Traveling edition of Colomboscope
We are thrilled to announce that a selection of Colomboscope Way of the Forest will be shown at Kälam in Jaffna from 1 - 9 June 2024.
The travelling edition of Way of the Forest will feature works by Dumiduni Illangasinghe, Kieren Karritpul, K. Inkaran, Mónica de Miranda, Pathum Dharmarathna, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, Sarmila Sooriyakumar with Pirainila Krishnarajah, Shehan Obeysekera, Thava Thajendran, Thujiba Vijayalayan and U. Arulraj. Accompanying the exhibition, Kälam will host a series of Mushroomings during the opening weekend:
Saturday, 1 June 2024
Exhibition Opening, followed by a guided exhibition tour with Natasha Ginwala.
Kälam / 10.00 am – noon
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From Canopy to Roots | Artist Encounters with K. Inkaran, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, Thujiba Vijayalayan & Thava Thajendran in conversation with Natasha Ginwala and JMK. Nicholas.
Kälam / noon – 1.00 pm
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Forest Cinema
TAKING ROOT: VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI
Dir. Lisa Merton, Alan Dater
Kenya | 2008 | 81 min.
Kälam / 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm
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Sunday, 2 June 2024
Veins of Wood: Wood Carving in the Jaffna Peninsula as Ancestral Practice | Artist Encounters with Sarmila Sooriyakumar, Pirainila Krishnarajah and Nadarasa Satkurunathan moderated by Dr. P. Ahilan.
Kälam / 10.00 am – 11.30 am
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On the Jungle Floor: Struggle, Refuge and Restorative Memory | Artist Encounters with K. Inkaran, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, in conversation with M.Nilanthan and Natasha Ginwala.
Kälam / 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
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Black Honey Manifesto or I am not a Foreigner in the Forest: A live reading by Vimala Velthas of Myriam Mihindou’s Black Honey Manifesto or I am not a Foreigner in the Forest.
Kälam / 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm
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Sunday, 9 June 2024
Guided Exhibition Tour (in Tamil)
Kälam / 10.30 am - 11.00 am
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The travelling edition of Colomboscope is supported by the Goethe-Institut.
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