Statement:

October Gallery presents Vital Force, an exhibition that includes striking works by El Anatsui, Kenji Yoshida, LR Vandy, Romuald Hazoumè, Golnaz Fathi, Jukhee Kwon, Williams S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Govinda Sah ‘Azad and Elisabeth Lalouschek amongst others.

Vital Force gives space for the innate energies of each unique artwork to manifest before bringing them together in a pow- erful drama of luminous interactive forms.

While each work contributes its own distinctive notes to the ensemble, the orchestral effect of the totality builds to a higher climax resulting in a Gesamtkunstwerk, that Elisabeth Lalouschek, Artistic Director of October Gallery, describes thus: ‘When combining dramatically dissimilar art from diverse origins, unpredictably spectacular effects can occur, and one must be alert to catch those special moments of resonance that draw the works together.’