi und Olaf A. Schmitt. Berlin: Theater der Zeit 2004. ISBN: 3934344399 |
WORKS PRESENTED AT (selection)
Audio-Video Installations
| 2021 | Group Exhibition Festival Mixtur, Barcelona Spain: Word Clock Counter Clock Wise (Places I Remember) |
| 2020 | Group Exhibition Festival Mixtur, Barcelona Spain: Word Clock Counter Clock Wise(Places I Remember) |
| 2019 | Group exhibition Almost (a)live – Young Gallery Weekend 2019 at Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona Spain: Word Clock Counter Clock Wise(Places I Remember) |
| 2018 | Group Exhibition GALERIA ESTANY-DE LA MOTA – Accrochage — Accrochage (curated by Moritz Küng), Barcelona, Spain: A-B-B-A – Audio Installation |
| As part of Solo Exhibition of Dora García MNCARS, Madrid, Spain: Odradek – Audio Installation, Cinema Seats and Objects | |
| Group Exhibition/Festival LÛD, Leuwaarden, The Netherlands: Odradek– Audio Installation | |
| 2015 | Solo Exhibition / Festival EUFÒNIC, Ulldecona, Spain: Trenes Y Pájaros, Pájaros Y Trenes – Audio Installation / Installed composition |
| 2014 | Group Exhibition GOETHE INSTITUT, Barcelona – Goethe Dialogs: Und weiter, lasset uns nicht mit Worten Spielen! – Audio Installation |
| Group Exhibition FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES, Barcelona – Factotum: Descripción de un cuadro (Bildbeschreibung) – Audio Installation | |
| 2013 | Group Exhibition CAN FELIPA, Barcelona – Comunitats artístiques de Poblenou – Breath – Audio Installation |
| 2012 | Group Exhibition TIHANY (HUN), BUDAPEST (HUN), VIENNA (AUSTRIA) and LONDON (UK) – Videolake New Media Festival by PANEL Contemporary, Budapest: – Auf kein Ziel zu – Video Screenings |
| 2010 | Solo Exhibition COLLEGIUM HUNGARICUM, Berlin: »Kylwyrien« – Archaeology of a Utopia – 3-channel video/ 4-channel-audio installation, reworking the description the imaginary country of the composer György Ligeti. |
| 2008 | Solo Exhibition HCC LONDON: Because we think (words reflect our worlds), site specific audio-video installation by Kurtág & Mech |
| 2007 | 3 artist exhibition KUNSTEN CENTRUM SIGNE, Heerlen: Time Machine – audio- installation |
| 2004 | Solo exhibition IG-FARBEN HAUS, Frankfurt a. M.: Private I, sound and video installation by Jan Mech |
| 2003 | 2 artist exhibition WIDERSTANDSZENTRUM-ZIONSKIRCHE, Berlin: Push interactive video installation, concept and directing by Jan Mech in collaboration with Docmahoni Production |
Stage Performances & Concerts
| 2018 | Solo performance-concert X MOSTRA SONORA I VISUAL, Barcelona, Spain: COMO HABLAR (CUANDO SOLO HAY PALABRAS)? |
| Solo performance-concert HANGAR SONOR, Barcelona, Spain: COMO HABLAR (CUANDO SOLO HAY PALABRAS)? | |
| Live music and Sound tracks for theatre performance THEATER LANDUNGSBRÜCKEN, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Are You There. .تو اونجایی (Tehran/ Frankfurt) | |
| 2017 | Performance-concert/improvisation concert FIESTA MAJOR DE GRACIA, Barcelona, Spain: Together with Carlo Mezzino |
| Live music and Sound tracks for theatre performance THEATER LANDUNGSBRÜCKEN, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Are You There. .تو اونجایی (Tehran/ Frankfurt) THEATER LANDUNGSBRÜCKEN, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Are You There. .تو اونجایی (Tehran/ Frankfurt) | |
| 2016 | Solo performance-concert X MOSTRA SONORA I VISUAL, Barcelona, Spain: Los Que Pasan Corriendo |
| 2015 | Solo concert-performance MIXTUR FESTIVAL, Barcelona Spain, Passeig de Gràcia 98 : 7:00 pm |
| Solo concert HANGAR.ORG, Barcelona, Spain: The Ten Minute Pieces | |
| 2014 | Solo performances GOETHE INSTITUT, Barcelona, Spain: Carrer Roger de Flor 224 : 8:05 pm & Los Que Pasan Corriendo |
| Solo concert-performance FUNDACIÓ SUÑOL, Barcelona, Spain: Passeig de Gràcia 98 : 7:00 pm | |
| Solo concert-performance FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES, Barcelona, Spain: Lasting (this is how it is, there might be something else) | |
| 2013 | Solo concert-performance FESTIVAL CAMINART, Barcelona, Spain: Agudells con Lluís Maria Vidal: 8:15 pm |
| Solo concert-performance KATHAUSER KIRCHE, Colonge, Germany: Lasting (this is how it is, there might be something else) | |
| Performance together with Miriam Jansen LA PLACE, Barcelona, Spain: Ich habe William nicht gefunden (und auch niemanden getroffen der mir sagen konnte wo er wäre) | |
