This eclectic mix of painting, social practice, installation and performance from the LA-based artist delves into themes of labour, identity and popular culture as told through adverts and video.
Danielle Dean, whose work traverses video, painting, installation, social practice, and performance.
At the heart of the show is Hemel, a new 16mm film blending personal essay and documentary to explore Hemel Hempstead, the planned post-war community where Dean grew up. Intertwining archival footage, contemporary imagery, and references to the 1957 sci-fi horror film Quartermass II, Dean creates a layered narrative examining the town’s colonial undertones and shifting race, class, and labour dynamics in a post-Brexit Britain.
Dean herself plays a composite role, merging her identity with that of a fictional detective, constructing a world that blurs the lines between reality and imagination.
