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ROOTS
Agampa is the name of the woman in this image. I stumbled across her image hanging in the centre of a living room, with much pride of place. When I inquired about her life and who she was, there wasn't much information recorded. She was the great, great grandmother of a friend, who had passed away young and was originally from Jaffna, a town in the North of my island.
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I did this image of her standing like a great tree, as I had imagined her in the living room. Her roots slightly hazy and blending into the background.
IDENTITY
This project came to life after coming across post-colonial images of interesting characters across our history in my country. The richness of the characters is a nod towards the culturally diverse and colourful history of my island. This comes at a time when majoritarianism and the politics of hate have turned against my island, which some believe belongs only to a select few. The characters I have chosen illustrate how culturally diverse my island has always been.
TAMBI
Poet. Editor, Drunk
MINETTE
Architect, feminist, trail-blazer
TAMIL WOMAN, CEYLON
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