FLORA FRONSIA CAPITALIS: RASIKA DE SILVA

22 October - 22 November 2026

  • A spell is cast. Its potent power asunder.

  • Succulent creepers grow in place of hair, earlobes morph into trumpet flowers, an eucalyptus forest sprouts forth from the body.  The botanical becomes human; sacred deities confronting us, occupying the spaces we inhabit, cities and forests alike.

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  • Rasika De Silva, The Queen , 2026

    Rasika De Silva

    The Queen , 2026

    Part portrait and part apparition, Rasika De Silva conjures an entity that exists between symbiosis and surrender. They entice us into an unreal world where our divided existences meld into one another. It's surreal, uneasiness, beckons us to reassess our relationship with nature.

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    • Rasika De Silva Big Blue Leaf, 2026 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm 47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
      Rasika De Silva
      Big Blue Leaf, 2026
      Acrylic on Canvas
      120 x 90 cm
      47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Lonely Princess, 2026 Oil on Canvas 120 x 90 cm 47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
      Rasika De Silva
      Lonely Princess, 2026
      Oil on Canvas
      120 x 90 cm
      47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Solitary Tree, 2026 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm 47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
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      Solitary Tree, 2026
      Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
      120 x 90 cm
      47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
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  • Rasika De Silva, Nature and Humanity, 2026

    Rasika De Silva

    Nature and Humanity, 2026

    The exhibition flips the anthropocentric narrative that sees nature as passive and docile. Instead it sits at the centre, determining the course of human existence. Green sinuous vines become capillaries coursing through the body, filled with life giving energy. The sun which is the source of life is reimagined as a green orb, as the artist reckons with the role of these photosynthesising organisms in sustaining life.

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  • Rasika De Silva, Reality of the Body, 2026

    Rasika De Silva

    Reality of the Body, 2026
    Oil on Aluminum Plate
    74 x 66 cm
    29 1/8 x 26 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Untitled, 2026 Oil on Canvas 46 x 46 cm 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in
      Rasika De Silva
      Untitled, 2026
      Oil on Canvas
      46 x 46 cm
      18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Untitled, 2026 Oil on Canvas 51 x 41 cm 20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in
      Rasika De Silva
      Untitled, 2026
      Oil on Canvas
      51 x 41 cm
      20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva The Tree in the Pink Forest, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      The Tree in the Pink Forest, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva The Tree in the Yellow Forest, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      The Tree in the Yellow Forest, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Princess of the Blue Forest, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 46 x 36 cm 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in
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      Princess of the Blue Forest, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      46 x 36 cm
      18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva The Young Tree, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      The Young Tree, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Princess in Pink Dress, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 47 x 36 cm 18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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      Princess in Pink Dress, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      47 x 36 cm
      18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Princess of My Garden, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 47 x 36 cm 18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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      Princess of My Garden, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      47 x 36 cm
      18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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  • Rasika De Silva, Under the Green Sun, 2026

    Rasika De Silva

    Under the Green Sun, 2026
    Mixed Media on Paper
    48 x 36 cm
    18 7/8 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Big Pocket, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 36 cm 19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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      Big Pocket, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 36 cm
      19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva In Between, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 36 cm 19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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      In Between, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 36 cm
      19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva We Are Not Safe, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      We Are Not Safe, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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  • Flora Fronsia Capitalis  in its bewitching wickedness, invites us to witness the wondrous and powerful world of nature but also to reckon with the deeply intertwined existence, and our dependence on it. Albeit silent and vanishing, forests silently sustain the balance of the world, and preside over all of existence - human and non-human alike, determining its fate.

    • Rasika De Silva Male Tree, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      Male Tree, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Tree in the Dark Forest II, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      Tree in the Dark Forest II, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Unfamiliar Tree, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 47 x 36 cm 18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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      Unfamiliar Tree, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      47 x 36 cm
      18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva We Are Under The Sun, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      We Are Under The Sun, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva The Tree in the City, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      The Tree in the City, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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    • Rasika De Silva Unknown Tree, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 36 cm 19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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      Unknown Tree, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 36 cm
      19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Rasika De Silva We Are In The Dark Forest I, 2026 Mixed Media on Paper 50 x 38 cm 19 3/4 x 15 in
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      We Are In The Dark Forest I, 2026
      Mixed Media on Paper
      50 x 38 cm
      19 3/4 x 15 in
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