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The Colombo Project

In 2016, I conceptualized an installation titled ‘The Colombo Project,’  for Colomboscope, Sri Lanka. Using both photography and film,  the installation tried to capture a vision of the city which holds within itself a potential for ethnic and religious harmony through its…

Let there be Light (2018)

EvenAfterAll this timeThe Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” LookWhat happensWith a love like that,It lights the whole sky. From The Gift: Poems by Hafiz. An English rendering by Daniel Ladinsky of poet Hafiz’s work. Light upon Light’ In…

Closing Chapters (2022)

Megara Tegal | Aamina Nizar Gundul, the Malay language in Arabic script, was used by the Javanese people for centuries past. It transported to the shores of Sri Lanka during Dutch colonisation, and was part of the identity of a…