Samudraagam: Group Exhibition

Poornima’s coral inspired installation reflects on themes of time, mortality, and regeneration through the fragile beauty of marine ecosystems. Ravindu’s Manimekala series reimagines the sea as a female deity, exploring the symbolic relationship between sea, land, and human existence. Hasidu’s Kaurava series examines the Karava community’s historical connection to maritime life and coastal culture. 

Responding to the X-Press Pearl disaster, Janaka’s Choking the Sea addresses environmental loss and ecological vulnerability. Mahesh’s Eternal Silence contemplates the sea as a space of tranquility and introspection. Prasad’s From the Starting Point investigates maritime histories, navigation, and geopolitical realities, while Chatherine’s Soul series explores memory, identity, and cultural inheritance through her family’s fishing heritage in Jaffna.

The sea serves as both subject and witness within Catharina's practice. Growing up in Jaffna, she was inspired by her grandfather's life as a fisherman and diver (sammathi), whose stories shaped her understanding of the ocean as a space of memory, healing, and belonging. Drawing from personal experience and the cultural histories of Northern Sri Lanka, her work reflects on how the sea carries stories across generations. 

Soul (2021–ongoing) explores memory and the subconscious through a process informed by art therapy. 

Using mixed media on congro board, transparent sheets, drawing, painting, and coral-inspired cut forms, Catharina creates layered compositions that evoke the fluid nature of memory. Through color, texture, and abstraction, she transforms personal experiences into visual narratives of resilience and renewal.