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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)
  • Zone Collective (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).

  • Studies in Character Development

    2024

    • Workshop

    Part of:Zone Collective

    character-studies-preview.mp4 

    Two hands hold a book open. Across the two pages, there is a photograph of objects on top of a black background. A red lego is discernible in the middle. White text appears at the bottom, on both pages.
    Two hands hold a book open. The left page is black, with white text at the bottom. The right page has a blurry image with a diagram, handwritten in black, on top. There is some text, written digitally in black, at the bottom.
    Four people sit around a table, on top of which there is printed material and pens and pencils. There two overhead projectors, one on each side of the table, projecting images to a wall. One of the people is writing on a sheet of paper, whose image is being projected on the wall.
    Handwritten notes, in several colours, have been written in a transparency sheet and left on top of an overhead projector's stage. A hand is partially visible, holding the corner of the sheet.
    A person's hands and arms are partially visible. They are writing, with a purple marker, on a transparency sheet, under a photograph. The sheet is on an overhead projector's stage.
    Several sheets of handwritten notes and printouts with notes have been laid on a table.
    A white sheet of paper with notes and drawings is at the edge of a table. There are pens and pencils around it. The hand of the person sitting in front of the sheet can be see on the bottom right corner.
    Several sheets with handwritten notes, printouts with notes and a photograph have been laid on a table. There are also pens and pencils, three glass and two scissors. Five people are partially visible around the table.
    Several sheets with handwritten notes, printouts with notes and a photograph have been laid on a table. There are also pens and pencils, a glass and a can of beer. Three people are partially visible around the table, one of them has their hand on top of one of the sheets.
    Several sheets with handwritten notes, printouts with notes and a photograph have been laid on a table. There are also pens and pencils, a smartphone and a can of beer. The laps and arms of three people, who are sitting around the table, are visible.

    character-studies-reading-1.mp4 

  • Collective Annotation Sessions

    2022 – ongoing

    • Workshop

    Part of:Zone Collective

    Two people sit in front of a projection and a flip chart easel. On a table, in front of them, there is an overhead projector and several sheets of paper and other printed material.
    Two people sit facing the same direction. Behind them, there is wall projection of a red block with the words
    Three people are next to a table. Two are sitting and one is standing up. On the table, there are sheets of paper with handwritten notes and an overhead projector.
    A person stands in front of a projection of a black-and-white diagram.
    A white sheet of paper with notes, handwritten in different colours, has been stuck to the wall with two thin strips of black tape.
    A person is leaning over an overhead projector. They are making notes on the sheet on the projector's stage. The image is being projected behind them. Next to the projection, a white sheet of paper with notes, handwritten in different colours, has been stuck to the wall with two thin strips of black tape.
    At the end of a long table, on top of which there are several sheets of paper, a person is leaning over an overhead projector. They are making notes on the sheet on the projector's stage. Next to them, someone stands in front of a flip chart easel.

    “Şimdicilik”ten şimdinin siyasetine doğru 

    Beyoğlu’nun yeni failleri 

  • Notes from the Table. A Not-Yet Manifesto

    2022

    • Writing

    Part of:Zone Collective

    Scans of a list and of a diagram appear next to each other. There are blocks of transparent yellow across the top of the list and bottom of the diagram. The words
    Black-and-white diagram, with a block which reads
    Black and purple diagram.
    Three images have been overlaid. At the back, a diagram has its blocks empty. At the front, two images with notes in blue and red have been superimposed.
    Close-up of diagram, where the words
    Close-up of diagram, where the words

    Notes from the Table. A Not-Yet Manifesto 

  • Zoning Play Complex

    2022

    • Workshop

    Part of:Zone Collective

    Six people sit around a rectangular table. There is a spotlight shining on the table; the space around it is in the dark.
    Two people sit behind a long table, with several objects. The person on the right has their laptop open on the table. Two structures hang from the ceiling to the right of the table.
    Five people sit around two rectangular tables, engaging in conversation. There is a spotlight shining on the table; the space around it is in the dark. Bowls, plates, mugs and cutlery are set on the table. A board with bread and dip is partially visible.
    A person sits in tribute seating, wearing a headset and holding a plate. Another person walks behind them.
    A person sits in tribute seating, with their left leg crossed. They are wearing headphones and holding a white cup. Around them, there are several installations hanging from above, mostly made from legos. Two of them have small cartoon eyes attached.
    Hanging installation, made from legos: at the bottom, a long red lego has been left horizontal. A brown and yellow lego with two eye cartoon stickers has been placed vertically slightly higher, in front. Behind it, other hanging structures are discernible, as well as a table with a few plates with food.
    A small white porcelain bowl has several white paper strips with zig zag edges in it. Around it, there is a paper with
    Table with three different printed materials, a pen, a white paper strip with zigzag edges and the edge of a plate. The printed materials are either white or black, and have text printed on.
    Five people sit around a table. The person facing the camera gesticulates with their hands, while the others look in their direction. There is food on the table, as well as cutlery, crockery and other paper materials. Two people sit on the floor, also looking towards the person gesticulating.
    A transparency sheet with handwritten notes is being projected on a tiled wall. The larger sentence, in red, reads:

    zpc-briefing.pdf [pdf, 71.39 KB] 

    zpc-menu.pdf [pdf, 50.88 KB] 

    zpc-placemat-position1.pdf [pdf, 22.07 KB] 

