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Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, War Crimes

German Artist Otto Dix Depicts the Horrors and Futility of War

Artists and writers throughout the ages have depicted the horrors of war in graphic detail in their work. From Wilfred Owen’s poems about World War I to Picasso’s painting Guernica on the…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 11/15/202303/12/2024
40 Years After Black July, Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Art as Catalyst: Commemorating Tragedy and Advocating Change

Art is a powerful medium of expression that is incorporated by activists and advocates across multiple cultures and spaces to commemorate and establish a sense of permanent memorialization of history. In Sri…

Sandeep Tissaaratchy Sandeep Tissaaratchy on 07/30/202307/30/2023
40 Years After Black July, Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s Three Exhibitions to Mark 40 Years of Black July

Since 1997, barring 2005, artist, sculptor, teacher and activist Professor Chandraguptha Thenuwara has been commemorating the horrific events of July 1983 in a series of exhibitions designed to make sure that people…

Groundviews Groundviews on 07/20/202307/20/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Human Rights, Identity, justice, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Remains of the Day: 9.5.22

On this day, one year ago, I was alone in my studio working intensely on some paintings  totally unaware of the chaos emerging and gathering momentum in my city, where government supporters…

Anoma Wijewardene Anoma Wijewardene on 05/09/202305/18/2023
Arts and Theatre, Batticaloa, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict

Kamala Vasuki: Bringing Truth Through Art

Kamala Vasuki is an artist and feminist activist who has continuously reacted and responded to oppressive, marginalizing and silencing mechanisms through her social action and her expressions through art. The work she…

Dr. S. Jeyasankar Dr. S. Jeyasankar on 03/29/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Photos

Celebrating Female Artists

Twelve women artists are celebrating International Women’s Day this year with a group exhibition entitled With My Back to the World at the Saskia Fernando Gallery curated by Mariyam Begum and Ashini…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/01/202303/01/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Commemorating Sri Lanka’s 2022 Protest Movement

“Come, join us in jail!” read the invitation to artist Sujith Rathnayake’s exhibition-cum-provocation, Crisis & Struggle. Indeed, a visitor to the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery in Colombo was quickly confronted by a…

Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna on 02/28/2023
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Rusted Metal, Bloodied Minds – Crisis and Struggle

When the GotaGoGama Protest site was attacked by supporters of Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 9, a row of tents were destroyed and burned to the ground by the rowdy gang that descended…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 02/17/202302/18/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Moving Images

Gaadi: An Exercise in Near Perfection

Prasanna Vithanage’s Gaadi takes place in the last year of the Kandyan Kingdom. It begins with an encounter between Ehelepola Adigar and John D’Oyly and moves on to scenes of the two…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 02/10/202302/16/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Moving Images

Sumitra: Last Emissary of a Bygone Era

My Lunches with Orson is the title of a collection of interviews that Henry Jaglom, a US avant-garde filmmaker, did with Orson Welles over a period of two years (1983-1985). It is…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/22/202301/23/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Human Rights, justice, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

Jungle and the Sea: A Tale of Courage, Hope and Survival

Following the runaway success of his first play, Counting and Cracking, writer and director S. Shakthidharan has produced a new play called Jungle and the Sea, which has received enthusiastic reviews since…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/21/2022
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Media and Communications, Moving Images, Photos, Poetry

Brilliance and Resilience

There have been dark times in Sri Lanka in 2022. Economic anxiety and disruption of existing supply chains for the essential services of food, gasoline, petrol and electricity led to profound distress…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 12/11/202212/11/2022
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Diaspora, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

Counting and Cracking: A Journey of Learning, Healing and Understanding

It debuted to rave reviews in Australia in early 2019 and met with the same response in Edinburgh and Birmingham. Despite recounting very personal and Sri Lankan experiences, S. Shakthidaran’s Counting and Cracking…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/27/202209/27/2022
#GotaGoHome, Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Education, Media and Communications

GotaGoGama: A Learning Curve

GotaGoGama is gone. Gota has returned. Things have regressed in the past two months or so. The nucleus of Sri Lanka’s popular protests have ceased to exist. Its last days were a…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 09/08/202209/27/2022
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Performance Art and Political Protest

Performance art is an offshoot of visual arts where the artist uses his or her body as a medium of communication. Performance art has always been interconnected with society and politics. Artists…

Godwin Constantine Godwin Constantine on 08/29/202208/29/2022

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