‘The Streets of Paris’ black & white photo expo at Lionel Wendt this weekend

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The Embassy of France in Sri Lanka and the Alliance Francaise de KOTTE present ‘Nostalgie05 – The Streets of Paris’ – as part of the French Spring Festival 2015. BUP_DFT_DFT-18-12

This exhibition of black and white photographs by media personality Kumar de Silva brings the streets of Paris to life in a trillion shades of gray. It is free of charge and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. this weekend at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery.

All profits from the sale of photographs will go to the scholarship fund of the children of the award-winning ‘Nation’/‘Rivira’ press photographer, the late Rukshan Abeywansa.

Nostalgie05 is partnered by DIC Lanka Ltd, Lionel Wendt Arts Centre, Lou Ching Wong, Menaka de Fonseka Sahabandu, Neidra Williams, Nuran Gomez, Seya Colour Kalubowila, Softwave Printing and Packaging Ltd., The Film Team, Theme Resorts and Spas, Tiesh and Vitte Software Solutions.

Situated at 11, Keppetipola Mawatha, Colombo 07, the Alliance Française de Kotte is France’s ‘only’ French language and cultural centre in the Colombo City and the Greater Colombo areas. It is fully affiliated to the Fondation Alliance Française in Paris and enjoys the total patronage of the Government of France and the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka.