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  • Megan Hoetger, PhD
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Megan Hoetger, PhD, Projects

  • Conversational (8)
  • Curatorial (7)
  • Editorial (8)
  • Exhibitionary (4)
  • Presentational (4)
  • Production (5)
  • Workshop (8)
  • Writing (14)
  • Gift Science Archive (7) x

An archive of projects, collaborations, and engagements organized according to typologies of labor performed.

Upcoming

Thought-sounds, in collaboration with Paula Montecinos Oliva and After the siren, before the bell (a traveling sound system by Marissa Lee Benedict and David Rueter). Hosted by de Appel, Amsterdam on 7 April 2025.

“Active Archives. On Performance Curatorial Research and Historiographic Method” in The Routledge Companion to Performance Art, edited by Lucian O’Connor, et al. (Routledge, forthcoming 2025).

“Projections from the Archive. Performances of Cinema, Its Archival Counterapproaches, and Performance Historiography,” in Performance/Archiv, edited by Barbara Büscher, Franz Anton Cramer, and Ulrike Hanstein (VALIE EXPORT Center and University of Arts Linz, forthcoming 2025).

  • giftsciencearchive.net

    2022

    • Editorial

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. At the top, there is a blue banner with several words for the menu, which appear in white. Below, large black text reads

    gsa.net-comm-animation.mp4 

    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. At the top, large black text reads
    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. At the top, large black text reads
    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. At the top, there is a blue banner with several words for the menu, which appear in white. Below, large black text reads
    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. At the top, there is a blue banner with several words for the menu, which appear in white. Below, large black text reads
    White page with vertical pink banners on each side. There is an entry list with four items. The second of those, with the title
    White page with an image occupying the left side. The image shows a hand-drawn poster, where
    White page with pink banners on the left and the right. There is an entry list with four items. The first of those, with the title
    White page with pink banners on the left and the right. There is an entry list with two items. The first of those, with the title
    White page with pink banners on the left and the right. There is an open entry, with the title
    Hand-drawn scheme with text in black and red on top of a pink background. At the top,
    On the left, occupying the majority of the left page, there is a blue block with white text. On the right, there is a hand-drawn scheme in black and red, with six images around it, which were added digitally. Under it, there are two columns of blue text.

    https://www.giftsciencearchive.net 

  • Honouring Sands’s Horsepower

    2022

    • Writing

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    White page with a large photograph in the middle. The photograph shows an indoor space. On the left, there is a person with long hair sitting on top of a table. They face the opposite wall, which is full of drawings and hand-drawn posters. There are bags and others objects and materials on the floor, next to the walls. Above the photograph, large black text reads:
    White page with two images. The left image shows a black grid with some green scribbles. The right image is of a white paper with a purple handwritten sentence, which reads:
    White page with four photographs. One of the photographs shows a person with a microphone touching someone else's wrist, in front of a crowd. The other three show two video installations and a wall with several small photographs and a large handwritten word on top. There are paragraphs of text both above and under the images. On each side of the page, there is a vertical pink banner.

    hshp-scroll-through.mp4 

    hoetger_honouring-sands-s-horsepower.pdf [pdf, 1.56 MB] 

    giftsciencearchive.net/about 

  • COLLABORATION. How can we work together?

    2021

    • Conversational

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    Video player on top of a black background. There is an X on the top left corner of the page and two arrows in opposite directions on the right. Inside the video player, the visible still shows five people sitting around a L shape table. They each have a microphone in front of them.
    Two people sit at a table with microphones in front of them. There is an open laptop in between them. In the foreground, an open laptop is visible on someone's lap. The image on the laptop shows a close-up image of one of the people sitting at the table.
    Three people sit behind a table. They each have a microphone in front of them. The two people on the right look in the direction of the person on the left, who is looking back at them.
    On the left, two people are sitting behind a table with microphones in front of them. On the right, a person stands behind two tripods with cameras. To their left, a screen is mounted on a stand. There are large windows at the back of the room and a blue equipment box.
    This is
    This is

    Sands Murray-Wassink artist website 

    Rijksakademie Open Archive 

  • In Good Company (Horsepower): Materials from the ‘Gift Science Archive’, 1993–present

