Hanna Hartman is a meticulous sonic weaver and one the great originals of DIY sound performance. A longtime Berliner, she is also an extraordinary archivist and cataloguer of hyper-specific sound objects and recordings, with a deep and incisive memory bank going back decades. She has composed works for radio, electroacoustic music, ensembles and sound installations, and given numerous performances all over the world. Her many awards and grants includes the Karl-Sczuka-Preis, the Phonurgia Nova Prize, a Villa Aurora grant and the Rosenberg Prize.