1646
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11/09/2026 • 01/11/2026
Macho Mystic Meltdown: Subtracted Anthology - Natasha Tontey
The first Dutch solo exhibition of Minahasan artist Natasha Tontey (1989) invites you to think of a more inclusive world through speculative fiction. Her fascination finds expression in experimental video works and performances.
For Tontey, the past is not set in stone; it is something that can be revisited, reshaped, and reimagined – especially where histories hold discomfort, silenced knowledge, and unresolved failures. By engaging with these hidden layers, she opens up the possibility of imagining alternative ways of being in the world.
In Macho Mystic Meltdown: Subtracted Anthology, Tontey weaves together personal, colonial, and ancestral histories to create three parallel worlds. Through fictionalised truths and speculative narratives, each video installation in the exhibition unfolds as three chapters of the series Macho Mystic Meltdown. As a visitor you are invited into psychedelic, witty universes where identity becomes fluid, open to transformation, and resistant to fixed categories.
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About 1646
1646 is an experimental art space in the center of The Hague. Their exhibition program shows innovative artistic practices, inviting local and international artists to make new work. Working with artists who approach complex ideas and life questions by means of fiction, humor, lots of color and play, 1646 introduces you to another way of seeing, to imagine the world differently, while embracing and celebrating the complexity of life with an open attitude. With a focus on solo projects, 1646 offers an in-depth perspective of the artist’s practice before it’s on view in big museums and exhibitions all around the world. Their experimental and free public program is dedicated to giving the artist and the visitor the trust, means and space for experiment, conversation and connection.
