BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 4, 2024 00:32:00
Why? that is what i call the history of the present. you know, we have a long history coming from, like, fifth century bc, and, you know, there's this great history of sri lanka or south asia. but the 20th century history is i call the history of the present, which is...defines myself and my art and my thinking. lalith manage, who is co—director of an arts collective which you helped co—found, says, "you cannot talk about weerasinghe�*s work "without talking about the history of the land." but can you only create your best art through that terrible lived experience of sri lanka? what abo...