Sethusamudram
2010 - 2012
1 Shanthiroad, Bengaluru
Theertha, Sri Lanka
Begun in 2010, the Sethusamudram Project was a 3 year collaborative art project initiated by Theertha International Artists Collective, Colombo, Sri Lanka, and 1.Shanthi Road Studio/Gallery, Bengaluru. The Project collectively developed and envisioned programs to engage with and address the highly complex and variegated history and emotions surrounding the relations between India and Sri Lanka. It drew on the links, similarities, and shared anxieties, emotions and histories between the two geographical areas, and covered a wide area of study that included society, politics, history, religion, mythology. Through this illustrated talk, Suresh conveys how the Project showed that it is only “through regional interaction and dialogue that we hope to redeem their trauma. Art connects, heals, and can often be a catharsis for both the artist and the viewer".
Text by Suresh Jayram.