FOCUS SRI LANKA: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS
Focus Sri Lanka: Contemporary Views
A special focus on Sri Lanka today through exhibitions; discussions and film screening organized in collaboration with the South Asian University; Sri Lanka High Commission; and with the support of Sri Lankan Airlines
Exhibition
Portraits of Resistance
Curators: Anoli Perera, Theertha International Artists’ Collective, Colombo; and Dr. Dev Pathak, Department of Sociology, South Asian University
Participating artists: Jagath Weerasinghe, Anoli Perera, Bandu Manamperi, Pala Pothupitiya, Anura Krishanta, Pradeep Chandrasiri, Pradeep Talawatte, Thisath thoradeniya and Pushpakumara Koralegedera
Each of the artists have tried to capture a portrait of a nation whose historical trajectory has gone through strained moments that are heavy with colonial legacies, homeland claims, armed conflicts, autocratic rules and polarized ethnic politics
Inauguration on Monday, 22 August 2016 at 18:30
Organised in collaboration with Department of Sociology, South Asian University; Society and Culture in South Asia Journal; India-Sri Lanka Foundation; and Theertha International Artists Collective, Colombo
Event starts on Tuesday, 23 August 2016 at 05:30 hrs
Type
Festivals
Dates
23 Aug 2016, 05:30 AM
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Venue
FOCUS SRI LANKA: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS
