Dan Halter

(b 1977, South Africa. Lives and works in Cape Town )

Halter's artistic practice is informed by his position as a Zimbabwean currently living in South Africa. “My work deals with my sense of dislocated national identity; human migration and the dark humour of present realities in southern Africa;” says Halter. “The present situation is a backlash; due to a history of oppression that continues to manifest itself today.” Halter's work often exploits the language of craft and curio in an artworld context. He collaborates with other artists using various fabrication techniques. “I engage with history from a contemporary perspective and with the technology of today;” while trying to maintain a narrative element to his work.