Artist Statement
My work embraces technology to create experiential and larger than life artworks that are placed both in reality and magic. Using still images, time-lapse photography, animation and film, the installation, ‘The Colombo Project’ (2016) hoped visitors could experience meaningful interactions amidst technological and urban conclaves. ‘The Colombo Project’ is an ongoing endeavour that started taking shape a decade ago, and evolves as I evolve, and the city evolves. It was commissioned for Colomboscope, Sri Lanka (2016) and later invited to be part Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa (2019) and the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University (2022)
I express my work through vibrant colours and often edit to give an element of futurism. However, in my series ‘Light upon Light’ (2018) I took a step away from my usual practice and printed images from RAW celebrating the sources of light in the natural world. This series was inspired by the verse ‘Light Upon Light’ (24:32) from a chapter in the Quran called Al Noor (The Light).
Research is a key element of my artistic practice. And I work collaboratively with my interviewees, other artists and researchers to help me broaden my perspective on themes I’m passionate about. Ethics around photography and collaboration, are key areas that I explore, with my artistic practice maturing to acknowledge these.