| 2012 | Solo concert-performance FUNDACIÓ ANTONI TÀPIES, Barcelona, Spain: Lasting (this is how it is, there might be something else) |
| Solo concert-performance NIU: ESPAI ARTÍISTIC CONTEMPORANI, Barcelona, Spain: Lasting (this is how it is, there might be something else) | |
| 2008 | Theatre performance, written and directed by Jan Mech and Sabine Zahn ZEITRAUMEXIT MANHEIM: Nacherzählung |
| Theatre/dance performance, written and directed by Sabine Zahn and Jan Mech FABRIK POTSDAM: Play >> (version 3) | |
| 2007 | Performance written and directed by Sabine Zahn and Jan Mech ADA STUDIO, Berlin: Play >> (version 2) |
| Performance written and directed by Sabine Zahn and Jan Mech FABRIK POTSDAM: Play >> (version 1) | |
| 2006 | Theatre performance co-written by the members of W.I.W. Akademie Brandenburg (Evelyne Cannard, Karin Müller, Miriam Wagner, Stefan Behrendt, Jannik Büddig, Jan Mech, Tammo Winkler) MAXIM GORKI THEATER, Berlin: Leben und Leben nachlassen |
| Theatre performance co-written by the members of W.I.W. Akademie Brandenburg (Evelyne Cannard, Karin Müller, Miriam Wagner, Stefan Behrendt, Jannik Büddig, Jan Mech, Tammo Winkler) BALLAHAUS OST, Berlin: Selbstauslöser | |
| Radio play and performance co-written by the members of W.I.W. Akademie Brandenburg (Evelyne Cannard, Karin Müller, Miriam Wagner, Stefan Behrendt, Jannik Büddig, Jan Mech, Tammo Winkler) IN SITU, STRECKENTHIN: Leaving Usher | |
| 2005 | Installation and performance, concept, performance and composition by Jan Mech DASARTS, Amsterdam: Anstadt – Insteady |
| 2000 | Theatre performance, concept and directed by Jan Mech, performed by Samuel Zach, sound design and composition Markus Will and Sascha Sulimma PLATEAUX FESTIVAL KÜNSTLERHAUS MOUSONTURM, FRANKFURT a.M: Gubbio |
| 1999 | Theater play by Georg Tabori, directed by Jan Mech THEATER 695, FRANKFURT a.M.: Weismann und Rotgesicht |
Compositions / Sound Designs
| 2018 | Composition for the film Segunda Vez by Dora García MNCARS (Madrid, Spain), MACBA/Cine Maldà (Barcelona, Spain) and others |
| 2017 | Composition for the video Mezomaro by Giuliana Racco. Frith Street Gallery, London, UK |
| Sound Design and Compositions for Are You There? Frankfurt – Teheran a theatre piece by Eleonora Herder Theater Landungsbrücken (Frankfurt, Germany) | |
| 2016/17 | 1h composition for Segunda Vez – re-staging of Oscar Masotta’s classical performance Para inducir el espíritu de la imagen by Dora Gacía UTDT, (Buenos Aires, Argentina), MUAC (Mexico City, Mexico) |
| Sonorisation of 6 interview for the Book-Performance Wo Stehst Du? by Eleonora Herder. Frankurt, Germany | |
| 2015 | Compositions and sound design for PORANNY SPACER” / “Morning Walk by Eleonora Herder and Szymon Wroblewski Teatre Ochoty, (Warsaw, Poland) |
| 2014 | 4 sound tracks for the re-staging of 18 Happenings in 6 Parts by Allan Kaprow Fundació Antoni Tápies (Barcelona, Spain) |
| The Joycian Society by Dora García, Frieze (London, UK), BAFICI Itinerante (Montevideo, Urugya), FestiFreak (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (Cosquin, Argentina), Edoc Festival (Quito, Ecuador), Japan Media Arts Festival (Tokyo, Japan) and others | |
| 2013 | The Joycian Society by Dora García, Venice Biennial (Venice, Italy), Transcinema (Lima, Peru), DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival (Gyeonggi-do, Korea) and others |
| 2008 | Yokoham Trienal, Japan (H-Box project): Midway |
| T-Werk Potsdam: a*part with Pipe dream’s inc | |
| Tate Modern, London: Midway. | |
| Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis: Episode | |
| 2007 | Centre G. Pompidou, Paris: Midway |
| Artists Space, New York: Episode video by Judit Kurtág | |
| MUSAC, Léon Midway – video by Judit Kurtág | |
| MUDAM, Luxemburg: Midway | |
| NBI, Berlin: Kraeka issue 7 music compilation published by digital kranky, Berlin. Track: The Urbanist | |
| 2006 | DasArts Amsterdam: Brain : Text – sound piece, composition and production by Jan Mech |
Work as performer (selection)
| 2012 | Dokumenta 13, Kassel „Die Klau Mich Show“ a project by Dora García in collaboration with Ellen Blumenstein, Samir Kandil, Jan Mech, Theater Chaosium Kassel |
| 2011 | 54th Venice Biennale – Spanish Pavillion, „The Inadequate“ by Dora García |
