STICK NO BILLS | HASHAN COORAY

"Hashan presents a truthful vision of the reality of what it is doing to us as a society and individuals. While it may be overwhelming, the chaos can be an insightful experience, for the vibrant absurdity may provide the answers to our questions. What matters is how we take steps to approach and encounter it - from a quiet, meditative and contemplative space reminiscent of the artist’s way of making, being, and looking at the world" 

Travelling during the night on resource-gathering skirmishes, Hashan tears off these posters from the walls that form the city. He takes images and text and adds them to his oeuvre of materials. Through a series of canvases, poster prints and video art, Stick No Bills presents the artist’s experience of navigating the worlds of commercial advertising, political propaganda and social critique by contrasting media headlines with a set of vibrant colour palettes that also
reflect the traditional CMYK colour printing sequences of modern print media.

Underlying these technical aspects lies the necessity of exploring the impact that excessive multimedia propaganda has on the psyche of an individual.

Hashan’s selection of poster material includes headlines and bodies of text that question passed laws and failed policies that include education, labour, the environment, poverty, militarisation and misconduct.