#StudioVoltaireRecommends studio holder Ufuoma Essi's solo exhibition, opening at Gasworks this Wednesday 5 October 2022. At Gasworks, Essi will celebrate the performativity within informal spaces of congregation, looking at the political, spiritual and existential connections between communities in West Philadelphia and South London, two locations intimately bound to the artist’s personal biography. The film will be presented as part of an immersive installation exploring parallels between the church and the cinema as sites of shared communal experience. Learn more @GasworksLondon Images: Ufuoma Essi, Is My Living In Vain, 2022. Film stills. 16mm, super 8mm and Video HD. Commissioned by Gasworks, London; Te Uru Waitākere, Auckland; and Le Magasin CNAC, Grenoble. Courtesy of the artist.