MariekeMcKenna
Marieke McKenna is a Scottish-Dutch philosopher, artist, historian, researcher and curator based between the Netherlands and the U.K.
Her interdisciplinary work explores metaphysics, phenomenology, consciousness studies, ecology, creativity and philosophies of nature through research, artistic practice, storytelling and sound. It moves between academia, music, performance, mythology, radio and embodied forms of knowledge.
- Art & PerformanceLecture-performances, spoken word and immersive work for museums and festivals.
- Philosophy & ResearchMetaphysics, consciousness, philosophies of nature and the history of dreaming.
- Music & RadioA national radio show, an ethnomusicological podcast, DJ sets and sonic collage.
- Public Speaking & HostingLectures, panels, festival stages and more than two hundred interviews.
- Creative EntrepreneurshipThe independent record label Mink Records, a studio complex in a nuclear bunker, and artistic direction of cultural programmes.
- WritingEssays on dreaming, imagination and inner space, some written by hand.
Listena performance in full
An immersive spoken-word performance with live sonic dramaturgy, inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses and its reinterpretation throughout art and history.
Now & forthcoming
- 2–4 Oct 2026Waag Futurelab, AmsterdamGuiding voice in Timeless Tides by Kurina Sohn & Dr. Leila Salvesen, part of NeuroNarratives.
- Every other SundayStrandhuis hito, ScheveningenEntropy Sessions, live music nights on the beach, programmed as Head of Music & Culture.
- Nov 2026Museum Beelden aan Zee × Strandhuis hitoCulinary film afternoons around the Giacometti exhibition: a guided tour in the museum, then The Final Portrait on the beach.
- Nov 2027De Groene AmsterdammerEvent production & cultural programming for the 150th anniversary of the oldest weekly magazine in the Netherlands.
In the press
Whether she is running a label, doing research, opening a bunker or launching a new music series, McKenna is always looking for ways to connect people, ideas and sounds.3voor12 Den Haag (VPRO), 2026, translated from Dutch
Newsletter
New essays and news, by letter
From my cabinet of curiosities
A turning sphere of images I collect: sky discs, star charts, spirals, shells and suns.