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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) x
  • Workshop (8)
  • Writing (14)

The on-the-ground labor of making projects and processes come to life (as radio shows, performances, films, and so on).

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).

  • Episode #1: Decipher Me or I Shall Devour You

    2024

    • Production

    Part of:Sonic Feminist Fabulations

    A hand hovers over a small basket, possibly made from cotton or similar material. The basket is set on a dark table. The hand of someone else, sitting across, rests on the table.
    A number of round tarot cards have been set with no apparent order on top of a dark table. Someone is holding a card with both hands, while the person sitting across from them appears to be touching or picking a card. Next to the cards, two sound decks are partially visible.
    Two hands, belonging to two people sitting across from each other, are touching the same tarot card. Around it, there are other cards.
    A screen on a stand shows a table filmed from above. The arms of two people, sitting across from each other, rest on the table. There is also a sheet of paper with handwritten notes and a stack of round tarot cards. The screen is set in a wood-panelled room with some wall decoration.
    Two people sit across from each other. In between them there is a table with drinks and paper materials. One of them takes a sip from a beer. At the back, there is a screen on a stand, showing a table filmed from above. In this image, someone rests their arms on the table, with their palms facing up. Someone is sitting across from them. There is a sheet of paper and a stack of round tarot cards.
    A person stands behind a DJ booth. They are adjusting one of the decks. Next to the decks there is a light box, which emits a bright white light.
    On top of a light box, there are two coil spirals and a small sound deck with knobs. A hand can be seen holding an object, placed on top of one of the spirals.
    A person stands in a dark DJ booth, adjusting the knobs on a DJ deck. To their right, a bright light shines upwards from a light box that is set next to the deck.

    sffepone02d.mp4 

    A photo of sound equipment and a microphone set on the floor fill up the whole page. On the top left corner, we can see the bottom half of a person squatting down. Beneath them, black text reads:
    Next to a sound deck, two people are looking through a newspaper and smiling. They are in an indoor space after dark, possibly a bar or a cafe.
    Round tarot card. On its outer edge, a

    Break the Algorithm interview 

    Paula Montecinos Oliva artist website 

    Sonic Feminist Fabulations website 

  • Sonic Feminist Fabulations, episode #0

    2024

    • Production

    Part of:Sonic Feminist Fabulations

    Arrangement of colourful sticky notes, stuck to a white surface. The legible ones read:
    Detail of an arrangement of colourful sticky notes, stuck to a large white sheet of paper that is laid on the floor. On the left, there are some handwritten notes in orange. The legible sticky notes read:
    Decks and other sound equipment have been set in two low tables and on the floor. A person can be seen squatting next to the larger structure, using a laptop. Someone else is sat by the wall, with a laptop to the left and a deck to the right, which they are adjusting.
    In the backgroud, a person dressed in black is squatting in front of a sound deck and a computer, which they are using. They are holding a microphone to their mouth. At the front, a red coil spiral is stuck to the floor. A thin cable is attached to its center with purple table. Throughout the rest of the space, other sound equipment and colourful cables lie on the floor.
    Two people seem to be playing with a sound installation consisting of two coil spirals stuck to the floor. There are cables attached to both spirals. A booklet is open next to one of them. In the background, a person is lying on the floor. They have their elbows on a pillow and are reading a book or a magazine.
    A coil spiral has been stuck to the white floor with a transparent plastic. There are two cables attached to it, one to the centre and the other to the edge. A person can partially be seen sitting next to it. With their left hand they are holding a small yellow heptagon structure against the spiral. With their right hand, they are touching the spiral through the middle of the structure.

    sffepzero04b.mp4 

    Close-up of two coil spirals, stuck to the white floor with a transparent plastic. There are wires coming from each of these spirals, and another wire connecting them both. The arms and a foot of two people can be seen. One person holds a microphone to a magnet, that they have set on one of the spirals. The other person touches the centre of the other spiral.
    A group of people is sitting on the floor or on chairs. They are all facing the same direction. At the front, two people are sitting close together. One of them points to something on the floor, and the other, looking in that direction, holds a microphone to their mouth.
    A person is lying supine on a large black cushion. They have short hair and are wearing a grey sweater. Their hands are covering their ears and their eyes are closed.
    Three people are sitting or lying on black cushions on the floor, next to a white wall. They are sitting in different positions, but are all holding their hands to their ears.
    A red and white spiral that fills up the whole cover of a publication, with its centre slightly to the right. In between the spiral, the title of the publication can be read on the left:
    A booklet lies open, showing two white pages, each with some text and a line illustration, in dark red. On the left page the title reads:
    Round tarot card. In its outer edge, we can read

