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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) x
  • Writing (14)

The pedagogical labor of creating contexts and making spaces for learning-by-doing.

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

Upcoming

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

“Projections from the Archive. On Performances of Cinema, Its Archival Counterapproaches, and Performance Historiography,” in Relational Acts: Performance Practices and Media of Documentation, edited by Barbara Büscher, Franz Anton Cramer, and Ulrike Hanstein (Berlin: De Gruyter, forthcoming 2025).

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 3 November 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 

  • Is Isolation a Form of Experience?

    2023

    • Workshop
    A group of people sit cross-legged on the floor. They are facing another person, who is on the spotlight. Behind them, a webpage is being projected on a large screen.
    A person sits on their heels in front of several art supplies. They face the curtains, to the back of the space.
    A person paints a sheet of paper on the floor. Around them, there are several other drawings. A group of people sit crossed-legged around the painter and the drawings, watching.
    A large projected image shows a website page with an image and some text. The image shows a torso with the words

    iife03a-simon-e-van-saarloos.mp4 

    Two hands, wearing white gloves, hold a large white sheet of paper, which reads
    Four people pose behind several colourful sheets of paper with drawings, which are arranged in a circle on the floor. In the middle of the drawings, there is a pillow.

    workshop-handout.pdf [pdf, 1.28 MB] 

    “Contagious & Queer” curatorial essay 

  • Socialist Collectivity and the Aesthetics of (Dys)functionality

    2022

    • Workshop

    Part of:When Technology Was Female

    In a university room, four people sit around tables set up in a U shape. At the front, a person is standing up or slightly resting against a table. A slide with two black and white photographs is being projected behind them.
    A laptop screen is partially visible, with several photo files open on the desktop. Behind it, five people sit around tables in a university room.
    Two text print outs have been set on a table. A thick yellow highlighter lays on top. In the background, five other people sit around other tables, looking in the same direction.
    Open laptop computer, showing a desktop with several open image files. Two text printouts are laying next to the computer.
    Website section showing three images with descriptions.
    Website section showing some text and two images, which appear inside blue blocks.
    Website section showing eighteen photographs, mostly in black-and-white, inside blue blocks.
    Website section showing two images and a text. Part of the text and the two images appear inside a green block.
    Website section showing nineteen photographs, which appear inside green blocks.
    Listen to Altmann Talk Me Through-ep01 by Mhoetger #np on #SoundCloud
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    Listen to Altmann Talk Me Through-ep02 by Mhoetger #np on #SoundCloud
    Listen to Altmann Talk Me Through-ep02 by Mhoetger #np on #SoundCloud
    Listen to Altmann Talk Me Through-ep03 by Mhoetger #np on #SoundCloud
    Listen to Altmann Talk Me Through-ep03 by Mhoetger #np on #SoundCloud

    makarenko_his-life-and-work.pdf [pdf, 12.65 MB] 

    popper_platos-political-programme-v-vi.pdf [pdf, 7.88 MB] 

    lutz-gentsch-passages.pdf [pdf, 115.43 KB] 

    Three Seminars from ‘When Technology Was Female’ 

  • 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 

  • 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] 

  • Archiving Club Cultures from Late Socialism through the Era of ‘Social Distancing’

    2021 – 22

    • Workshop
    A photograph of a mirror ball, reflecting lights in different colours on the ceiling, occupies the top half of a white page. At the bottom, large black text reads:
    Across an empty square, a building is visible. On the left, channel letters spell out
    Empty street. Two buildings are visible, a brown building and a terracotta one, with a green tower. There are several cars parked in front of the second building and some bare trees along the street. The sky is cloudy.
    A large terracotta bricked building is visible across a courtyard. On the ground floor, the building has green doors. There are six trees in bloom in the courtyard. Two cars are parked underneath them. The word
    Exhibition space with several installations. At the back, there is an image being projected on a wall, and a large doll dressed as a jester. There are photographs on the side wall and a table emitting some light. A plastic shape, resembling a dress, hangs next to it. At the centre of the space, another table has a propped up brochure.
    Three people wearing face masks look at a poster lying on a table. There are other posters stacked underneath. Behind the table, there is a large shelf with several grey and white boxes. Other rows of shelfs are partially visible behind it.
    Dark 2D map with some spots marked with red, yellow, pink and blue pins. There is a pink line connecting three of the pink pins. A large white block with some black text and a black-and-white photograph is connected to one of the blue pins.
    On a landscape digital white page, there are four square images. Three of them contain imperfect circles, two red and one yellow. Another is a photograph of a series of lines coming from a centre point, and making up a round shape. To the left, there is a column of black text.
    On a landscape digital white page, there are four images, occupying the bottom half of the page. A text, written in black, appears above them.
    Two images appear side by side. On the left, there is an illustrated poster with the words

    archiving-club-cultures_-curriculum-plan.pdf [pdf, 55.5 KB] 

    Susanne Altmann interview 

    Scoring Elusive Archives 

  • Lively Archives: Activating Performance Archives and the Performativity of Archival Methods

    2021

    • Workshop
    A group of people sits around low tables. At the front, a screen shows a projected image. Someone sits to the right of the screen. One of the people is on top of a table, and stretches themselves to reach something on a nearby table.
    A group of people sits around low tables or on the floor, which is on a higher level, on par with the tables. One of the people lies, belly down, on their elbows and another person lies on their side. People are grouped in twos and are engaging in conversation.
    An open laptop screen shows an open website with a white background, two images and some text. Behind it, a group of people sits around low tables or on the floor, which is on a higher level, on par with the tables.

    lively-archives-slides.pdf [pdf, 7.5 MB] 

    cultures-d-avenir-full-program.pdf [pdf, 915.99 KB] 

  • Performative Writing as Documentation

    2020 – 23

    • Workshop
    Five people sit on the floor, looking up at a small screen with the image of a person with long hair, dressed in a red dress. The screen is hung to the wall, and there are several shelfs with books around it.
    Several people, wearing face masks, sit in four rows of tribute sitting. Many seats are left empty. There is a floor lamp at the back. The only visible wall has a large black-and-white photograph as wallpaper.
    Indoor space with large windows. There is a stage-like structure with two levels. There are several signs on poles, set on this structure. They have yellow backgrounds, an illustration and a word underneath. The words appear in different languages and in the illustrations several animals appear: a rat, fishes, a turtle, etc. There are six people sitting on the first level.
    A group of people lay back on bean bags, looking at a large screen. The screen shows the image of a tree in a field. The tree leans to the left. The room is dark.
    A person is sitting on a red bean bag next to a structure that is closed off with a purple textile. The person is leafing through a book. There are two other pillows, one of which says
    In an indoor space, three people sit on a bench, facing the same direction. Behind them, there is a large screen, seen from the back, and a sentence in green neon lights, which hangs on a wall.
    In a lofty indoor space, a person sits in front of a screen, which hangs from the ceiling. There is a monitor in front of the screen, which they look towards. There is a black column in the space, visible at the front, and a mezzanine level, visible at the back.
    Four people sit or stand next to a table. One of the people is pointing at the screen of a grey laptop, which is open on the table. There is a cup, an open bag of crisps and a sheet of paper also on the table.
    A person is sitting in front of a large screen. On the screen, a text in white is being projected.

    sndo-sample-syllabus-dec-2021.pdf [pdf, 131.56 KB]