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Mother.Monster.Tattoo

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On the 7th of May 2026 Be Kind Tattoo Studio brought Mother.Monster.Stitch to life during a one-night-only-in-gallery activation at 223 Jan Smuts creative hub, Johannesburg .

Tattooing extends the exhibition’s exploration of skin as a site of memory, repair and endurance.  

Hannalie Taute’s stitched rubber works already operate in the visual language of the body: marking, binding, and holding together. This tattoo activation allows that language to migrate from object to skin. 

The tattoo is not merchandise,  it is a voluntary act of identification.  It is a choice to carry the work beyond the gallery into a lived experience.  

A heartfelt thanks to each and every one who chose to offer their body as an archive. An thanks to each tattoo artist for translating my work into the art of tattoo.

Mother.Monster.Stitch and Joburg Ballet

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Joburg peeps! If you were unable to visit my monographic solo exhibition ‘Mother.Monster.Stitch’ at Berman Contemporary in Cape Town, don’t fret…you can visit it now at 223 Jan Smuts Creative Hub, until the end of April.

PLUS: you are invited to this one-night-only performance art encounter!

2 April 2026 – Performance at 18:30–19:10 and repeated at 19:40–20:10
“Candice Berman Gallery is delighted to collaborate with Joburg Ballet on a one-night-only performance-art encounter, presented in response to three exhibitions. This special collaboration brings together visual art and contemporary dance in a dynamic and immersive exchange.

Four choreographers, Chloe Blaire, Gabriella Ghiaroni, Tumelo Lekana, and Gabrielle Fairhead, present newly developed, site-specific performances in response to exhibitions by Restone Maambo, Hannalie Taute, and Shana Ellappa. Each choreographic work translates the visual language, materiality, and themes of the artworks into movement, opening a dialogue between disciplines.

Staged within the gallery, the evening comprises four distinct performances situated across the exhibition spaces. These unfold as an intimate journey through the gallery and are presented twice over the course of the evening, allowing audiences to experience the works across both time slots: 18:30–19:10 and repeated at 19:40–20:10.
Please RSVP on the 223 App
(ensure you have the latest version of the app)“