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6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Natascha Stellmach in Conversation

Artist Talk| Living Between Melbourne and Berlin

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Portrait of a blonde Woman (Natascha Stellmach) © Natascha Stellmach

Portrait of a blonde woman (Natascha Stellmach) © Natascha Stellmach

What does it mean to live between cultures, languages, and continents?

Join Australian artist Natascha Stellmach for a conversation about her life and practice between Melbourne and Berlin, and how questions of origin, identity, and belonging have shaped her artistic work.

Born in Australia to German parents who emigrated from Germany, Stellmach grew up between two cultural worlds. This transnational experience has become a defining influence on her practice and runs throughout her projects.

In this conversation, she will share insights into her artistic journey, her experiences of living and working between Germany and Australia, and the development of her long-term project The Letting Go.

Drawing on selected works and personal stories, Stellmach reflects on themes of migration, memory, cultural identity, and the creative possibilities that emerge from living between places. Audiences will gain a unique perspective on an internationally active artist whose practice builds connections between Australia and Germany. The discussion will be followed by an opportunity for questions and audience 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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