Saman Wijesooriya is a visual artist from
the district of Colombo with a Master in Finance.
For the Our Stories
initiative, Saman depicted the story of a woman in her sixties, who remains
hopeful despite the innumerable losses she has faced. In his artwork Saman
explores the unwavering hope of people in the face of loss and breakdown. He
compares this to the hope and anticipation, one has when scratching a lottery
ticket. Saman also draws similarities between his artwork and religion. Here he
questions the method of prayer which is used in what he calls the religion of
hope.
An Addictive Pilgrimage