performance | NATASCHA STELLMACH

VOYAGE | PART 1

November 14, 2022 by nataschastellmach

The work, Free Passage, is the first in the project, VOYAGE, which researches slow travel across the seas and my parents immigration from Germany to Australia. The Queen Frederica pictured above is the ship my parents traveled on in 1967. That’s them standing on the bow. The blog below describes my recent voyage. The project is supported by a juried grant from Stiftung Kunstfonds (German Arts Council). I left Berlin early this August 23rd, 2022 morning for Bremerhaven (an auspicious […]

Categories: news • Tags: neustartkultur, performance, performance art, photography, stiftungkunstfonds, works on paper

THE LETTING GO | NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TV

January 12, 2018 by nataschastellmach

EXCERPT FROM THE DOCUMENTARY “TATTOOS II” Commissioned by Galileo Spezial for German National Commercial Broadcaster Pro 7 Thnx to the inspiring documentary crew from pqpp2. Respect and gratitude to participants Thilo and Alena. Below are Alena’s reflections in the weeks post-session. ENGLISH below Natascha, du hast mich auf eine Reise geschickt! Es steht alles Kopf. Zuerst der Schmerz. Das Tattoo auf meiner Brust, genau da, wo sich alles zusammen zieht, wenn ich KAMPF denke. Es war brutal. Du ganz […]

Categories: news • Tags: body, performance, photography, The Letting Go, vulnerability

EIKON AWARD | AUCTION

November 23, 2017 by nataschastellmach

One week only: Nov 23 – 30, 2017 EIKON AWARD (45+) – AUCTION The three photographs on offer through Eikon are from the Agent Provocateur series, created during performances at art fairs, galleries and Documenta13. Here I invited visitors to choose from one of the countless responses to my controversial 2008 project, Complete Burning Away. I then wrote this on their skin and photographed it. These statements (from vitriol through to praise) critique the merits, ethics and parameters of the […]

Categories: news • Tags: Agent Provocateur, group exhibition, pen tattoo, performance, photography

Natascha Stellmach, Playdate with Valentin, 2017

SILENT GREEN BODY | BERLIN

October 4, 2017 by nataschastellmach

6 Sundays: October 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 & November 5, 2017 12 – 14h silent green Kulturquartier Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin Created by Natascha Stellmach in association with silent green Creative Practitioners: Dino Spiri • Al Chem • Susanne Feld • David Young • Petra Trojan • Natascha Stellmach silent green BODY is a project I’ve created in association with silent green, a unique Berlin cultural space I am passionate about. Now in its second […]

Categories: news • Tags: body, experiential workshop, group exhibition, pen tattoo, performance, personal development, PLAYDATE, somatic practice

F.A.L.D | BERLIN

August 30, 2016 by nataschastellmach

September 14, 2016, from 8pm (20h) till late Kosmetiksalon Babette | Karl-Marx-Allee 36, 10178 Berlin Curated by Natascha Stellmach (as part of Babette’s yearly “This is …” invitation to artists) Artists: Birte Bosse • Boris Eldagsen • Matthew Gingold • GODsDOGs • Susa Pankrath • Thomas Rentmeister • Natascha Stellmach • Lyndal Walker with Melanie Jame Wolf/Savage Amusement “Fuck Art Let’s Dance” is an evening of performance, video and music, exploring diverse conversations with and on the body and invoking […]

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THE LETTING GO | FÜRTH

September 30, 2015 by nataschastellmach

October 10 – November 8, 2015 Kunst Galerie Fürth, Germany | curated by Rebecca Suttner | The Letting Go is part of the group exhibition Skin Stories – Tattoo & Kunst in association with net:works festival. Featuring works by artists Timm Ulrichs, Wim Delvoye, et al, Skin Stories – Tattoo & Kunst goes beyond the pop cultural phenomenon of tattoos to contextualise conceptual body art within the age of digital and social media. The exhibition and events programme is part […]

Categories: news • Tags: bloodline tattoo, catharsis, Kunst Galerie Fürth, mindfulness, performance, photography, The Letting Go, vulnerability

