Dani Marcel is an artist based in London. He creates performances by altering his daily life.
He watches the same porn every time, in the ongoing performance Watching the Same Porn Forever (day )
He is trying to understand 2025 for Really Understanding 2025 (day )
He left his bike locked in public and will only return when most of his cells have replaced themselves, colloquially in seven years, for Leaving My Bike Locked in Public for 7 Years (day )
He flew to Venice to visit only two pavilions for Only Seeing the Russian and the Israeli Pavilions at the Venice Biennale. The trip took three days and he spent 10 and 25 minutes in the pavilions.
He tried to never act British after receiving his citizenship, but failed when he forgot about the performance and voted in the local elections. Never Acting British (45 days).
He held his phone continuously in his hand for Never Putting My Phone Down (95 days) until he fell asleep on a FlixBus between Switzerland and Austria.
He tried not to get bitten by a mosquito all summer in 2025 and got bitten at the Stansted bus terminal. Not Getting Bitten by a Mosquito All Summer (23 days)
After the inauguration of the second Trump administration he tried to never smile, but he did after seeing a so called Carbonara Udon on a resturant's menu in Tokyo. Never Smiling during the Trump Presidency (134 days)
He successfully kissed for the duration of a YouTube commercial (1 min 54 seconds).
He was never in the same room as one of his flatmates until he had to choose between leaving his room and missing a plane. Never Being in the Same Room as my Roomie (38 days)
He only spoke on any day if he already had alcohol for Only Speaking after Drinking Alcohol (65 days)
He succesfully took all the buses in London in 76 days.
He ate a yoghurt every day in Eating a Yoghurt Every Day for a Hundred Days (100 days)
He lived in a flat intentionally set up the wrong way until he had to move out in Setting up my Flat to Bad Feng Shui (116 days)
Often playfully navigating both simple rules and extreme effort, Marcel's practice can be read as an ongoing exploration of impossibility and limitations.
His work has been covered in Art Monthly, Plaster, The Toe Rag, Het Parool, 444.hu, Metro and others. He's the founding editor of operformancef, a magazine and event series. To get in touch write to dani@danimarcel.com