Pain and Memory

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Architect, Architectural design, Art Photogaphy, Black and White, Black and White Photography, cast, Civil War, collage Art, creative photography, Customary wedding, Disappearances, Disappeared, displacement, Documentary Photography, dowry, Fine Art Photography, FRAMES-2020, GAyroo Art Foundation, Global photography Exhibition 2020, High Contrast, I wouldn’t mind ~ to walk alone with you ~ along with the evening shadows .., Justice, Justice in Transition, Memory, Monochrome, Northern Province, Pain and Memory, peace and reconciliation, Photography, Politics, Post War, Protest in Trincomalee, Reconsiliation, Religion, social class, Social Justice, South Asia, South Asian art, SouthAsiaArchitiect, Sri Lanka, Wedding gift

Long shadows in the evening sun and the sounds of the palm tree leaves touching each others in the dry wind ….except me and my shadow no one was there ….

Self and ruined house in Northern province – Jaffna. How we became strangers to each other? 30 years of war disrupted the lives of the people in North and South. There are many untold stories that I am still searching through.  When the North transformed into a battleground, people left everything they possessed including land and houses to save their life. They lost their dwellings, their kids and relatives. They were living in refugee camps with numerous issues. …

‘Pain and Memory’  solo exhibition focused on displacement and disappearance in Sri Lanka. Currently photographs of  ‘Pain and Memory “ are exhibiting under  the   invited category on World photography day celebration exhibition: “FRAMES-2020”- on-line global photography exhibition; Organized by Gayoor Art Foundation in India.Exhibition curated by  Naushad H Gayoor and Jeetin Rangher .Here is the link to see the online exhibition

http://www.gayoorartfoundation.com

Genre : Creative photography | Art Photography  | year 2019  | Canon 5 D Mark 111

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Pain and Memory

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Architect, Architectural design, Art Photogaphy, cast, Civil War, collage Art, creative photography, Customary wedding, Disappearances, Disappeared, displacement, Documentary Photography, dowry, FRAMES-2020, GAyroo Art Foundation, Global photography Exhibition 2020, Justice, Justice in Transition, Memory, Monochrome, Northern Province, Pain and Memory, peace and reconciliation, Photography, Politics, Post War, Protest in Trincomalee, Reconsiliation, Religion, social class, Social Justice, South Asia, South Asian art, SouthAsiaArchitiect, Sri Lanka, Wedding gift

‘Mangal’ is the name of this house. Name was embossed on the top of the main door. Who’s name it could be? As my friend said one of her aunt’s house was named and dedicated to one of her cousin sister. Wealthiest people in the Northern province-built houses in order to give as a dowry (a customary wedding gift) for women. They are still keeping these houses and properties as souvenirs even though they do not come and settled there.   

‘Pain and Memory’  solo exhibition focused on displacement and disappearance in Sri Lanka. Photographs of  ‘Pain and Memory “ were exhibited under  the   invited category on World photography day celebration exhibition: “FRAMES-2020”- on-line global photography exhibition; Organized by Gayoor Art Foundation in India.Exhibition curated by  Naushad H Gayoor and Jeetin Rangher .Here is the link to see the online exhibition

http://www.gayoorartfoundation.com

Genre : Creative photography | Art Photography  | year 2019  |

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Pain and Memory

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Architect, Architectural design, Art Photogaphy, Civil War, collage Art, creative photography, Disappearances, Disappeared, Documentary Photography, FRAMES-2020, GAyroo Art Foundation, Global photography Exhibition 2020, Justice, Justice in Transition, Memory, Monochrome, Northern Province, Pain and Memory, peace and reconciliation, Photography, Politics, Post War, Protest in Trincomalee, Reconsiliation, Religion, Social Justice, South Asia, South Asian art, SouthAsiaArchitiect, Sri Lanka

‘Mangal’ is the name of this house. Name was embossed on the top of the main door. Who’s name it could be? As my friend said one of her aunt’s house was named and dedicated to one of her cousin sister. Wealthiest people in the Northern province-built houses in order to give as a dowry (a customary wedding gift) for women. They are still keeping these houses and properties as souvenirs even though they do not come and settled there.   

‘Pain and Memory’  solo exhibition focused on displacement and disappearance in Sri Lanka. Photographs of  ‘Pain and Memory “ were exhibited under  the   invited category on World photography day celebration exhibition: “FRAMES-2020”- on-line global photography exhibition; Organized by Gayoor Art Foundation in India.Exhibition curated by  Naushad H Gayoor and Jeetin Rangher .Here is the link to see the online exhibition

http://www.gayoorartfoundation.com

Genre : Creative photography | Art Photography  | year 2019  |

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Pain and Memory

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Architect, Architectural design, Art Photogaphy, Civil War, collage Art, creative photography, Disappearances, Disappeared, Documentary Photography, FRAMES-2020, GAyroo Art Foundation, Global photography Exhibition 2020, Justice, Justice in Transition, Memory, Monochrome, Northern Province, Pain and Memory, peace and reconciliation, Photography, Politics, Post War, Protest in Trincomalee, Reconsiliation, Religion, Social Justice, South Asia, South Asian art, SouthAsiaArchitiect, Sri Lanka

The largest two storied doubled wall traditional designer house with a beautiful courtyard that I found in Jaffna. Even though the owners did not resettle, they use to visit the places time to time and clean the place. Some of these houses have care takers. Some houses have built fences and gates after the lands were released. Some of the lands are used for agricultural activities while the rest of the lands were completely abandoned.  Those who don’t owned lands are still living in temporary shelters in Jaffna.   Mainly they are wedge labors and is considered as people of lowest cast.   

