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6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Natascha Stellmach: 'The Letting go' Talk & Tour

Reception & Artist Talk & Tour|The Australian-German perspective

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Leg with the word Yesterday as a tattoo ©Natascha-Stellmach- Letting Go Yesterday

Leg with the word Yesterday as a tattoo ©Natascha-Stellmach, Letting Go, Yesterday

What would you like to let go of?

As part of the exhibition The Letting Go [2012-2026], Linden New Art invites audiences to a special guided tour exploring both Natascha Stellmach’s work and the historic building of the gallery.

The tour offers a deeper insight into Stellmach’s long-term project (2012–2026), which brings together performance, photography, and participatory practice. At its core lies the question: What would you like to let go of?
The exhibition creates a space for reflection on vulnerability, memory, and personal transformation.
A particular focus of the tour will be on themes of origin and identity, which are central to Stellmach’s practice.

Born in Australia to German parents, she grew up between cultural contexts - an experience that continues to shape her work. Today, she lives and works between Berlin and Melbourne, navigating and connecting both worlds.

The tour will also include an introduction to the history and architecture of Linden New Art. The building itself reflects a German connection: the Victorian mansion was commissioned by German-born merchant Moritz Michaelis and designed by architect Alfred Friedrich Kursteiner, who was also of German origin. 

Following the tour, refreshments will be served, offering an opportunity for informal exchange.

The event is co-presented by German Week Melbourne and is ideal for anyone interested in contemporary art, German-Australian perspectives, and questions of identity, migration, and cultural belonging.

Natascha Stellmach

Artist

Natascha Stellmach is an Australian artist whose interdisciplinary practice spans performance, photography, installation, and text. For over three decades, her work has explored questions of embodiment, identity, vulnerability, and emotional transformation.

Born to German parents who emigrated to Australia, Stellmach grew up between cultural contexts that continue to shape her artistic perspective. She has long lived and worked between Melbourne and Berlin, inhabiting both worlds and drawing on their cultural and intellectual frameworks as integral parts of her practice.
Her work often exists at the intersection of art and other fields, including psychotherapy, somatic practice, and ritual traditions. Through long-term projects such as The Letting Go [2012-2026], she develops participatory formats that connect personal experience, collective processes, and artistic research.

Stellmach’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums, galleries, and institutional contexts. Her practice is defined by a deep engagement with human experience, inviting audiences to encounter art as a space for reflection, connection, and transformation.

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