EXHIBITIONS

Mycelium

Tamarra Jayasundera 20 Oct - 13 Nov 2022 MYCELIUM
The Reflections of I and I
Mycelium is the network of threads found in fungus that decomposes organic material. It is found all around us and within us, thriving. It has consumed this work, in a giving-receiving sense. Mycelium stands for resilience, while the series marks the expression of the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Regeneration of the soul through its connection to the four elements: earth, wind, fire, water. A healing of four stages. Taking a stand in nature’s impermanence from drowning to breathing under water.
The body of work depicts relationships as reflections of self and the meeting of oneself deeper and stronger. Scraping the surface of psychologist Carl Jung’s self-integration process to act as an alchemist, turning lead to gold within self. A healing dance of hammering, acid throwing, burials in earth, burning, scratching, engraving, and writing. Craving to be raw to the bone; exposed only to express a thing of beauty through authenticity. A release of energy in the hopes of letting go of old trauma cycles and karmic lifetimes for the self and other.
Resilience. Recitation. Resuscitation. Recovery. Rapture. Read more

Hammer and Nails

Anusha Gajaweera 23 Jun - 5 Jul 2022 Anusha’s “Hammer and Nails” centers around the idea of how everyday tools are both instruments of creation while also being weapons of destruction. In his art, these tools oscillate between being utensils that create beautiful, playful shapes with being symbols of unceasing violence that plague our society.
Anusha Gajaweera graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Special), University of Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo in 2008 and Master of Arts, University of Kelaniya in 2012. He has participated in many group exhibitions both locally and internationally including the Jaipur Art Summit India (2017) and Rah Residency in Iran (2019) representing Sri Lankan contemporary artists.

The general theme of his artwork centers around the social, political and institutional power in Sri Lanka, and the struggle in social strata. His previous solo exhibition—(In)complete Flowers, was at the Theertha Red Dot Gallery, Borella in 2021. This is Anusha’s first solo exhibition at Barefoot Gallery Colombo. Read more

Monsters & Mortals

Anoli Perera 26 May - 19 Jun 2022 Who are monsters and mortals? The children disfigured with burns from chemical showers sprayed from the sky; cities and entire generations of people decimated by nuclear bombs; suicide bombing of a church full of people during their Easter Sunday service; invasion and genocide in pursuit of power and creating mass... Read more