    2021

    • Exhibitionary

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    Indoor space with white walls and a large purple carpet at the centre. On top of the carpet, there is a L shape white table, with two chairs. On top of the table there is a desktop computer, headphones, a book and other objects. Hanging on the wall, to the left, are nine rows of photograph shelfs, filled with photographs. To the right, there is a tall plant and next to it a large word gratified in brown ink, across the corner of the room. Hanging on top of the graffiti, there is an arrangement of photographs. A white block and a wooden cabinet are visible at the back of the room. A photograph hangs above the cabinet. Hanging from the ceiling, in the middle of the room, there is a piece of see-through purple fabric with words painted in gold.
    A reflection on a glass surface shows a river and buildings on the opposite bank. In purple text, the following text appears:
    A person sits in front of an Apple desktop computer. They have their left hand on their chin and the right hand on the computer mouse. On the table, there is a pair of headphones and a closed spiral bound book. They are looking at a photograph on the desktop screen, which shows four frames hanging on a wall: three rectangular ones and, above them, a triangular one. At the back, there are four rows of photograph shelfs with photographs of green, natural settings; a tall plant and several photographs attached to the wall.
    In a wooden shelf cabinet, there are 6 grey storage boxes with white stickers on the left side. A person, whose hands and forearms are visible, is pulling out the second box from the top.
    Wooden box with two plastic bags with paper and fabric inside. Above the box. There are two grey storage boxes with white stickers on the left side.
    A scribble has been graffitied on a wall in light brown ink. Several photographs and printed pages have been nailed to the wall, some of them partially covering the scribble. Most of these images have
    A piece of black and purple fabric with a flower lies extended on top of a black frame, on top of a white table. On top of the fabric, there is a stack of photographs and a pair of white gloves. A chair is partially visible at the back, next to the table.
    In the middle of a room, on top of a purple carpet, there is a white L shaped table. At the end of the table there is an Apple desktop computer. One person sits at the table, wearing white gloves. They are holding a paper, which they look at. There are other paper materials next to them, as well as several slide photographs on a white surface, which is propped up. Another person stands in front of an open grey box, looking down. There are sheets of paper on both halves of the box.
    A person sits at a table, in front of an Apple desktop computer. They are writing on a notebook. Next to the notebook, there is an open spiral bound book and a pair of headphones. At the forefront, part of an open laptop computer is visible, as well as a lit up box with several slide photographs set on top. At the back of the room, behind the person writing, there is a fridge and a jacket in a coat stand.
    A person sits at a table. In front of them, there are two small stacks of printed materials. They are wearing white gloves and handling one of the sheets of paper. Behind the person, there is a tall plant. To the left, there are 5 rows of photograph shelfs with photographs of green, natural settings.
    Two people sit across from each other at a long white table. They are both wearing white gloves and holding photographs, which they are looking at. There are photo envelopes on the table, a see-through plastic bag and a round white plate with two stars and a word written in black. At the back of the room, there are several photographs on the wall. Behind them, there is a large hand-painted word, which is not fully visible.
    On top of a white surface, there are several photographs and photo envelopes. The hands and arms of two people are visible. They are wearing white gloves and handling the pictures. One of them is putting a stack of photographs inside an envelope, and another touches one of the photographs on the table.
    A person sits on their heels. In front of them, there is an open storage box with a stack of A3 paper. The person is leaning towards this paper, looking down at it. They wear all black, glasses and a face mask.
    This is
    This is

    in-good-company-bulletin.pdf [pdf, 759.32 KB] 

    Sands Murray-Wassink artist website 

  • Without You I’m Nothing (Blue)

    2021

    • Exhibitionary

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    Seen from above, several hand-drawn posters have been set on a grey floor. Two people stand, in different spots, in between the posters. At the back of the room there are other objects, namely an open laptop on the floor.
    Indoor space with white walls and grey floor. Around the room, there is a frame, a photograph installation, an installation of four pieces of textile, a large blue poster, a mirror, another mixed-media installation and a TV screen. These are all hanging or propped against the walls, except for the TV which is on the floor, in one of the corners.
    Indoor space with white walls and grey floor. At the back of the room, filling one of the walls, there are several hand-drawn posters. On the wall on the right-hand side, there is an installation made of several black-and-white photographs. Another two pieces are seen hanging on the opposite wall.
    Indoor space with white walls and grey floor. The visible wall space is filled with hand-drawn posters, hanging from floor to ceiling.
    Indoor space with white walls and grey floor. Around the room, there is a large blue screen, a mirror, a frame, a TV set and a mixed media installation. These are all hanging or propped against the walls, except for the TV which is on the floor, in the right corner. On the large blue screen there is a hand-drawn horse with rounded black text at the top, reading:
    On the floor, several copies of the same image are piled up. A mirror is propped against the wall, showing the reflection of the stack of images.
    In the corner of a room, a TV set lies on the floor, showing an image. To its right, there is a mixed-media piece, made from a large canvas with several pictures, and a piece of brown fabric with golden stars, which is draped on the right side.
    On the right, hanging from an over the door hook, there is a t-shirt, a plastic bag and a handbag. Through the open door, a room is partially visible. There are hand-drawn posters and drawings hanging on the walls, a pink chair, shelfs and other boxes and materials on the floor.
    A person is leaning towards an open box with large sheets of paper, which they are handling. Another person, to the right, observes. At the back of the room, there is an desk with an open laptop and frames hanging on the wall. On the left, posters and drawings hang on the wall. There is also a shelf next to this wall, as well as other materials on the floor.

