Making Lunuganga more than just a beautiful garden By Yomal Senerath-Yapa View(s): View(s):As the Geoffrey Bawa Trust explores, ever more subtly, the potential of Lunuganga not just as a garden but as a fountain of creativity, an essay at self expression and an island’s identity, they are leaping into new territory- finding novel ways to make the garden’s timeless magic reflect. The Biodiversity Conservation Project in Lunuganga is handled by the Biodiversity Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya and the Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya. Prof. K.M.G.Gehan Jayasuriya, Professor in Botany, said that Lunuganga is special in that it is an island in an estuary with invasive species. Four essential themes will underlie the programme: nature and the natural, empathy through ecology, access beyond language and garden as lens. A 3-D archive project with Clara Kraft Isono and the Royal College of Art in London will explore the garden as a living collection, mapping the past and future at Lunuganga.

Source: Sunday Times May 14, 2023 12:39 UTC