Beyond Perception- 2013
‘Beyond Perception’ Interactive conceptual photography exhibition by Chinthaka Thenuwara and Poornima Jayasinghe does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to alarm, in a constant search for truth
Title- 24 Hours With a Wise Man
By Poornima Jayasinghe , Beyond Perception 2013
It is true to say the social media trains the humans for consumption. ‘Mass media can create a sensation which makes the spectator seem to experience a non-existent reality. Like higher primates, humans are social by nature. Homo sapiens (Latin: ‘wise man’) are uniquely adept at utilizing systems of communication for self-expression, exchange of ideas, and organization.
We have put our trust on the media as an authority to give us news, entertainment and education. However, individuals can become irrational victims of mass media which can create false needs and believes. In doing so we lose our individuality, worried about our future and in a fit to do so we forget enjoying our present.
