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      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.

      CIRCA PRIZE 2025

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      CIRCA PRIZE 2025 is live! with a global call challenging artists to consider sanctuary not as retreat, but as resistance — inviting them to propose new ways of seeing, surviving, and shaping our collective future. Broadcasting live from London, musician and Prize Juror Björk kicked things off with an excerpt of her new film Cornucopia on Piccadilly Lights.

      Now in its fifth year, CIRCA PRIZE invites emerging and mid-career artists everywhere to submit a 2.5-minute (150 secs) video work in response to the CIRCA 20:25 Manifesto, REFUGIA. Thirty finalists will be selected by this year’s Curators’ Circle – selected annually by CIRCA to uphold the integrity of the prize – to have their work screened throughout September on London’s iconic Piccadilly Lights and broadcast across the CIRCA global platform. This year’s Circle includes Amal Khalaf, Ben Broome, and Samantha Ozer — each representing curatorial practices that reflect and support the wider creative community.

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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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          Apply Now! The CIRCA PRIZE 2025 jury comprises Multidisciplinary Artist Alvaro Barrington; Musician and Artist Björk; Industry Game Changer Edward Enninful; Curator and Gallerist Ebony L. Haynes; Arts Patron Nicoletta Fiorucci; Cultural Force Michèle Lamy; Founder and Artistic Director of CIRCA Josef O’Connor; Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries Hans Ulrich Obrist; Curator and Historian Norman Rosenthal; and Director of Programme at Tate Modern Catherine Wood.