ARTRA exhibitions Colombo edition from 28-29 June

Exhibitions within intimate setting of a private collector's home

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WHAT if the future of art isn't bigger and larger in scale, but more intimate and meaning-ful?

ARTRA Experientials, a forthcoming series of exhibitions and art walkthroughs will be taking place in the intimate settings of private collector's homes in Colombo, including one on 28 Lane, Flower Road, Colombo 07.

The private art salon experience presented here attempts to redefine how one can experience and engage with contemporary art, where art is not merely viewed on the walls of the space, but is something actively celebrated, critiqued and lived with.

Set in the home of a private collector on 28th Lane, Flower Road, Colombo 07, the series of exhibitions by ARTRA's Emerging Artists Best of 2022-2025 collectively reframes the physical space of the home. Walls, entrances and exits become not only boundaries and passageways but also vessels for memory. These exhibitions transform physical space into a gallery of lived realities - where each room is a witness and a dynamic archive of one's social, spiritual, and emotional lives.

ARTRA's Emerging Artist, Best of 2022 K. Mathismuar, presents his exhibition 'Wounded Faith' amidst a curated series of exhibitions by ARTRA's Emerging Artists Best of 2022-2025. Turning inward, his latest collection critically explores the scars of ethnic conflict and religious chaos left over by the Sri Lankan civil war, interrogating the cost such divisiveness has had on our post-war climate. Melding acrylics and mixed media to depict religious structures such as pagodas, mosques and churches, Mathiskumar acknowledges the wounds of distrust that still run through our nation, while highlighting the strength of these spaces as traditional pillars of community. In this collection, he invites viewers to envision a harmonious Sri Lanka, and asks the critical question: "Are we truly at peace?"