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Excerpt from the 2-channel installation "Empire: 7º00 N 81º00 E" by Eline Jongsma & Kel O'Neill. Made as part of the project "Empire: Legacy of the World's First Corporation."
This excerpt tells the story of Herman Steur, a man whose charitable instincts led him to build a Dutch village in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle.
Made as part of the project "Empire: Legacy of the World's First Corporation." Shot and exhibited in collaboration with Theertha International Artists' Collective, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
For more of "Empire", see the "Last of Sri Lanka's Burgher Ladies" on VJ Movement
WOW, I am from Sri Lanka, and I have a very deep interest in our colonial roots. I had no idea such a place existed. Its amazing, keep up the great work of documenting this precious vestige of our past.
slengineer91 11 months ago