DescrKadadora Vihara lies beneath the Kotmale reservoir, submerged since the 1980s. In rare drought years the water recedes, revealing statues among the rubble — the temple resurfacing, briefly.

An original photograph, Kotmale, Sri Lanka.

When the Water Recedes — Kotmale, 2010. Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.iption goes here

Stalks of giant bamboo lean inward above Hatton, caught mid-conversation with the light. Monochrome gives their height and lean an unusual weight.

An original photograph, Hatton, Sri Lanka.

Listening Grove — Hatton, 2010. Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.

A waterfall moves through the highland valleys above Hatton, rock and current layered into one still frame. Shadow drapes the hillside; light rests on the water.

An original photograph, Hatton, Sri Lanka.

The Unfolding — Hatton, 2019. Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.

Dusk settles over Galle Fort, palms leaning dark against a sky gone the colour of old brass. The lighthouse holds its ground at the edge of the road, quiet, unhurried, exactly as it has for a century.

From an original photograph, Galle Fort, Sri Lanka — printed in the spirit of an old Ceylon stamp.

No.05 — Galle Lighthouse, Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.

Ruwanwelisaya rises pale against a sky gone the colour of old parchment, the great dome holding still while the trees either side lean in close. A path of worn stone leads the eye forward, unhurried, the way it has for pilgrims long before any camera arrived.

From an original photograph, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka — printed in the spirit of an old Ceylon stamp.

No.08 — Ruwanwelisaya, Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.

A single stilt stands empty in a deep blue sea, its fisherman gone, the rod still angled out over the water as if left mid-thought. Cloud and coastline blur into the same quiet dusk grey.

From an original photograph, the southern coast of Sri Lanka — printed in the spirit of an old Ceylon stamp.

No.15 — Stilt, Ceylon Archive by Sandun de Silva.