Dan Halter’s artistic practice is informed by his position as a white Zimbabwean living in South Africa. Using materials ubiquitous to South Africa and Zimbabwe, Halter employs the language of craft and curio as a visual strategy to articulate his concerns within a fine art context. Through this, as well as through photography and video, Halter addresses notions of a dislocated national identity and the politics of post-colonial Zimbabwe within a broader African context.
In addition to hosting four solo exhibitions with WHATIFTHEWORLD, Halter has had solo presentations in Wiesbaden, Germany; Milan, Italy and in Johannesburg, South Africa. Halter has also participated in numerous group shows including Two To Tango, Sperling Gallery, Münich (2017); Earth Matters, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C (2011); US, South African National Gallery, curated by Simon Njami (2010); 10th Havana Biennale (2009) and Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Südafrika, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (2007). He has completed international residencies, in Zürich, Rio de Janeiro, Scotland and Turin.