    without-you-i-m-nothing-blue-list-of-works.pdf [pdf, 202.53 KB] 

    Sands Murray-Wassink artist website 

  • RELATIONSHIPS. Feminist Legacies, Queer Intimacies

    2020 – 21

    • Editorial

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    On top of a table, there are several sticky notes, a photograph, a shell, a rock, pens and highlighters, and a sheet of paper with a photograph of two people and some words in black text. A hand is resting on top of this paper. There is a white digital frame around the photograph.
    Pink page with a digital collage of images and text in the middle. On the top left corner, black text reads:
    Mustard yellow paper with a see-through shape consisting of a rectangle and a semicircle. Inside the rectangle, there is a small, rectangular piece of white paper with the following text:

    rflqi03a.mp4 

    Pink page with a block of text and a black-and-white photograph. The photograph shows a naked person sitting against a wall with their legs open. They are resting their head on their right hand. On the top left corner of the page, black text reads:
    Pink page with three large paragraphs of black text. On the top left corner, larger black text reads:
    Pink page with six paragraphs of text. The first paragraph is black and the remaining text is purple. On the top left corner, larger black text reads:
    Pink page with four photographs. These photographs show the same two people posing for the camera, in selfie pose. They have a scarf wrapped around them. The photograph was taken in an indoor space. A ladder is partially visible on the two photographs at the bottom. On the top left corner, large black text reads:
    Pink page with some text and an image. The image shows a screenshot of an Instagram post, with the caption and comments appearing in a white column on right side. On the top left corner, large black text reads:
    A black garment with fringes is partially visible, with three other images digitally juxtaposed. One of them is a photograph of a black-and-white hand-drawn poster with a horse. Above the horse, the largest text reads
    A black garment with fringes is partially visible. The fringes appear at the center, whilst the edges of the fabric appear at the bottom and at the top. In the middle, an image with a drawing of a skull had been digitally juxtaposed. Above the skull

    rflqi03b.mp4 

    Sands Murray-Wassink artist website 

    Aimar and Sands (Sands Music for us = Black & White) 2020 

    RELATIONSHIPS - full epistolary exchange 

  • VALUE. What is trash? What is trashy but valuable?

    2020

    • Conversational

    Part of:Gift Science Archive

    Eight people sit in line. The person on the right is holding paper and looking down at it. The other people look in their direction. Behind them, there is a wall with drawings and hand-drawn posters. A group of people sits on the floor, facing the eight people who sit on chairs.
    Five people sit in line. Behind them, there is a wall with drawings and hand-drawn posters.
    Two people sit next to each other, facing each other. Behind them, there is a wall with drawings and hand-drawn posters.
    A few people sit in line. The three people in the middle are looking at each other and laughing. Behind them, there is a wall with drawings and hand-drawn posters. Two other people, whose heads are visible, are sitting on the floor in front of them.
    In an indoor space, there are three rectangular frames hanging next to each other, each with two photographs and some text in black. Right on top, there is a yellow triangular frame with three photographs. Below them, there is a low table with a projector, whose light shines towards the camera. One person sits to the left and three people to the right of the projector. The person on the left looks behind, towards the left, to a large white poster with black text, which hangs on the wall. In front of them, there are other people, whose upper bodies are partially visible.
    A few people sit in line. Two of them are leaning forward, supporting their elbows on their knees. They lean towards the people who are sitting on the floor, facing them. One of the people on the floor is gesturing with their hands. The other people look towards them.
    This is
    This is

    Sands Murray-Wassink artist website