Gabriel Massan & Collaborators: Third World: The Bottom Dimension | Serpentine

Gabriel Massan introduces 'Third World: The Bottom Dimension', a multi-part project conceptualised by Massan with invited artists Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Novíssimo Edgar, and vocalist and music producer LYZZA alongside a huge team of collaborators. Together, their work explores Black Brazilian experience as it intersects with the impacts of colonialism.
Massan discusses early influences, breaks down the collaborative process and the radical importance of queer community in manifesting this ambitious project, now on view at Serpentine North until October 22. Designed as a responsive ecosystem, the interdisciplinary exhibition offers an opportunity to play the game and step inside the world of its concepts, emotions and mechanics.
"I expect the exhibition space to be loud and vibrant and distorted", says Massan.
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Exhibition Credits:
Third World: The Bottom Dimension exhibition is curated by:
Tamar Clarke-Brown, Arts Technologies Commissions Curator
Kay Watson, Head of Arts Technologies
Sarah Hamed, Assistant Exhibitions Curator
Video Game production led by Róisín McVeigh, Associate Producer, Arts Technologies
With Serpentine Arts Technologies:
Alex Boyes, Arts Technologies Producer
Victoria Ivanova, R&D Strategic Lead
Eva Jäger, Arts Technologies Curator
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director
Produced by:
Production Manager: Halime Özdemir
Assistant Production Manager: Zsuzsa Benke
Technical Director: Ivaylo Getov with on-site support from Gabriel Stones
Set Design & Tech Biota: Furmaan Ahmed
Set Design Assistants: Max Critchlow, Flint James Mcdonald, Ricardo Monteiro, Marta Stok, Hara Spyrou, Inga Tilda, and Sophie-Mai
Technicians: Michael Ditchburn, Luca George, Eóin Keeley, Giacomo Layet, Anthony Silvester and Andy Wyatt
Audiovisual Installation: Adam Barkley, Joshua Cumming-Webb, Ant Marlow, Jamie Maule, Dean Proctor, Charles Stanton-Jones and Sara Smith (ADi)
Lighting, Rigging and Set Build: Svend Johanssen and Rob (Pacey) Prestage (DCLX)
Fabrication and Steelworks: Langa Langa, Isaac Leung, Robert McCloed and Julian Tapales
Sculpture Fabrication: Jamie Bracken-Lobb, and Gabriel Stones
Design Work: We Cut Stuff
Upholstery: Camilla Jayne Bradley Upholstery & Design
Web3 token development: Pascal Brun and Lionel Perrin at Papers AG
With additional support from the Serpentine Legal Lab led by Alana Kushnir, Guest Work Agency
Special thanks to:
Agazero, Giulia Bravo, Arthur Breitman, Kathleen Breitman, Mason Edwards, Sarah Friend, Whitney Hart, Meghna Jayanth, Rodrigo Jesus, Ellie Fox Johnson, Ta’wa Melchior, Fabien Siouffi, Veronica So, Bettina Korek, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, Chris Spear, Tom Wandrag, Producer 360˚, Abiding Bridge, A Gentil Carioca, HOA Galeria, Valérie Whitacre, Ben Vickers, Mendes Wood, and all associated parties who have made this project possible.
Game Credits: Third World: The Bottom Dimension
Lead Artist, Creative Director, 3D Sculptor, Concept: Gabriel Massan
Featured Artists: Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, Novíssimo Edgar, LYZZA, Ventura Profana, Jota Mombaça
Sound Design: LYZZA
Unreal Development: Alexandre Pina, Marchino Manga & Ralph McCoy
Capture Mode Development & Unreal Consultant: Iraj Montasham
Animation, Cinematography & Film VFX: Carlos Minozzi
Additional Cinematography: Alexandre Pina
Graphic & UI Design: Masako Hirano
Writing & Narrative Design Support: Sweet Baby Inc
Translator: Adriana Francisco
Translation Support: Manuela Cochat
Mastering Engineer: Rainy Miller
QA Testing: Keiran Cooper
Curator: Tamar Clarke-Brown
Producer: Róisín McVeigh
Commissioned and Produced by Serpentine Arts Technologies:
Alex Boyes, Producer
Tamar Clarke-Brown, Curator (Commissions)
Victoria Ivanova, R&D Strategic Lead
Eva Jäger, Curator
Róisín McVeigh, Associate Producer
Kay Watson, Head of Arts Technologies
Playtesters: Leonardo Almeida, Alex Baldwin, Guilherme Baumworcel, Alexa Chow, Rebecca Edwards, Alba Daza, Joshua Ferguson, Cloë Ferguson, Marie Foulston, Ralph Louis Gaudio, Ivaylo Getov, Hanna Girma, Max Glazer-Munck, Sarah Hamed, Libby Heaney, Funmi Lijadu, Flora Kessler, Chris Kindred, Samantha King, Jamie Kodera, Bettina Korek, Tanya Pragnell, Ralph Pritchard, Karina Lopez, Youssra Manlaykhaf, Sammy Ofer, Halime Özdemir, Alex Rowse, Nico Smirnoff, Barney Steel, Kostas Stasinopoulos, Octavia Stead, Leah Yeoh, Tom Wandrag, Sophia Wee, Jakob Kudsk Steensen.
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