Halfsister Displays is curated art show and market at Halfsister studio and event space of Ana and Sophia Tabatadze.
During this day visitors are invited to see works by Ana and Sophia, as well as other invited artists, listen to poetry, see performances and films. Try on different clothing and shoes. Eat and Drink with us.
Halfsister Displays #10
9–10 November
In the framework of Schöneberger Art 2024
Saturday 14.00 – 20.00
Sunday 12.00 – 18.00
Open Studios by Sophia Tabatadze and Claudia J. Ford
Sophia showed her drawings that she started making daily from
January 2024, Claudia showed her drawings and collages.
A bit about Claudia J. Ford who is working in third studio at Halfsister:
Claudia is frequently using the paper, pictures, and writing of others. Those snippets feed into her own words, homemade paper, and pictures to create something new. In her art, everything is randomly inspired and yet also purposeful. And the viewer is encouraged to develop their own meanings and interpretations for what they experience.
Halfsister Displays #9
20.04.2024
2-10 PM
With the works by:
Sophia Tabatadze – Curtain, drawings, handmade papers
Ana Tabatadze – Talismans and necklaces
Fernanda Rios – Jewellery
Valentin Hesch & Oscar Kargruber – Drawings and objects
2 PM onwards Raphaela Gilla – individual coffee cup reading
7 PM Margarita Jimeno – Participatory performance about cacao and how it was drunk by the aztecs
Halfsister Displays #8
13.01.2024
Chess
With the works by Ana Tabatadze, Sophia Tabatadze,
Nanna van Heest, Tatia Skhirtladze, Patrycja Rozwora, Nini Palavandishvili
18:00 film screenning
Glory to the Queen
by Tatia Skhirtladze
Against the backdrop of Cold War, Glory to the Queen reveals
stories of four legendary female chess players from Georgia
Chessboards will be available, so join us and play.
Textile works by Nanna van Heest
Textile works are part of a continuous research on colour, Nanna playfully uses colour as a building block to explore the interaction of colour and colour quantity.
Glory to the Queen, by Tatia Skhirtladze
Leading us to Tbilisi, Georgia, Glory to the Queen reveals the interwoven biographies of the world chess heroes Nona Gaprindashvili, Nana Alexandria, Maia Chiburdanidze and Nana Ioseliani. It offers rare insight into their present lives while at the same time exploring their lasting legacy. Today they are aging women, ordinary and extreme, pedantic and free. The city, indeed the whole country, are still marked by them – even if these marks are slowly fading.
Halfsister Displays #7
11.11.2023
With: Ana Tabatadze, Sophia Tabatadze, Tamar Tskitishvili,
Anna Klump and Sophie Schön-Berianidze, Tina Siradze,
Atsuko, Saya, Francois Desormeau and Elene Duduchava
With food, drinks and boardgames
Tamar Tskitishvili – Dreamers Jewellery
Sophie Schön-Berianidze and Anna Klump – Verdable 03
Tina Siradze – Sunflower seed tasting and outfits
Ana Tabatadze – Drawings and tattoos
Francois Desormeau – I Ching reading
Elene Duduchava – Tarot reading
Saya – Cocktails
Atsuko “Torii Tea” – Japanese tea ceremony
At 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 19:30 and 20:30
Sophia Tabatadze – Installation and screening of the film Pirimze
At 18:00 (documentary 40 minutes)
Dreamers Jewellery started with a wish from Tamar Tskitishvili to make special jewellery for her friends as one-of-a-kind gifts; an idea that later turned into a startup. Tamar, who lives in Tbilisi, will present her new bracelets, pendants and rings at Halfsister displays; Besides the new pieces, Dreamers will have a video launch of the Spring-Summer 2024 campaign.
Verdable 03 is a mini “grow” table by berianastudio (Sophie Schön-Berianidze and Anna Klump) it has an open cylindrical monopole base specifically designed for plants and comes in three different sizes and colors. A colored steel base contrasts beautifully with the mirror or colored glass surface of the table presenting the plant or flowers as though they are floating.
Sunflower seeds are eaten a lot in Georgia. Tina Siradze will offer the seeds as they are sold in Georgia, in old newspaper cones. She will also bring the selection of her outfits to display and sell during the event.
After having a long break, Ana Tabatadze started making tattoos again and she will offer a limited number of tattoo flashes for this day. She will also display some of her wearable drawings.
I Ching, also called Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese oracle book that answers questions referring to the text accompanying one of 64 hexagrams. There are several ways to read hexagrams and Francois Desormeau mastered the way to read the excerpt the way oracle means to you.
Elene Duduchava is Berlin based visual storyteller from Georgia and has long been interested in modern witchcraft and tarot reading. She will be a mediator between you and the tarot symbols.
Saya is a professional bartender from Tokyo that lives in Berlin. She creates cocktails with amazing names and tastes in order to bring new Tokyo vibes to Berlin.
Pirimze is a 40 minute documentary film by Sophia Tabatadze.
