Gareth O'Callaghan: Small Prophets shows us how the monotony of life can still make space for magic

Russian novelist Nikolai Gogol once said: “The human obsession with purpose is merely a distraction from the absurdity of existence”. Let’s face it — life is absurd, to the point where it makes little sense when you weigh up its pros and cons. We’re all just wandering in circles. Existence is a loop. Hence our obsession with purpose.

What we’re searching for is a magical realism that hides itself somewhere in the humdrum of daily life, only to pop up unexpectedly when we thought it was lost.

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