How do we know what we know?

This exhibition looks at how different mediums, including virtual reality, film, textiles, oral traditions, maps, seeds, and our own bodies explore the many ways we learn, store, and share information.

2 August 2025 – 28 February 2026
Free Admission
Closed on major public holidays

Exhibition open
Thursday–Sunday
11.30 a.m.–5.30 p.m.

The Bawa Space,
42/1 Horton Place, Colombo 07

Installations

Virtual Reality

Garden as a Cloud

Clara Kraft Isono

Oral Traditions

Tree Talks

Sensory Path

Garden within a Garden

Textiles

Araliya and Sky

Barbara Sansoni

Seeds

Balamurunga to BG352

Kapila Udayasiri

Film

The Keepers of his Garden

Ruvin de Silva

Maps

Mapping Landscapes

Sumangala Jayatillaka, Gerardus Mercator, Jan Jansson, Cypriano Sanchez

Guides and Accessibility

Listen to the audio descriptions of Ways of Knowing

Exhibition playlists