All the members represent and affiliated with Vibhavi Academy of Fine Art (VAFA). All the members work together for a common gaol all working with social consciousness. VAFA offers higher art educational opportunity to students who are unable to access, or have been marginalized by the State art institutions or educational system. Anyone can join VAFA to learn visual arts forms. No certificates are needed to enrol.
Wall -Each artist contributes to make this wall adding individual interpretations and responses to context. In Sri Lanka high-rise walls are dominant feature. Walls also serve as a support for the public expressions, written words, pasted posters etc. Due to the War various walls rose within the society. Among those walls there are Media walls, ideological walls, misunderstanding walls, memorial walls, protective walls, prison walls, hiding walls, etc.
Chandrasevana Arts Centre - VAFA Guest Curator, Neil Butler
Director of the Chandrasevana Arts Centre in Dodanduwa from where he has produced a range of exhibitions, theatre shows and events.
Chandrasevana runs an international residency scheme whereby Western artists in all art forms are invited to submit proposals to work in residency at Chandrasevana to create a piece of work that is enhanced by being made in Sri Lanka.
Where is the art ? - this is not a chair -With a nod to Duchamps, Beuys and the Situationalists Butlers performance presentation discusses our shared reality, carpentry and the times of our lives. He draws upon his experience as an artist, director and producer in his search for art.
Neil Butler
Neil Butler is an artist, cultural strategist and Festival Director. In the 80's he founded the legendary Brighton Zap Club, curated programmes at London ICA and the South Bank. His 1999 Artwork Wrap the World involved simultaneous events in Johannesburg, Delhi, Sydney, New York, Porto and Glasgow which was broadcasted worldwide by the BBC.
Ian Smith
Finest Blend: 30 Years of Performance & Art across Europe, North America and South Asia, Mr Smith spills the Beans. Using the very simple and iconic image of tea, which is perhaps the foremost image that Europeans have of Sri Lanka.
Gavin Lockhart
"Observe" to place a group of virtual Scottish people, whose only remit when filming themselves is to act as attendants in an exhibition, in the new and developing situation in the heart of Sri Lanka where they watch with mixed emotions."Me" Self-portraits of and by the children and young people of Chandrasevana Creation Centre, Dodanduwa.
