Travelling Exhibition
Critical Zones Colombo

»Critical Zones. In Search of a Common Ground« was on view from 11 - 27 November, 2022 at J.D.A. Perera Gallery in Colombo. Mira Hirtz and Daria Mille are the curators of this traveling exhibition that was conceived and first exhibited at ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and is based on a concept by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel.

Exhibition Views

Past Events

Talks, Tours and Performances

Guided Tour with Francesca-Romana Audretsch

Join Francesca-Romana Audretsch, Critical Zones Art Mediator for a guided tour through the exhibition. »Critical Zones. In Search of a Common Ground« invites us to think differently about the critical situation of the Earth - and to find our own position within it. What do we depend on?

How to change a running system

This talk will focus on Chullaka's and Savera's lessons learned on their journey to changing the course of their family's traditional businesses to provide sustainable packaging, transform traditional mindsets and explore the responsibility of businesses, at the intersection of people and the planet, to be regenerative and in service to our living ecology.

with Savera Weerasinghe und Chullaka Hapuarachchi

Critical Coast Excursion

Join us on a coastal excursion, led by Blue Resources Trust on the popular marine sanctuary Hikkaduwa Beach for a critical and informative beach walk, coupled with optional extracurricular activities.

with Blue Resources Trust

Moving through critical zones

Contemporary movement artists Kanchana Malshani, Pathum Dharmarthna, Indika Lakmal, Bhagya Virajini, Sashika Madushan and Daham Anuradha devise an artistic response to the positions and philosophies of Critical Zones through a visual and embodying process across the JDA Perera Gallery.

with Kanchana Malshani, Pathum Dharmarathna, Indika Lakmal, Bhagya Virajini, Sashika Madushan and Daham Anuradha

Workshops

Fermentation Station

A functional glance into the magical world of microbes that have aided humanity in its search for abundance and flavor. Gain an understanding of the basic principles and practices of the fermentation of foods and drinks.

with Givanke Goonetilleke of Laa Dhalu and SNAFU project

Repurposing Workshop

Exploring ideas and processes relating to spatial existences in physical, conceptual and lived spaces connected to our minds, societies and environments. Artists Chinthaka Thenuwara and Poornima Jayasinghe experiment with ‘time’ as a symbolic process, and use objects and elements that are connected to ecology and environmental sustainability.

with CoCA Symbiosis