Engaging their signature styles of expression that continue to evolve as they take on new issues and subject matter, and drawing on satirical symbolisims of human, animal and inanimate forms, Edochie and Aliki wade into the Nigerian journey of the past four decades with musings on the challenges of living and the role of optimism in sustaining that primal human drive to thrive.

Aliki brings his signature childlike stylization of form and use of pure colour to contrast the extravagant splays of Edochie's strokes verging towards a dangerous, passionate cadence. Aliki's work playfully yet emphatically holds attention in its stylization of form, while Edochie masterfully weaves explosive colours through bodies making them shimmer like beings stepping into celestial lights

Tony Nsofor