Contributors

Halik trained as a journalist, economist and linguist before migrating to becoming an artist. His work investigates connections between colonialism, neoliberalism, contemporary culture and the self within modernity.

Nadya Perera is an independent film maker from Colombo.

Kitty is a new media artist and an illustrator who works with a variety of media and in augmented reality.

Lara is a historian-in-training, interested in communities and religious beliefs.

Mathavan is an award-winning short film director who is known for creatively transforming a written script into arresting visual images on screen.

Natalie is an activist, creating work mainly as a lens-based artist but also as filmmaker, graphic designer, writer and editor.

Natasha is a researcher working with communities engaged in land struggles, who documents land rights violations, and carries out capacity building for community-based organisations.

Amalini works in civic media and civil society communications, documenting a range of human rights issues, primarily through field-based reporting with communities across the island.

Oliver is a research student and filmmaker who has worked in journalism and media while completing studies in anthropology and political theory.

Hasini is a part of a global network of researchers and practitioners on peace-building, arts and heritage management.

Sujeewa is a documentary film director with over 10 years of experience in more than 25 documentary films, and a photographer specializing in documentary, editorial and travel photography.