When Platitudes Become Form
Re-configuring the works of young Sri Lankan artists for the Western art market.
Initiator(s)
Christopher Kulendran Thomas
Description
The project when-platitudes-become-form by Christopher Thomas Kulendran, involves re-configuring, for the Western art market, the works of Sri Lanka's young artists. Taking the whole system by which art is distributed as its own materials, the project aims to raise funds in support of the communities displaced by the civil war, channelling non-government controlled resources to the formerly Tamil-occupied territories.
Goals
To translate what counts as ‘contemporary’ in Sri Lanka into what is expected of the ‘contemporary’ at the heart of art-imperial power.
Beneficial outcomes
The project raises funds; establishes an online / offline media platform for social change (an open-source tool that can be taken up by anyone anywhere); is based on Forum Theatre (Augusto Boal) within communities displaced by civil war; channels resources that are not under government control to the formerly Tamil-occupied territories.
Location
Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
Users
Christopher Kulendran, communities displaced by civil war
Maintained by
Christopher Kulendran
Duration
2012 - ongoing
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
