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Darren Smith is an Amsterdam-based photographer whose work explores the intersection of identity, ritual, and social environments, focusing on how individuals construct and perform presence within collective contexts.

 Since 2016, his work Mayflies is a photographic series that continues to evolve on temporary communities, ritual time, and the construction of identity. The project is regularly expanded.

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Red Light Sanctuary


Exploring identity, sexuaity, and performance in Amsterdam’s Red Light windows
2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Darren created a red-light window featuring 50 drag queens performing in De Wallen. Developed in collaboration with Lady Galore and Drag Queens United, the installation was presented alongside a music video at Club NYX. Set in Amsterdam’s historic red-light district, the project reimagines De Wallen’s iconic window displays through the lens of drag, queering one of the city’s most recognisable urban spaces.







The world’s first exhibition in space (2020).



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