Danielle Dean @ Spike Island, Bristol

Danielle Dean’s work spans video, painting, installation, social practice and performance. Drawing on archival records, film and advertising, Dean’s practice interrogates how individuals are shaped by commercial narratives and explores historical and contemporary representations of labour, racialised identity and popular culture. Her projects are often developed collaboratively with community members, whose experiences bring essential perspectives to the work.

This exhibition  centres around Hemel, a new film that serves both as a personal essay and a portrait of Hemel Hempstead, where she grew up.