Reading Group: ‘The Forest, the City, and the Fishing Cat’ with Anya Ratnayaka
23 January Tuesday, 6–7.30pm
In this Reading Group, Anya Ratnayaka of Small Cat Advocacy guides a discussion about the conservation of lesser-known species including the fishing cat in the urban wetlands of Colombo. The selection of texts will include scientific research combining forestry in city wetlands, bringing together ideas of the forest and the urban. Anya will connect the topic with the MMCA Sri Lanka’s current exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’, and the theme of the eighth edition of Colomboscope: ‘Way of the Forest’. The texts will be emailed to all participants upon registration, and it is recommended that they watch/read them before attending the Reading Group.
This Reading Group is curated and offered as part of public programmes of the MMCA Sri Lanka’s fourth exhibition ‘88 Acres: The Watapuluwa Housing Scheme by Minnette De Silva’ and the eighth edition of Colomboscope. This programme is free and all materials will be provided.
