The Final Chapter of the Spiraling Trilogy – KAIROS • EIDOS • PATHOS After KAIROS - About Time, and EIDOS - The Shape of Those With No Shapes, we now invite artists, performers, and researchers to contribute to the closing chapter: PATHOS.

CONCEPT

Emotion surges as art’s excess, spilling beyond all symbols. It resists language, evades any system, yet it reverberates deep within the body.

It situates you, unravels you for a moment, lifting you into resonance. It attunes your perception, cultivating a way of seeing, a subtle sensitivity in how you engage with objects and space. That breath which defies logic shapes your movement, transforming you into a living conduit for emotion.

It cannot be dissolved, yet it flows as art’s most fluid expression. Through expressing and feeling it, we realize our entanglement with the world and all living beings.

The breath of collective will courses through the depths of our souls. What does the emotion we seek contain? It does not take a fixed “form,” but structures, enacts, struggles through body and mind.

Art brings us into the encounter with it. It embodies waste and core, excess and necessity. Emotion transcends words; it gathers in the space we open—PATHOS

In rhetoric, pathos is the force of emotion.

In Stoic philosophy, it is that which must be transcended to attain inner calm.

In the final chapter of our trilogy, Pathos is neither.

But becomes a playful experiment on emotion, intuition, and the sixth sense.

It is a stage where emotion becomes both medium and parody—
a site where the sixth sense unsettles the five, and where audiences may wonder whether they are experiencing the work, or being experienced by it.

WE ARE SEEKING WORKS THAT ARE:

• Challenge conventional notions of emotion, affect, and empathy
• Engage with the body, intuition, and invisible resonances between people and environments
• Question the possibility of apatheia (detachment) in an age where emotions are constantly mediated, quantified, and manipulated
• Dare to be playful, ironic, or unsettling, exposing the absurd architectures of feeling

FORMATS

We welcome submissions in all media, including but not limited to:
Painting | Installation | Performance | Sound | Moving Image | Interactive Media | Interdisciplinary Practice

KEY DETAILS

Deadline: 31 October (rolling basis — early submission encouraged as spots are limited)

Exhibition Dates: 14–17 November

Location: Indra Gallery, London

ABOUT THE SPIRALING TRILOGY

Pathos concludes the Spiraling Trilogy, following Kairos (2024) and Eidos (2025). Each chapter explores a different dimension of perception and expression, culminating in Pathos, where emotion becomes both the force and the field through which art moves.

Benefits for Selected Artists:

As part of SPIRA9’s Spiraling Trilogy final chapter — PATHOS, selected artists will be invited to participate in a physical exhibition held at Indra Gallery, Shoreditch — a vibrant creative hub in East London.

We are proud to collaborate with local cultural partners to transform this space into a dynamic site for exploring emotion, intuition, and the sixth sense, presenting contemporary practices that challenge conventional modes of experience and perception.

Key Benefits Include:

✨ Exhibition in a Dynamic London Venue

Your work will be showcased at Indra Gallery, located in the heart of Shoreditch — one of London’s most vibrant cultural districts.

📄 Official Invitations and Letters of Recommendation

All selected artists will receive an official invitation letter, jointly issued by SPIRA9, Indra Gallery, and Wonderland Magazine.

This letter can be used to support visa applications, artist residency programmes, and professional development opportunities.

Letters of recommendation may also be issued upon request for selected artists.
🏆 Artist Awards

Several awards will be presented during the exhibition, including: Curator’s Choice Award, Critics’ Choice Award, Audience Choice Award. These awards aim to recognize outstanding artistic contributions featured in the exhibition.

📰 UK and International Press Coverage & Critical Review

Selected works will receive professional critical reviews from established art critics.

Featured artists will gain exposure through major international media platforms such as Wonderland Magazine (See previous media coverage here), 1883 Magazine, and more.

We will also pursue visibility in leading institutional publications, including Tate and the V&A.

🛠 Curatorial and Technical Exhibition Support

Artists will receive dedicated curatorial guidance and technical support from the SPIRA9 team to ensure the strongest conceptual and spatial presentation of their work.

🖼 Artwork Sales, Collector Network & Market Guidance

A curated sales catalogue will be produced for the exhibition.

SPIRA9 will actively connect participating artists with collectors, art advisors, and potential buyers, offering strategic guidance to support visibility and sales opportunities.

🌐 Permanent Online Presence & Media Promotion

All exhibited works will be archived permanently on the official SPIRA9 website. (See previous media coverage here)

They will also be promoted through SPIRA9’s social media platforms, publications, and annual artist catalogues, providing lasting visibility beyond the exhibition period.

🚀 Ongoing Career Development Support

SPIRA9 is committed to long-term collaboration with participating artists.

We offer continued support through future project opportunities, resource sharing, and strategic career development consultation.

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