"I use Michaelangelo's David as an icon to inspire and refresh my beleaguered generation. I see in the biblical figure - who
overcomes the brutal militarism of Goliath and the paranoid antagonism of soul-inspiring courage, honest spirituality and full-blooded
lust for life. The challenges implicit in such a heroic life is an enormous struggle."
"I was born in 1971, the year the Military cracked down on a Marxist youth uprising and 20,000 young men and women died…. It is an
understatement to say that the young people of Sri Lanka are facing a crisis. The psychological impact of decades of false promises
and shattered dreams has been devastating. My struggle as a young artist is a journey in search of that lost hope. How can
contemporary Sri Lankan youth recover their idealism, energy and confidence?"