| 2010 | Art Basel, „Insulting The Audience“ performance by Dora García |
| 2009 | SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE, Frankfurt am Main, MACBA, Barcelona, Instituto Cervantes, Stockholm „William Holden In Frankfurt“ performance by Dora García |
| Kadist Art Foundation, Paris “Where do characters go when the story is over” performance by Dora García | |
| 2008 | ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, Miami Beach, “Crowd” performance by Dora García |
| DE APPEL, Utrecht, “Instant Narrative” by Dora García | |
| U-TURN, Copenhagen “Just because everything is different, it doesn’t mean that anything has changed: the essential Lenny Bruce” by Dora García | |
| 2007 | SKULPTUR PROJEKTE MÜNSTER 07: “The Beggars Opera” an artwork by Dora García in collaboration with Jan Mech, Peter Aers and Samir Kandil |
| 2005 | SMART PROJECT SPACE, Amsterdam and other venues: “Magic & Loss”, Film by Johanna Billing |
| WINSTON, Amsterdam: “Vegas/Tokyo” – performance directed by Tashi Iowaka and performed by Tashi Iowaka, Jan Mech, David Di Gregorio and Mattijs Schoon |
PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT for art projects
| 2016 | Reworked version of Max/Msp Software for algorithmic lighting controller for the installation “Footbal Club” by Marc Serra |
| 2015 | Hardware controllers and Software for an installation controlling and syncing 40 fluorescent tubes and multi-channel audio for the installtion “Ansible” by Regina de Miguel – Gallery Maisterravalbuena, Madrid, Spain |
| 2014 | Max/Msp Software for algorithmic lighting control for the installation “Footbal Club” by Marc Serra |
| Ableton Live Plugin & Max/MSP Standalone to integrate Ambisonics spatialization into Ableton Live for the production of the audio installation “Descriptión de un cuadro” | |
| 2013/14 | Various Ableton Live Plugins as part of the intrument “TheTypewriter” |
| Real Time Video and Text manipulation Software as Part of the intrument “TheTypewriter” | |
| 2012 | jm.pubNub Java external for Max/MSP – realtime communication between Max patches and/or Websites via a push Service |
| 2011 | Ableton Live Plugins to interface with a custom OSC controller |
| 2008/09 | Multi Channel Screening Software for video installation “Aviator” by Kurtág & Mech |
| 2008 | Software for live video manipulation for theatre performance “a*part” by Pipe-Dreams-Inc. (Norway/Germany) |
| Software for manipulating a video and synthesizing sound using a bike wheel as an input sensor for “Puppeteer”, interactive video installation by Jan Mech | |
| 2006 | Software for automatic, time controlled video capturing for “Memento Mori Box”, interactive media installation at Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin |
| Several VST-Plug-ins for live sound manipulation | |
| Input/Output emulator using a Trackball, a number pad, a Nintendo Wii Remote and a MIDI controller (edirol UC33) as an integrated instrument in combination with a Laptop |
MISCELLANEOUS
| 2008 | In the collection of: CENTRE POMPIDOU, Paris “Midway” Video directed by Judit Kurtág, Music by Jan Mech |
| 2007 | Sound design for “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Zadeck for Wiener Festwochen 2007: Production interrupted due to the medical condition of the director |
| since 2006 | Freelancing software developer and software architect |
WORKSHOPS (selection)
| 2011 | Sonido en Causa with José Manuel Berenguer and Carlos Gomez |
| 2005/06 | Private Classes with György Kurtág Junior, Bordeaux and Budapest |
| 2003 | Dialog Festival Wroclaw (Poland): “Writing about contemporary theatre”. With Jersey König (Poland), Marek Radziwon (Poland), Dasha Krijankaia (The Netherlands/Russia), Renate Klett (Germany), Patrick Primavesi (Germany) |
| 2002 | International Summer Academy (Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt a.M.) Workshops: “The gaze of the Flesh” with Meg Stuart / Gerald Siegmund / André Lepecki “Mimesis” with William Forsythe / Nikolaus Hirsch / Markus Weisbeck |
EDUCATION
| 1998 – 2004 | Theatre-, film- and media studies, German language and literature studies, pedagogy at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt a.M. |
| 1997 – 1998 | Philosophy studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt a.M. |