A photo essay on the enduring legacy of Colombo’s book men. Natalie Soysa tries to shine a light on the stories behind the men of Peter, Sarath, Premasiri and Premadasa book shops, Colombo’s venerable second hand book store.
Author: Natalie Soysa
Natalie is a freelance photographer, writer and curator of the arts. After a decade of advertising work, she moved to the British Council Sri Lanka where she served as the Head of Arts for a period of 2 years. Her work spans the breadth of communications - from creative branding and journalism to conceptualisation of art installations and documentary filmmaking.
Ceylon & The Colonial Freak Show
Sri Lankan participation in ethnographic expositions (human zoos) was initiated by 3 brothers in the late 1800’s. Their connection to Ceylon was long, deep & profitable.