THE LETTING GO | HAMBURG

June 17, 2015 by nataschastellmach

July 25 + 26, 2015. Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg. Performances as part of the exhibition ‘Tattoo’. Project information: ENGLISH / DEUTSCH. PRESS TV – Hamburg 1 | Diese Tattoos verschwinden von selbst Hamburger Abendblatt | Wenn das Museum zur Tätowierstube wird – Review by Heinrich Oehmsen Eingeschrieben mit Blut. Künstlerin Natascha Stellmach tätowiert Sehnsüchte und Ängste | MK&G Pressetext Edit

Categories: news • Tags: bloodline tattoo, catharsis, inkless tattoo, mindfulness, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, performance, photography, The Letting Go, vulnerability

THE LETTING GO | BERLIN

August 31, 2014 by nataschastellmach

September 6 – 7, 2014. Berlin Festival Art Village | curated by Jan Kage. Installation + Performances: 12hrs/day – 13:30 to 01:30 – all sessions booked out. See The Letting Go for more information in English and German, including a short film.

Categories: news • Tags: Berlin Festival, bloodline tattoo, catharsis, installation, Jan Kage, mindfulness, performance, photography, solo exhibition, The Letting Go, vulnerability

I DON’T HAVE A GUN | BERLIN

June 15, 2013 by nataschastellmach

June 7 – August 31, 2013 (exhibition extended) Wagner + Partner Berlin. Supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council | The Aussie-German art darling’s provocative show blends fact with fiction, confronting the contemporary concept of burnout while celebrating renewal. Exberliner, 2013 This solo exhibition and performances is informed by an experience of burnout in the artists’ own life. Stellmach does not dwell on the negative aspects of the syndrome – instead her insights are evocative and hilarious and […]

Categories: news • Tags: alter ego, Australia Council for the Arts, Babes & Bitches, bloodline tattoo, burnout, catharsis, inkless tattoo, installation, performance, photography, solo exhibition, unique, vulnerability, Wagner+Partner

DOCUMENTA(13) | KASSEL

August 2, 2012 by nataschastellmach

Aug 3, 2012. dOCUMENTA(13), Building 42, Hauptbahnhof Kassel | Curated by Critical Art Ensemble. PERFORMANCE – pen tattoos + installation (works from Complete Burning Away) Informed by the controversy around her major project with the ashes of Kurt Cobain, the “tattooed” statements critique the role of the artist and contemporary art in society. Visitors were invited to choose one of the countless responses to Stellmach’s project, but only from a pool of responses which debated “art”. This was then written […]

Categories: news • Tags: catharsis, Documenta, Kurt Cobain, pen tattoo, performance, photography, vulnerability

AGENT PROVOCATEUR | BERLIN

July 5, 2012 by nataschastellmach

July 6, 2012 from 19:00 | Wagner + Partner Berlin. PERFORMANCE – pen tattoos + installation (from Complete Burning Away) Informed by the controversy around her major project with the ashes of Kurt Cobain, the “tattooed” statements critique the role of the artist and contemporary art in society. Visitors were invited to choose one of the countless responses to Stellmach’s project, but only from a pool of responses which debated “art”. This was then written onto their skin by the […]

Categories: news • Tags: Berlin, catharsis, Kunst Kontakter, Kurt Cobain, Kylie Minogue, pen tattoo, performance, photography, Wagner+Partner

Natascha Stellmach, 2012, Annica & Simon wearing Wiseblood, Lisbon, ink on photo rag, 40 x 60cm

AGENT PROVOCATEUR | MELBOURNE

March 30, 2012 by nataschastellmach

PERFORMANCE – photography, pen tattoos, slide show, photo studio (works from Complete Burning Away) | March 30, 2012 | Anna Pappas Gallery Melbourne

Categories: news • Tags: Anna Pappas Gallery, catharsis, Kurt Cobain, Melbourne, pen tattoo, performance, photography

Natascha wearing GibsonGeek93, USA, 2012, ink on photo rag, 40 x 60cm

PULSE | MIAMI

December 1, 2011 by nataschastellmach

SOLO PRESENTATION & PERFORMANCES – photography, works-on-paper, pen tattoos, photo studio (works from Complete Burning Away) | December 1 – 4, 2011 | Wagner + Partner, Booth Impulse 1–105

Categories: news • Tags: art fair, catharsis, Kurt Cobain, Miami, pen tattoo, performance, photography, solo exhibition, unique, Wagner+Partner, works on paper

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