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Executive Demon and Other Works: Chandraguptha Thenuwara

Past exhibition
24 July - 14 August 2018
Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Erasing Camouflage, 2009

Chandraguptha Thenuwara Sri Lankan , b. 1960

Erasing Camouflage, 2009
Acrylic on Canvas
91 x 121 cm
35 7/8 x 47 5/8 in
In Erasing Camouflage, Thenuwara laments the attempts by both the military and government to downplay the brutality of the three-decade long Sri Lankan Civil War, masquerading these efforts as steps...
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In Erasing Camouflage, Thenuwara laments the attempts by both the military and government to downplay the brutality of the three-decade long Sri Lankan Civil War, masquerading these efforts as steps toward demilitarization. Upon closer inspection, the white camouflage pattern reveals itself to resemble bodies draped in shrouds, ultimately forming a depiction reminiscent of a mass grave. In this depiction Thenuwara underscores the undeniable nature of the conflict's violence, emphasizing the imperative to address it rather than allowing it to remain unresolved.
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Executive Demon | 2018
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