It researches social and visual changes affecting a six-floor edifice from the Soviet era, built especially to house repair and maintenance services. The theme unfolds a broader picture and shows what has been happening in Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
During the Matcha green tea ceremony with Atsuko you can see how the perfect bowl of matcha green tea is prepared in an artistic way and drink it directly. The groups of 5 people can enjoy the ceremony together at At 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 19:30 and 20:30 please write Atsuko directly to make an appointment at: service@torii-tea.de
Halfsister Displays #6
4-5.11.2023
In the framework of Schöneberger Art
With the works of Ana and Sophia Tabatadze
Halfsister is part of the gallery tour and open studios
Halfsister Displays #5
23.09.2023
With:
Sophia Tabatadze, Ana Tabatadze, Irakli Kiziria,
Rienke Enghardt, Janka Tara Balkhausen,
Clea Carow, Giorgi Gago Gagoshidze
With food, drinks and boardgames.
Messy Kitchen and other paper works by Sophia Tabatadze
Poster with a messy kitchen as well other drawings,
postcards and coloring pages.
Necklaces and tattoos by Ana Tabatadze
Necklaces are new obsession of Ana, and you will be able to
see them in real for the first time.
There will be also limited number of tattoo flashes
you can chose from and get a tattoo.
For less brave ones there will be temporary
tattoos done in collaboration with Irakli Kiziria.
Mechanical Moon, record by Irakli Kiziria
Mechanical Moon, written & Produced by Irakli Kiziria,
is a retrofuturistic adventure of beautiful compositions
and pulsating rhythms which are weaved together over
the span of eight tracks.
Weather Report by Rienke Enghardt
Rienke Enghardt sends a quarter of her traveldrawing
to four artists from different countries. They connect a
new work outside the boundaries of her drawing.
The outcome is an unpredictable artwork: Weather Report.
Human Design by Janka Tara Balkhausen
You can get mini readings in Human Design in order to
understand your energetic fingerprint. Make sure you
know the day, time and place of birth of yourself or the
others you would like to get a chart.
Clothing and shoes by Clea Carow
Clea, who has been working with us since the very beginning
display her chosen pieces.
7 PM
The Invisible Hand of my Father by Giorgi Gago Gagoshidze
Video 24 min. 2018, with English subtitles.
The source of this film is personal life of Gago’s father, Nugzari,
and traces a physical and a symbolic transition of Nugzaris right hand.
Halfsister Displays #4
8.07.2023
With:
Ana Tabatadze, Sophia Tabatadze, Kata Kovács, Tom O’Doherty
Yamil Rodriguez, Patrycja Rozwora, Anna Krenz and Mareike Wenzel
The theme for this Halfsister Displays was Collections. We displayed collection sets by us and others. We also had some food, drinks, back-gammon, clothing and fortunetelling in the form of coffee reading/ tasseography.
On display:
Collections of Ana and Sophia Tabatadze
Kata Kovács and Tom O’Doherty – ‘Minute/Year: Seven Years’
Yamil Rodriguez – glass slides for Laterna Magica
5 PM – Patrycja Rozwora – book presentation ‘Kitchen Conversations Cookbook: Homey Recipes from Artists’.
6 PM – Kata Kovács and Tom O’Doherty reading from the book ‘Minute/Year: Seven Years’7 PM – Anna Krenz and Mareike Wenzel – lecture performance ‘Sisters in Arms’, about the political and literary friendship between the writers Bettina von Arnim from Berlin and Julia Woykowska from Poznan
Lecture performance is sponsored by Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg: dezentrale-kulturarbeit.de/
Halfsister Displays #3
10.06.2023
With:
Ana Tabatadze, Sophia Tabatadze, Nona Otarashvili-Becher,
Clea Carow, cvntmom, Sonya Schönberger and Ana Tcheishvili
Ana Tabatadze is showing objects with her photos and drawings
Sophia Tabatadze is showing ceramics done with Nona Otarashvili-Becher
Clea Carow – outfits
cvntmom tarot – tarot reading
Sonya Schönberger is reading from her new book STURM OF LOVE Brüche in German
Ana Tcheishvili is reading poems in Georgian, English and German
On this day u can see different art objects done by Ana and Sophia, listen to different authors, find some new outfits and get Tarot reading. Of course, you will also get some nice food and drinks!
On Display
Ana Tabatadze is showing objects with her photos and drawings
Sophia Tabatadze is showing ceramics done with Nona Otarashvili-Becher
Clea Carow – outfits
cvntmom tarot – tarot reading
Sonya Schönberger is reading from her new book STURM OF LOVE Brüche in German
Ana Tcheishvili is reading poems in Georgian, English and German
Halfsister Displays #2
16-17.12.2022
With:
Ana Tabatadze, Sophia Tabatadze
Vintage clothing by Clea Carow
Hair styling by Violet
Halfsister Displays #1
05-06.11.2022
In the framework of Schöneberger Art we opened our doors for the first time to public.
