Bettina Hohls
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Bettina Hohls is a German
artist
and designer
. She raised attention by an international audience with her design and photographic work for the covers of two Peter Hammill
albums in 1973 and 1974 as well as with her vocal contributions to releases of the German rock band Ash Ra Tempel
in 1972.
Bettina Hohls lives in Berlin
and works as a certified cultural manager.
in Celle until 1963.
In 1969 Bettina Hohls graduated as Designer at Werkkunstschule Hannover (today Fachhochschule Hannover) and attended Hochschule der Künste in Berlin (today Berlin University of the Arts
) until 1975.
Hohls was associated with the German psychedelic rock group Ash Ra Tempel
, contributing vocals to their 1972 album Seven Up (with Timothy Leary
) and the single "Gedanken".
She designed the cover of The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
, a 1974 album by the British singer and songwriter Peter Hammill
and took the photograph "Hamburg foliage" on the cover of Hammill's 1973 album Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
.
In the 1980s and 1990s Bettina Hohls worked as a teacher for arts and took part in various exhibitions and art symposiums in Germany as well as in Korea and Japan. She assisted Peter Gabriel
in preparing the first WOMAD festival in 1982.
She is engaged in intercultural studies, works as an artist agent and, on a small scale level, as a concert manager.
Bettina Hohls is a multiple synesthete.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
. She raised attention by an international audience with her design and photographic work for the covers of two Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
albums in 1973 and 1974 as well as with her vocal contributions to releases of the German rock band Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel are a German krautrock group of the 1970s, and are an example of cosmic or space rock.-History:The group was originally founded by guitarist Manuel Göttsching, keyboardist/drummer Klaus Schulze, and bassist Hartmut Enke in 1971. All three founding members had previously played...
in 1972.
Bettina Hohls lives in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and works as a certified cultural manager.
Education and career
Bettina Hohls visited the Hölty-GymnasiumHölty-Gymnasium
Hölty-Gymnasium is a public high school established in 1922 in Wunstorf, Germany.-History:The school was established in 1922 as an Aufbauschule in the buildings which had been used by the Königlich-Preußischen Evangelischen Schullehrer-seminar, which had been built from 1872 to 1876...
in Celle until 1963.
In 1969 Bettina Hohls graduated as Designer at Werkkunstschule Hannover (today Fachhochschule Hannover) and attended Hochschule der Künste in Berlin (today Berlin University of the Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
) until 1975.
Hohls was associated with the German psychedelic rock group Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel are a German krautrock group of the 1970s, and are an example of cosmic or space rock.-History:The group was originally founded by guitarist Manuel Göttsching, keyboardist/drummer Klaus Schulze, and bassist Hartmut Enke in 1971. All three founding members had previously played...
, contributing vocals to their 1972 album Seven Up (with Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. During a time when drugs like LSD and psilocybin were legal, Leary conducted experiments at Harvard University under the Harvard Psilocybin Project, resulting in the Concord Prison...
) and the single "Gedanken".
She designed the cover of The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage is the third album by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a hiatus in the activities of Hammill's progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator...
, a 1974 album by the British singer and songwriter Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano...
and took the photograph "Hamburg foliage" on the cover of Hammill's 1973 album Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night was the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It followed in the aftermath of the breakup of Hammill's band Van der Graaf Generator, although the other members of Van der Graaf Generator all perform on the album, blurring the distinction...
.
In the 1980s and 1990s Bettina Hohls worked as a teacher for arts and took part in various exhibitions and art symposiums in Germany as well as in Korea and Japan. She assisted Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
in preparing the first WOMAD festival in 1982.
She is engaged in intercultural studies, works as an artist agent and, on a small scale level, as a concert manager.
Personal life
Bettina Hohls has a daughter and lives in Berlin since 1969. She is very interested in in intercultural communications, especially in Asian culture. She is member of the Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft where she takes part in cultural events.Bettina Hohls is a multiple synesthete.