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The Letting Go Natascha Stellmach

MFA | MELBOURNE UNI

June 14, 2019 by nataschastellmach

Successful completion of my Master of Fine Art (Interdisciplinary Practice) I’m pleased to announce that Melbourne University have awarded my research (on longstanding project, The Letting Go) with a distinguished H1. An introduction to the work is below. The exegesis can be accessed here: Naked Awareness: The Private Performance of Inscribing Skin Deepest gratitude to all those who supported this endeavour: all thanked in the exegesis acknowledgements (& below). There is indeed wonder in our wounds. NAKED AWARENESS: THE PRIVATE […]

Categories: news • Tags: bloodline tattoo, body, identity, impermanence, performance art, photography, ritual tattoo, self-awareness, selfie, The Letting Go, vulnerability

TAGESPIEGEL | GERMANY

November 4, 2018 by nataschastellmach

Categories: news • Tags: body, frottage, group exhibition, identity, photography, The Letting Go, vulnerability, Wagner+Partner, 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

KÖRPER*SELBST | BERLIN

October 16, 2016 by nataschastellmach

October 21 – November 19, 2016. Wagner+Partner | Berlin What does it mean, to have a body and to form an identity? This group exhibition addresses this question in numerous ways: through photography, installation, film and painting – and by artists across three generations. Artists: Andreea Cioran • Izabella Gustowska • Ren Hang • Eckart Hahn • Natascha Stellmach Stellmach’s floor to ceiling installation of a selection of photographs and testimonials from The Letting Go** reveal participants’ oft-fragile and frequently powerful […]

Categories: news • Tags: bloodline tattoo, group exhibition, installation, mindfulness, photography, The Letting Go, Wagner+Partner

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

UNSEEN 2014 | AMSTERDAM

September 9, 2014 by nataschastellmach

September 18 – 21, 2014. Wagner+Partner, Booth 32, Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam | with artist Miklos Gaál. Known for creating socially critical works that blur the boundaries of the personal, historical and imaginary – each of the new works in Stellmach’s ongoing series, I Don’t Have a Gun begins with a single film frame, scanned from the artist’s 1970’s Super-8 home movies inclusive of its black edges. Following detailed intervention by Stellmach, the result becomes a rousing exploration of self-image, […]

Categories: news • Tags: 2 person exhibition, alter ego, Babes & Bitches, bloodline tattoos, catharsis, empowerment, I Don't Have a Gun, photography, taboo, The Letting Go, vulnerability, Wagner+Partner

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

SCHEITERN – so many ways to fail | BERLIN

October 15, 2013 by nataschastellmach

November 22, 2013 – January 18, 2014. Wagner + Partner Berlin | This group exhibition explores notions of ‘failure’ beyond the quintessential fact and questions whether in art it is even possible to fail? In Stellmach’s project The Letting Go, intimate, personal ‘failings’ become the literal foundation for self-awareness and transformation. See THE LETTING GO for more information. Artists: Anna + Bernhard Blume • Marcel Broodthaers • Miklos Gaál • Claas Gutsche • Eckart Hahn • Mike Kelley • Lars Ramberg […]

Categories: news • Tags: Berlin, bloodline tattoo, catharsis, failure, group exhibition, inkless tattoo, Marcel Broodthaers, Mike Kelley, photography, Scheitern, The Letting Go, vulnerability, Wagner+Partner

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