Fabric of Pettah
Pettah (Known as Fort) is where we still see the handcart that has remained for generations without changing. Using the handcart as a canvas artists’ highlight the diversity and the unity of Pettah. The different types of colored and patterned fabrics represent the diverse ethnicities and religions communities in Pettah. Creating a web like pattern in and out of the handcart represents how diverse people interact, adjust, adapt, evolve and survive within the fabric of Pettah.
This interactive installation allows the audience to write what Pettah means to them through patterns. Every passing day Pettah is changing and evolving and recording people’s thoughts about present Pettah will provide a backdrop for CoCA artists for the second phase of Pettah project