    Episode no. 0 listen-back with Radio WORM 

    Paula Montecinos Oliva artist website 

    Sonic Feminist Fabulations website 

  • ZWARTE IBIS

    2023 – 24

    • Production
    A group of people appear to be holding a young feminine-presenting person. Two hands hold her face. Below her face,
    At the bottom of the stairs a
    A child and an adult person sit at a table. In front of them, a camera on a gimbal has been left on the table.
    Group of people. Some are talking to each other.
    Close-up of two people holding hands. A sofa appears in the background.
    Three singing bowls have been set on a surface, below a microphone. Behind them, someone sits on their heels, with their hands on their knees.
    An audience sits in an auditorium. On stage, five people sit in two sofas and a chair, having a discussion. The Melkweg logo is being projected above them.
    A person is behind the decks, which they are adjusting. A black and white keffiyeh lays in front of the decks.
    Several deck chairs face a large outdoor screen, onto which a film is being projected. On screen, a feminine-presenting person rests their face on a door frame.
    A film is being projected in a cinema room. On screen, someone is submerged up to their chest in the ocean. A subtitle reads:
    Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
    Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.

    musoke-nalwoga-zwarte-ibis-already-and-forthcoming.pdf [pdf, 893.84 KB] 

    ZWARTE IBIS in the making 

    Black Speaks Back homepage 

  • The Actress

    2021 – 23

    • Production
    Curtain printed with a montage of several word documents. There is a large cross on top of the image occupying the right half of the curtain. On the wall, next to it, a black text reads:
    Three hanging pieces of fabric have black text printed in different sizes.

    teaser-the-actress-04.mp4 

    teaser-the-actress-03.mp4 

    At the end of a room, a large screen shows the image of a person with a short fringe and long straight hair. Their head is tilted to the left, resting on their left fingers. In the room, a person sits near one of the walls. They are facing a different direction than that of the screen.
    Two people appear, as separate images, against a black background. One is an older child with long hair, facing the camera, and the other a person leaning back. They are only visible from the torso up.
    Two people appear, as separate images, against a black background. They both appear to be on stage, with a spotlight on them. On the left, a young person with long hair sits on their heels, reading a piece of paper. More paper lies on the floor in front of them. On the right, the other person is at the distance, standing up straight.
    Two images appear, separately, against a black background. On the left, in high transparency, a young person with long hair sits on their heels, reading a piece of paper. More paper lies on the floor in front of them. On the right, a sheet of paper appears in front of the camera. Behind it, there is a microphone stand and a few people.
    A large screen shows the image of a person with a short fringe and long straight hair. They are leaning to the left and have their eyes closed. In front of them, held horizontally, two palms are held against each other.

    ta-animation.mp4 

    Two images appear at the centre of a beige background. On the left, the image shows fragments of a text. On the right, a finger points at a line of text on a sheet of paper. Under them, two yellow buttons read, respectively,
    Four stacks of word documents have been imposed digitally on a beige background.

    gkv_aimee_zito_lema_becket_mwn_hand-out_a4_p_file_en.pdf [pdf, 1.96 MB] 

    the-actresses_curatorial-note.pdf [pdf, 66.37 KB] 

    the-actress_becket-essay_aimee-notations.pdf [pdf, 2.27 MB] 

    the-actress_interview-with-camila_becket-notations.pdf [pdf, 3.63 MB] 

    Grazer Kunstverein  

    The Actress(es) studio page 

  • Black Revelry Quiet Storm

    2020 – 21

    • Production

    Part of:Black Revelry

    A person sits at a table, in front of a large red microphone. They are wearing headphones. On the table, there are several wires, an open notebook and a pen, a blue bottle, an Evian bottle and several other objects. Behind them, a courtyard and two cars are visible through the large windows.
    On top of a table, there is a laptop, two headphones, several wires and a vinyl cover. Under the items, there is a table cloth with the words
    Three square images are overlaid on top of a grey background. The middle image is a collage with two photographs, one of which has
    online radio dedicated to the arts visit our website for an overview of shows and an indexed archive
    online radio dedicated to the arts visit our website for an overview of shows and an indexed archive

    Recommended reading: Sent 

    dublab guest session: Gathering 

    dublab guest session: Dispersal 

    dublab guest session: Frequency