Leli Hoch was born in Germany into a family of artists, writers and musicians. She lives in Stanford, South Africa.
She studied Sociology, Psychology and Educational Sciences.
Working in the outdoor tourism industry led to living an adventurous life in intimate connection with nature and, closing the circle of her roots, initiated her into working as a artist.

Artist Statement

“My artistic methodology investigates how the material world records processes of transformation. How does transformation become inscribed in matter?

I long to find a way of understanding transformation that is simultaneously geological, ecological, material, poetic… and human.

I begin with a place, material or phenomenon that holds evidence of change, investigating it through observation, walking, direct encounter, scientific inquiry, poetic reflection, conversation and material experimentation. For me these are complementary ways of understanding the world. Rather than using science to explain the work, I think with scientific processes, translating them into material actions that allow each artwork to become a form of inquiry rather than illustration.

Each project unfolds as an open investigation, I use artistic practice to ask questions, test relationships and uncover patterns that connect different scales of time, matter and our encounters with the material world. Each work remains intentionally unresolved, acknowledging that knowledge is always partial, layered and continually evolving.”

Leli Hoch is one of the founders of the Tankwa Artscape Residency and the founder and facilitator of Bodhi Khaya Residency South Africa www.bodhikhayaresidency.co.za 
She works as a curator for several art galleries in the Western Cape, SA