CIRCA presents Trans & Conditions, a major new commission by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley. Unfolding across digital, physical, and public platforms, the multi-media project confronts the systems that govern how trans lives are recognised, controlled, and remembered — offering space for both discomfort and solidarity.
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Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Trans & Conditions

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley (b.1995, London) archives Black Trans experiences through animation, sound, performance, and video games. The Berlin and London-based artist’s work confronts the historical erasure and neglect of Black Trans lives, creating spaces and narratives that center their bodies, stories, and futures. Trans & Conditions, her major multimedia commission for CIRCA, unfolds across digital, physical, and public platforms, the project confronts the systems that govern how trans lives are recognised, controlled, and remembered — offering space for both discomfort and solidarity. At the heart of the commission is https://transandconditions.com, an interactive platform guiding the public through a series of reflective prompts — including “WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE TRANS PEOPLE WHO ARE SCARED RIGHT NOW?” — culminating in the creation of a public letter. These letters are archived as collective expressions of care, witness, and shared voice. Created…
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