2026 – Voorspoed!

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Mense dink aan ballonne as lig en opgewek.  Maar hulle is eintlik klein houers van drukking.  Net soos ons. Ek het hulle begin naai omdat ek van hulle broosheid gehou het.  Een verkeerde steek en hulle sal bars.

Elkeen het ń emosie geword waarvoor ek nog nie woorde voor gehad het nie: Vrees, irritasie, verveeldheid, hoop, daardie gevoel om opgeblaas te voel. Hulle is snaaks, maar nie skadeloos nie.  

Miskien is dit hoekom ek van ballonne hou.  Hulle gee nie voor om sterk te wees nie.  Hulle hou alles net bymekaar solank as wat hulle kan.

This wife looks happy because she is on her second glass of wine 2025 archival print on board, thread, and rubber (framed)

Haar gesig het in ń skedel verander – maar nie ń vreesaanjaende een nie.  Ek het dit in helder, lekkerny kleure genaai, erens tussen ń suiker skedel en ń partytjie versiering.

Hierdie vrou lyk gelukkig want sy het al ń tweede glasie wyn in.  Ek het die title gebou uit stukkies woorde, soos iets wat jy sou sien in ń leefstyl artikel of hoor by ń braai. 

Dit is snaaks maar ook n bietjie hartseer.  Daardie stil gewoontes waarmee vroue oorlewing en kalmte probeer beheer. Daardaardie tweede glas –  net genoeg om die ‘happy wife’ gelukkig te hou… vir nog ń dag.

Uithou en aanhou! Beste wense vir ń voorspoedige 2026!

Fotos van my werke danksy die gallery Berman Contemporary.

Sometimes the wife needs a break 2025 Archival print on board, thread and rubber

‘Sometimes the wife needs a break’ (Mother.Monster.Stitch)

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"Sometimes the wife needs a break"
“Sometimes the wife needs a break” 2025

Ek dink aan hierdie een as haar middagslapie – of miskien haar ontvlugting. Die ou foto het reeds so stil en rustig gevoel; maar ek wou haar nie wakker maak nie. Ek het die masker in stadige groen genaai , soos asem.

Almal se vrouens het ‘n breek nodig, maar wat hulle eintlik bedoel is:  haal asem en gaan net aan. Ek wou eintlik hê sy moes stop.  Net vir ‘n oomblik, sy hoef nie meer enige iets voor te gee nie.

See you in 2026! 😉🙌😅😴👯‍♀️✨

Mother.Monster.Stitch now showing at Berman Contemporary in Cape Town South Africa until 22 February 2026. For more info contact gallery @bermancontemporary.co.za

Hannalie Taute Call of the Monster for Mother.Monster.Stitch. performance piece.

MOTHER.MONSTER.STITCH. – The opening

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This time last week my monographic solo exhibition: Mother.Monster.Stitch. opened at Berman Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. My sincere and heartfelt thanks to each and everyone who attended the opening event. Your encouragement and support means the world to me!

Mother.Monster.Stitch opened with “The call of the Monster”:

I will post the video as soon as it’s available. Stay tuned 😉

Mother.Monster.Stitch. now showing until 22 February 2026, so if you are in Cape Town, feel free to visit Berman Contemporary gallery at Shop 5A2, Silo District, V&A Waterfront.

ń Hergeboorte van nostalgie – OFM radio potgooi

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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Yolanda Maartens from OFM Radio in my mother-tongue about my exhibition “Euphoria…In Sy Gloria” – now showing at Oliewenhuis Art Museum.

Dankie OFM Radio!

Installation view – Oliewenhuis Art Museum

EUCATATSTROPHE – the opening

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Saturday the 17th of April 2021 was my solo exhibition opening at the Deepest Darkest Art Gallery in Cape Town.

Words are powerless to describe the gratitude I feel, but let me try:

Thank you so much to each and everyone for taking the time to attend the opening of an Eucatastrophe at Deepest Darkest Art Gallery.

Thank you to Deon Redman for being an incredible host:

Thanks to Miche for making sure we had fabulous wedding-cakes…one to display and one to eat at the opening!

Thanks to DJ Auto for the music….

Big thanks to Sidwell Diamond, who made sure we all had something to drink….

and keeping our glasses filled with refreshing Prosecco by Bottega_Africa

I want to thank Saskia Buxton, who turned me into a ‘princess’ using her make-up just like a fairy-godmother would:

I would also like to thank Stephania Morland for enhancing my attire with her bespoke creation:

Last but not least I would like to thank my own Prince Charming (Hendrik Carsten) who couldn’t be there, but who always support my creative projects with love and understanding.