{"id":81073,"date":"2013-04-07T08:17:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T08:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=81073"},"modified":"2013-04-09T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T14:38:22","slug":"herstories-sri-lankan-women-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/herstories-sri-lankan-women-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Herstories\u2019 &#8211; Sri Lankan Women Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This archival project is first of a series of Sri Lankans\u2019 histories that focuses on mothers from the South and North. It highlights their strength in the face of adversity, and their hopes for their children\u2019s and Sri Lanka\u2019s future. Mothers are guardians of their family history. They are the pillars of strength upon which a family is built. As such, this project chooses to archive mothers\u2019 stories, recording the story of an entire family.<\/p>\n<p>These histories or \u2018Herstories\u2019 not only showcase a shared history, but show how we Sri Lankans are rooted in multiple identities, multiple histories, and different experiences. Through the narratives of many, this project will highlight a collective sense of fundamental humanness and \u2018Sri Lankanness\u2019 that transcend boundaries. These \u2018Herstories\u2019 will not only add to the culture of oral tradition and story telling in Sri Lanka, they will contribute to bringing diverse groups together and the preservation of history through the \u2018voices of those that lived it\u2019 for future generations of Sri Lankans.<\/p>\n<p>The project has collected 230 oral histories recounting personal histories, experiences and hopes \u2013 some through hand-written letter; some through photo essays; some through short video; and some through mapping and visual story telling exercises. They have been translated and are available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.<\/p>\n<p>A sample collection will be presented through a traveling exhibition in Colombo, Galle and Ampara.\u00a0 The entire collection will also be archived online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.herstoryarchives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.herstoryarchives.org<\/a>. The originals will be presented to the National Archives in Sri Lanka for posterity. This will ensure that it remains a living history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Herstories\u2019 will be on in Colombo on April 6 and 7 at the Harold Peiris Gallery, Lionel Wendt, in Ampara from April 20-21 at the Christa Illam Hall, Kalmunai and in Galle on April 27 -28 at an as yet undecided venue. 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