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France’s celebrated Notre Dame Cathedral came alive at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery with last evening’s launch of ‘Nostalgie04 – Notre Dame de Paris,’ an exhibition of black and white photographs by well-known media personality Kumar de Silva.
His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith was the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony, while Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka Jean-Paul Monchau was the Guest of Honour. A highlight of the evening was the beautiful performance by the award-winning The Revelations.
The exhibition, which is on today and tomorrow, is presented by the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka and the Alliance Française de Kotte as part of the current French Spring Festival 2014. It is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days and will continue from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 July at the spacious hall of the Alliance Francaise de Kotte at 11 Keppetipola Mawatha in Colombo 5.
All proceeds from the sale of these limited edition photographs will be donated to photojournalist Rukshan Abeywansha, who has begun a long process of recovering in hospital after life-saving surgery to a ruptured spine following a motor accident.
“His total medical bill would be approximately Rs. 3 million, out of which his insurance would only pay a fraction. All his friends have rallied together in an effort to help his family bring him back to normalcy,” said Kumar.
A limited edition of six prints per photograph is available on sale, with each 18”x24” cold matt laminated photograph priced at Rs. 3,000.
‘Nostalgie04 – Notre Dame de Paris’ is partnered by DIC Lanka Ltd., Seya Colour Kalubowila, Softwave Printing and Packaging Pvt Ltd, Lionel Wendt Arts Centre, The Revelations, Vitte Software Solutions, Wedding Dreams Flowers and Neidra Williams.
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