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Dan Halter’s artistic practice is informed entirely by his position as a Zimbabwean living in South Africa. His work confronts his sense of a dislocated national identity, human migration and the dark humour of present realities in Southern Africa. Halter employs everyday materials that are familiar in Zimbabwe and the South.
Africa, adopting local popular visual strategies to engage with the politics of the history of oppression in Southern Africa that continues today. Halter’s work often exploits the notions of craft and curio within a conceptual fine art context.
Dan Halter was born in Zimbabwe in 1977. In addition to five solo exhibitions, Halter has participated in numerous group shows, including the US at the South African National Gallery, curated by Simon Njami, Zeitgenössiche Fotokunst aus Südafrika at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (NBK), 2009 Havana Biennale and Earth Matters at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington DC. He has completed four international residencies in Zürich, Rio de Janeiro, Scotland and Turin. Recent exhibitions include the 7th Triennial of Contemporary Textile Arts of Tournai, Belgium and Dan Halter / Mappa Del Mondo at the Nassauischer Kunstverein in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Halter’s also work appears in several collections including, The South African National Gallery, UNISA (University of South Africa), University of Cape Town, Scheryn Collection, Artphilein Collection, Pigozzi Collection, SAFFCA Collection, Round About Collection, and the prestigious Rennie Collection.
Dan Halter lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dan Halter’s large linocut series, Domboremari, is based on an engraving of the balancing rocks found southeast of Harare, off the Chiremba Road, which became a prominent feature on most Zimbabwean banknotes. Due to the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, four different sets of this currency were issued, resulting in the need to re-denominate the currency, and the notes were printed in numerous colours.
The Zimbabwean dollar as an official currency was effectively abandoned in 2009. Since then, various currencies have been accepted, although most transactions are in US dollars. Recently, the circulation of US dollars has begun to dwindle. As a result, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has reintroduced local bond notes. This idea has been very controversial in light of what happened to the previous legal tender, which peaked in 2008 and left every citizen a poor billionaire.
At the height of inflation, one US dollar could fetch 300 trillion Zimbabwean dollars on the black market. The largest banknote was Z$100 trillion. These banknotes are now available to purchase as collector’s objects at tourist hubs such as Green Market Square in Cape Town or online from Banknote World, Great American Coin Company, One Hundred Trillion and Google.
Halter carved his image in linoleum flooring over a month. Warren Editions has published six editions, each in a particular colour – referencing colours used on the bank notes. The title, Domboremari, is Shona and means ‘the money rocks’.

Domboremari (Red)
2015/2017
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Unframed Price R28000 (excl. VAT) | Email to Purchase
Framed Price R32200 (excl. VAT) | Frame detail – Ash | Email to Purchase

Domboremari (Bronze)
2015/2017
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Price R28000 (excl. VAT) | Email to Purchase

Domboremari (Grey)
2015/2016
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Price R28000 (excl. VAT) | Email to Purchase

Domboremari (Green)
2015/2016
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Price R35000 (excl. VAT) | Email to Purchase

Domboremari (Pink)
2015/2016
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Price R28000 (excl. VAT) | Email to Purchase

Domboremari (Blue)
2015
Linocut on Zerkall Litho 300gsm
Edition of 6
Paper dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
SOLD OUT | Estimated secondary market value R35000