NOSTALGIE 01

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from the press

The Alliance Francaise de Kotte, 139 Jawatte Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka launched its cultural season for 2011 with ‘Nostalgie’ a delightful exhibition of black and white photographs by Kumar de Silva celebrating France and her splendour.

The exhibits took visitors to different scenes through France’s multi-faceted diversity from cosmopolitan Paris to rugged Britanny from the charm of Auvers-sur-Oise (Vincent van Gogh country) to sleeping champagne bottles in the cellars of the House of Dom Perignon, Champagne from snails cooked in white sauce to the Montpellier countryside and lots more.

Chief Guest at the opening on Saturday 22 January 2011 was Director General of the Ministry of Defence Mr. Lakshman Hulugalle

“This year is a significant one in my life. It is exactly 25 years since I joined the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka, 25 years since I began hosting Bonsoir and 25 years since I first set foot in Paris. It is indeed a triple celebration of the francophone and Francophile in me and is encapsulated by this exhibition”, says de Silva.

Delegate General of the Fondation Alliance Francaise de Paris and Director of the Alliance Francaise de Kotte, Monsieur Bertrand Dufieux said, “We are delighted to open our cultural season for 2011 with this exhibition of photographs on France. Kumar de Silva has had very long and very close ties with France. Talking with him and seeing his photographs, I understand why he chose to name this exhibition nostalgie - this feeling is rooted in the longing of the soul for what it considers its second country. Kumar’s nostalgia for France is so well reflected and with a lot of sensitivity - in these beautiful images of a land that has adopted him”.

The AF de Kotte at 139, Jawatte Road, Colombo 05 is Sri Lanka’s newest French language and cultural centre serving the Colombo and Greater Colombo areas. Affiliated to the Fondation Alliance Francaise in Paris, it enjoys the full patronage of the Government of France and the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka.

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