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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley Serpentine 1 September 2025 London
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In Autumn 2025, Berlin and London-based artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley (b. 1995, London) will present a major new collaborative video game, exhibition and R&D project, commissioned and produced by Serpentine Arts Technologies, at Serpentine North.

Working predominantly in animation, sound, performance, and video game development, Brathwaite-Shirley’s practice focuses on intertwining lived experience with fiction to imaginatively archive and empower Black Trans stories.

Encouraging the active participation of the visitor-player in her installations, the artist highlights the role of individual choices in shaping narratives and histories. The project will bring together artists, technologists, interaction designers and specialist research to expand the artist’s exploration of the creative and civic potential of video game technologies.

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About the Artist

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley is a celebrated British artist whose acclaimed multimedia practice—rooted in video games, animation, sound, and live performance—archives, empowers, and reimagines Black trans experiences for present and future generations.

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About the Gallery

Serpentine—often referred to as the Serpentine Galleries—comprises two interconnected contemporary art spaces, Serpentine South and Serpentine North, in Kensington Gardens, central London. Located on either side of the Serpentine Bridge, a short walk from South Kensington and Lancaster Gate, the galleries present free, year‑round exhibitions, commissions and live events at the intersection of art, architecture, ecology and technology.

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Kensington Gardens
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London Kensington Gardens
Serpentine contemporary art institution in London United Kingdom
Serpentine
Kensington Gardens, London, United Kingdom
+44 20 7402 6075
http://www.serpentinegalleries.org

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Daily
10am – 6pm

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