Olivier M. Herter (1995) works as a writer, performer and interdisciplinary artist.
His work has been presented internationally at venues such as the Venice Biennale, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, South by Southwest, Eye Filmmuseum and the Dutch National Opera.
In 2020, he graduated from the Institute of Performative Arts in Maastricht, The Netherlands. That same year, he was artist-in-residence with composer Boris de Klerk at the renowned club De School in Amsterdam. In 2023, his collaboration with Studio Nergens on Songs for a Passerby—a poetic VR experience—was awarded the Venice Immersive Grand Prize at the 80th Venice Film Festival.
As a writer, Herter develops a non-narrative text repertoire. Rather than telling stories, his texts create immersive, mental architectures—rhythmic and associative compositions where speakers search for footing in a shifting world. His work often hovers between performance, poetry and sonic experience, inviting the audience into moments of resonance, immersion and reflection beyond linear narrative.
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