Through the Eyes of the Patua:The Aesthetics and the Visual Politics of an Artisanal Community

Sasanka Perera (This essay was initially published in The Island on 24 December 2025:https://island.lk/the-aesthetics-and-the-visual-politics-of-an-artisanal-community/) Organized by the Colombo Institute for Human Sciences in Collaboration with Millennium Art Contemporary, an interesting and unique exhibition got underway in the latter’s gallery in Millennium City, Oruwala on 21 December 2025.…