How to Make the Future Unpredictable: 50% PhD concert & seminar | Yann Coppier

How does artistic research on time transforms into an exploration of motion and near-silent compositions, looking into the secret life of a piano as a possibly renewed creation tool? PhD student at the Malmö Academy of Music, composer and sound artist Yann Coppier investigates this question through a concert and a 50% PhD seminar.

Concert: Thursday 4 June 2026, at 19:00
Location: Red Room, IAC
Magnifying the hidden / dormant material landscapes of the piano
Matt Choboter – prepared pianist / inside pianist and creator in time
Yann Coppier – microphonist, electronics and creator in space

50% PhD seminar: Friday 5 June 2026, at 10:00
Location: Red Room, IAC
Defense with opponent Professor Stefania Serafin, Technical University of Denmark and Copenhagen Hearing and Balance Center, Rigshospitalet 

Yann Coppier is a French sound artist, composer and performer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His personal projects within the fields of music and sound art focus on sound qualities within the experimental field while questioning the role of the composer, of the sound artist/designer, of the performer and of the audience. In 2023 Yann has started an artistic research project on the subject of science and art through a PhD at Lund University, with the collaboration of the European Spallation Source (ESS). His subject "How To Make The Future Unpredictable", expands on his previous research on absurd sounds while developing new uses of space, timbre and context as core compositional elements. Focusing on collaborations and co-creations with the scientists, unfolding their dreams about an improbable future.

Visit Yan Coppier's doctoral page at IAC

Visit Yann Coppier’s artist page – studio-ovale.com