In literature, an ‘autobiography’ refers to a life lived and told by the same person. Autobiography as a genre can reveal, confess, expose, conceal, and blur.

This exhibition extends the popular literary genre of autobiography to visual art and explores the nuances of the autobiographical in the practices of 16 visual artists of Sri Lankan origin. The artworks on view raise the following questions: What stories from their personal lives do artists hold dear? How do they tell these stories using visual language? What role does memory play? Where does reality end and fiction begin?

17th - 19th January 2025