by Thomas Girst, artnet.
Kouoh was larger than life. And yet as approachable as she was wonderful, so clever, so warm, so serious, so sensual, so bright, so full of charm, so brimming with humor. In her Swiss-German, she oftentimes referred to her conversation partners as “Schätzli” (or “sweetheart”) in the exchange.
It was impossible to have a conversation with her without gaining an insight. She loved life. The gap she leaves behind, no one will fill. Her motto: “It is important, or rather urgent, to focus on women’s voices, this cannot be emphasized enough” never excluded men in the slightest. Kouoh always remained generous when insisting with her concerns.