‘Pain and Memory’  solo exhibition focused on displacement and disappearance in Sri Lanka. Photographs of  ‘Pain and Memory “ were exhibited under  the   invited category on World photography day celebration exhibition: “FRAMES-2020”- on-line global photography exhibition; Organized by Gayoor Art Foundation in India.Exhibition curated by  Naushad H Gayoor and Jeetin Rangher .Here is the link to see the online exhibition

http://www.gayoorartfoundation.com

Genre : Creative photography | Art Photography  | year 2019  | Canon 5 D Mark 111

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Pain and Memory

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Architect, Architectural design, Art Photogaphy, Civil War, collage Art, creative photography, Disappearances, Disappeared, Documentary Photography, FRAMES-2020, GAyroo Art Foundation, Global photography Exhibition 2020, Justice, Justice in Transition, Memory, Monochrome, Northern Province, Pain and Memory, peace and reconciliation, Photography, Politics, Post War, Protest in Trincomalee, Reconsiliation, Religion, Social Justice, South Asia, South Asian art, SouthAsiaArchitiect, Sri Lanka, Waruni Anuruddhika

A ruined house in Jaffna.  Tellippalai was announced as high security zone in 1992. People were asked to move out of the houses within 24 hours. During the war, most of these houses were occupied by the military for various purposes. The owners do not know exactly for what purpose their houses were occupied. Similarly, the houses in Jaffna town were occupied by the LTTE for sometimes. Properties occupied by military started to release those lands to civilians from 2010. There are some lands yet to be released. People are still struggling to get their lands back. 

‘Pain and Memory’  solo exhibition focused on displacement and disappearance in Sri Lanka. Photographs of  ‘Pain and Memory “ were exhibited under  the   invited category on World photography day celebration exhibition: “FRAMES-2020”- on-line global photography exhibition; Organized by Gayoor Art Foundation in India.Exhibition curated by  Naushad H Gayoor and Jeetin Rangher .Here is the link to see the online exhibition

http://www.gayoorartfoundation.com

Genre : Creative photography | Art Photography  | year 2019  | Canon 5 D Mark 111

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Belief, rituals and practices – Chennakesava Temple Somanathpur

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(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine – Supreme god; Maha Vishnu with seven headed mythical cobra)

Souvenir of Karnatak (Mysore  Album 2007) Images captured in 2007   during the youth training program on contribution of Religions for foster peace – conducted by Fireflies Banglore.

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Belief, rituals and practices – Chennakesava Temple Somanathpur

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Souvenir of Karnatak –  (Mysore  Album 2007)(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine – Supreme god; Maha Vishnu with seven headed mythical cobra)

Chennakesava Temple also known as Keshava Temple (Keshave – Name for supreme god Vishnu) located at Kaveri River bank in Somanathapura – Mysore, Karnatak , India . According to the inscriptions this Hindu temple was built by Somanatha Dandanayaka, a general of Hoysala kind Narasimha III in 1258 BC and it is consider as Vaishnavsium tradition temple which is dedicated to god Vishnu. This temple design has three main components; outer walls with pillars, courtyard in the middle and Middle/ inner shrine with Grabs Griha. The main shrine (middle shrine) was constructed on a star shaped stone platform. The outer and  inner   walls, pillars and ceiling of the middle shrine were decorated with murals and carvings depicted Bhagawath Purana, epic stories of Ramayana and Mahabharatha, different forms (avatar) of  Vishnu, various divine figures, mythical creatures  and also carvings with sexual postures and themes,  Veda text, inscriptions ect. This magnificent Hindu temple considered as one of the most significant temple which depict Hoysala tradition and excellent craftsmanship of Hoysala artisans. Historian and experts says that the Hoysalas architecture tradition consist with elements of both Dravidian and Chalukya architecture traditions.  Indeed, Keshava Temple is a wonderful combination of different architectural traditions and also it is a combination of sacred  and secular world.

(carvings  at outer wall of middle/main shrine –  middle panel with ten avatar (forms)of  Supreme god; Vishnu with his consort Lakshm and  Garuda carrying Vishnu and Lakshmi and  Indra riding  on an elephant with his consort)(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrinel – Supreme god; Maha Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrinel )

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine- Suriya – The Sun God)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine – Garuda is carrying Vishnu and Lakshmi)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine- Garunda in the left)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine – figure of mythical Lion)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrinel

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrinel

(carvings  at outer wall of middle/main shrine -The carving depicted various  sexual postures and themes )(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine-  the carvings depicted various sexual postures and themes)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine-the carvings depicted various sexual postures and themes)

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine-the carvings depicted various sexual postures and themes )

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine-the carvings depicted various sexual postures and themes

(carvings at outer wall of middle/main shrine-the carvings depicted various sexual postures and themes)

(Front view of the middle shrine with the participants and facilitators of the training program.Remembering with great respect our dearly friend and great scholar Dr. Nalin Swaris who was a mentor and one of the most influential person for most of us. Dr. Nalin Swaris is sitting in the second raw third form the left)

(Front view of the shrine on a star shaped platform and a few participants of the training program)

(outer shrine wall and courtyard) (Inner and outer – a view form  the  Front door of the main shrine )

Souvenir of Karnatak (Mysore  Album 2007) Images captured in 2007   during the youth training program on contribution of Religions for foster peace – conducted by Fireflies Banglore.

Nikon FM 2 /35- 105 mm | Fuji 100 ASA 35 mm Film

© Waruni Anuruddhika