Irene Moon

Irene Moon
Birth nameKatja Seltmann
GenresAvant-garde, noise, electronica, DIY
Occupation(s)Artist, entomologist, musician, lecturer
Instrument(s)Vocals, synthesizers, drum machine, samples
Years active1996–present
LabelsBegonia Society, Surefire, Ignivomous, Carbon Records, APOP Records, Yod, Armageddon Record Shop, fusetron, tomentosa, RRRecords, Eclipse Records, Mimaroglu Music Sales, White Denim
Websitebegoniasociety.org Edit this at Wikidata

Irene Moon (born Katja Seltmann) is an American entomologist, performance artist, musician, playwright, actor, and filmmaker. She has published in the field of entomology as Katja Seltmann,[1] and is the current director of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration[2] at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

However, she is best known for her alter-ego Irene Moon, under which name she has released a series of musical recordings,[3] performance art-entomology lectures,[4] insect/human hybrid dolls[5] and Auk Theatre, a cycle of absurdist-horror plays that she writes and performs.[6] She has also toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe in all of these capacities.[7] From 2015 to 2020, she co-hosted with Yon Visell the weekly science and music radio program Unknown Territories, on KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara.

  1. ^ "Begonia Society". Codex.begoniasociety.org. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration". ccber.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2018.[failed verification]
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Collection Redirection". Begoniasociety.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Andy Ortmann. "Spreading her wings: Irene Moon's music is cross-pollinated with the eye of an entomologist" (PDF). Begoniasociety.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "collection redirection". Begoniasociety.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "Begonia Society Events". Begoniasociety.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.