Join Mooniak founder and co-curator Pathum Egodawatta of the Akurugraphy exhibition for a behind-the-scenes look into the world of typography on this exhibition tour. This tour will include a demonstration of the antique Albion Press, currently on show at the exhibition.

Mooniak is a Colombo-based graphic design firm and type foundry working at the intersection of culture, typography, design, and identity.

The team leading the tour includes Pathum, a typeface designer, font engineer, and typography researcher, and Sajaan Peiris, curator of the W A Silva Museum for Language, Literature and Typography.

‘Akurugraphy’ is supported by generous grants from Kohler India, the Initiating Partner for the Geoffrey Bawa Trust’s exhibitions programme, and Sampath Bank Private Banking for the exhibition’s public programme.

Pathum is a typeface designer, font engineer and a researcher of typography. He specializes in type and typography of South Asian scripts with a focus on Sinhala and Tamil scripts and multilingual communications. Pathum received his MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading with a distinction in 2016 and a BA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Design (AOD), Colombo with a distinction in 2013. He is currently based in Colombo, Sri Lanka leading Mooniak – a multidisciplinary design, art direction and technology practice with an emphasis on type. Pathum and the team provides consulting on South Indian script related localisation, type design, typography and multilingual communication. He is also the co-founder of Akuru Collective and Curator at W.A. Silva Museum & Printing Press.

Don’t miss this Sinhala tour at the Akurugraphy exhibition at the Geoffrey Bawa Space!

Join Kosala Senevirathne — Mooniak co-founder and exhibition co-curator — for a Sinhala tour of the Akurugraphy exhibition. With a focus on his native script, Sinhala, Kosala’s practice spans typeface design, typographic research, and multiscript editorial design. He is guided by a commitment to bridging communication gaps among Sri Lanka’s official languages.

‘Akurugraphy’ is supported by generous grants from Kohler India, the Initiating Partner for the Geoffrey Bawa Trust’s exhibitions programme, and Sampath Bank Private Banking for the exhibition’s public programme.

Kosala is a type designer from Sri Lanka with a focus on his native script, Sinhala. His practice spans typeface design, typographic research, and multiscript editorial design, guided by a commitment to bridging communication gaps among Sri Lanka’s official languages. He advocates for language equality and multilingual design in inclusive communication. Kosala has contributed to projects developing typefaces that integrate Sinhala, Tamil, and English, enabling smoother publishing and design workflows. He pursued advanced typography through collaborations with international foundries. Based in Colombo, he leads South Asian script development and co‑organizes workshops promoting typographic literacy and innovation.

Rajitha is a self‑taught designer from Sri Lanka with a focus on Sinhala fonts, reflecting his mother tongue and cultural heritage. With a background in UI/UX and web design, his practice emphasizes the need for trilingual communication on the Sri Lankan web, integrating Sinhala, Tamil, and English for accessibility and inclusivity. His work extends into exploring Sri Lankan identity, seeking ways to represent it authentically and sustainably for the future. Rajitha has contributed to projects highlighting typography’s role in bridging linguistic divides and shaping digital experiences. Based in Colombo, he develops typefaces, consults on multilingual design, and researches how visual communication can preserve and project Sri Lanka’s evolving identity.

Mooniak founders and co-curators of the Akurugraphy exhibition will be leading a behind-the-scenes look into the world of typography on this bilingual exhibition tour.

This tour will include a demonstration of the antique Albion Press, currently on show at the exhibition.

Pathum is a typeface designer, font engineer and a researcher of typography. He specializes in type and typography of South Asian scripts with a focus on Sinhala and Tamil scripts and multilingual communications. Pathum received his MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading with a distinction in 2016 and a BA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Design (AOD), Colombo with a distinction in 2013. He is currently based in Colombo, Sri Lanka leading Mooniak – a multidisciplinary design, art direction and technology practice with an emphasis on type. Pathum and the team provides consulting on South Indian script related localisation, type design, typography and multilingual communication. He is also the co-founder of Akuru Collective and Curator at W.A. Silva Museum & Printing Press.

Kosala is a type designer from Sri Lanka with a focus on his native script, Sinhala. His practice spans typeface design, typographic research, and multiscript editorial design, guided by a commitment to bridging communication gaps among Sri Lanka’s official languages. He advocates for language equality and multilingual design in inclusive communication. Kosala has contributed to projects developing typefaces that integrate Sinhala, Tamil, and English, enabling smoother publishing and design workflows. He pursued advanced typography through collaborations with international foundries. Based in Colombo, he leads South Asian script development and co‑organizes workshops promoting typographic literacy and innovation.

Rajitha is a self‑taught designer from Sri Lanka with a focus on Sinhala fonts, reflecting his mother tongue and cultural heritage. With a background in UI/UX and web design, his practice emphasizes the need for trilingual communication on the Sri Lankan web, integrating Sinhala, Tamil, and English for accessibility and inclusivity. His work extends into exploring Sri Lankan identity, seeking ways to represent it authentically and sustainably for the future. Rajitha has contributed to projects highlighting typography’s role in bridging linguistic divides and shaping digital experiences. Based in Colombo, he develops typefaces, consults on multilingual design, and researches how visual communication can preserve and project Sri Lanka’s evolving identity.

Ways of Knowing takes the Lunuganga garden as a starting point to explore how we sense, remember, and pass on knowledge — not just through sight, but through sound, touch, movement, and memory.

On this tour, you’ll encounter a rich mix of mediums — from virtual reality and film to textiles, seeds, maps, and oral traditions — and discover how artists Clara Kraft Isono, Barbara Sansoni, and Ruvin de Silva, alongside objects from the Geoffrey Bawa Collection, reimagine the ways we learn from the world around us.

Ways of Knowing takes the Lunuganga garden as a starting point to explore how we sense, remember, and pass on knowledge — not just through sight, but through sound, touch, movement, and memory.

On this tour, you’ll encounter a rich mix of mediums — from virtual reality and film to textiles, seeds, maps, and oral traditions — and discover how artists Clara Kraft Isono, Barbara Sansoni, and Ruvin de Silva, alongside objects from the Geoffrey Bawa Collection, reimagine the ways we learn from the world around us.