Olivier M. Herter (1995) works as a writer, performer and interdisciplinary artist. His body of work consists of performances, audio stories, essays and award-winning immersive films.
His work has been presented internationally at venues such as the Venice Biennale, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Bozar Brussels, 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. In 2025, he was nominated for the Anil Ramdas Essay Prize.
As an artist and writer, Herter develops a body of work beyond conventional fiction and linear narration. His work hovers between performance, poetry, immersive art and sonic experience. His pieces are immersive, rhythmic and associative compositions, in search of footing in a shifting world.
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