  • Cinema for Houseboats

    2021

    • Curatorial

    Part of:Zone Collective

    On a deck, a group of people stand or sit in front of a screen where something is being projected. To their right, there is a playground with a slide, next to which two children and two adults are sitting. In the background, behind the screen, there is a river and two large buildings on the other bank. The sky is dark and several of the windows in the buildings have lights on.
    On a beige road, six creatures follow a smaller one. The body of the larger creatures is drawn as a white square, with two small round feet, a white semicircle for a wing, a black blob for the tail and a blue beak or antenna. The smaller one is rounder, drawn in blue and white. There are two tall telephone poles next to the road.
    Two rows of white squares, each with a L shaped leg underneath, and a blue horn on top, seemingly make up the body of a creature. On the bottom one, two semicircles and a black dot have been drawn to the left and to the right, facing the left side, seeming to represent the nose and an eye. On the top row, the semicircle faces the right. Besides the legs and the horn, there are also two thick black lines, near each of the legs.
    On a deck, viewed from above, a group of people stand or sit in front of a screen where something is being projected. To their right, there is a slide. In front of the screen, there is a red playground overhead ladder, behind which someone is standing, wearing headphones. In the background, behind the screen, there is a river and two large buildings on the other bank. It is dark and several of the windows in the buildings have lights on.
    A group of people is either standing or sitting, all facing the same direction. Behind them, there is an overhead ladder and other playground equipment. It is dark, and at the back, two buildings have several windows with the lights on.
    Photograph of a person, on top of which eyebrows and a moustache have been drawn in pen. These are exaggerated in size, much bigger than the face of the person.
    Two overhead projectors are projecting images on the wall. A person stands next to them, adjusting the contents on the stage of the left projector. Besides the table on top of which the protectors have been set, there are other tables in the space. The back of a person and the bottom leg of another one, who are sitting around these tables, are visible in the picture.

    more info on Vlado Kristl 

  • Drawing the Archive

    2021

    • Presentational

    Part of:Zone Collective

    On top of a overhead project's stage, someone is making notes in red on a piece of glass. Underneath it, there is a printed text.
    Two people stand behind a long table, each next to one of the two overhead projectors. They both look at things on the table, on which several other printed materials have been laid. The projectors are shining a light behind the two people, but no image is being projected. At the centre of the image, there is a dark grey triangle inside a grey circle, to indicate a
    Four people stand around a table, on top of which there is an overhead projector and other materials. On the wall, two projections show documents with handwritten notes.
    Four people stand around a table, on top of which there are two overhead projectors and other materials. On the wall, two projections show documents with handwritten notes.
    Section of text. The first two lines read
    A television box has been set on a black plinth. Behind it, there are beige curtains a white wall, onto which a text is being projected.

    dta-session-2_excerpt01.mp4 

    dta-session-2_excerpt02.mp4 

  • Shadow Zones: Experimental Cinema History in Yugoslavia; or, a Cinema and a History Made and Unmade by Maps

    2021

    • Exhibitionary

    Part of:Zone Collective

    Rectangular collage with three sections, each a triangle. At the top, in black-and-white, a photograph shows the top of a person's head and the top of a film projector. The middle section is made out of sections of three different word documents. The left one shows a text highlighted in blue, the middle one a diagram which leads to the word
    Ground level view of building front, with a glass door and a glass floor to ceiling window with letterbox. On the floor, window side, there is a square light box, in which
    Small indoor space with large beige curtain. Next to the curtain, there is a large white textile with a printed diagram hanging from near the ceiling. On each side of the curtains, there is one television box on a plinth. Across, two overhead projectors are projecting on the opposite wall. At the front, there is a table with other printed materials.
    A grey curtain occupies two thirds of the image. To the left, a table with books and other printed materials is visible. An image and some text is being projected on the wall next to it.
    In a dark room, two overhead projectors project two images. On the left, an old document on beige paper. On the right, a blue photograph with a close-up of a person's face and some text in black around it.
    Overhead projector, shining a strong light towards its stage. Behind it, there is large beige curtain and a white textile with a printed diagram hanging from near the ceiling. In front of the curtain, there is one television box on a plinth.
    Table seen from above. Laid on the table are several photographs, printed texts, booklets and a few old photo slides.
    Table seen from above. Laid on the table are several photographs and other printed material.
    On a table with black cloth, two transparency sheets with black text have been left on top of a white booklet. The title of the right transparency sheet is
    Table seen from above. On the table, there is a tablet on which the image of a masculine-presenting person gesticulating with their left hand can be seen. There are subtitles on the image. A set of headphones has been connected to the device, and lays on the table next to it. Other books and printed material can also be seen on the table.
    Small indoor space with large beige curtain. Next to the curtain, there is a large white textile with a printed diagram hanging from near the ceiling. A group of people, either sitting or standing up, faces the direction of two overhead projectors. There is also a table with printed material on top.
    A wall text appears at the bottom of a wall; the first line appears on the wall, with the remaining of the text on the beige floor. To the left, a white plinth remains empty. The text reads

    sz-walkthrough.mp4 

    shadow-zones-handout.pdf [pdf, 230.02 KB]