Hashan Cooray

This same method extends to the human face approached not as an image, but as a structure to be examined, separated, and reassembled.

True Faces That Break Like Puzzles IV, 2026
Acrylic, Lacquer, Graphite and Charcoal on Wood
42 x 29 x 28 cm
16 1/2 x 11 3/8 x 11 in

By cutting through form, the focus shifts from appearance to structure how parts support, interrupt, and define one another.

True Faces That Break Like Puzzles VIII, 2026
Acrylic, Lacquer, Graphite and Charcoal on Wood
44 x 21 x 22 cm
17 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 5/8 in

A flower, taken apart blade by blade shifting attention away from beauty, toward structure.

True Faces That Break Like Puzzles I, 2025
Acrylic, Lacquer, Graphite and Charcoal on Wood
33 x 33 x 23 cm
13 x 13 x 9 in

The work reflects a moment where presence grows increasingly fragile, yet refuses to disappear entirely.

The Moment Before Withering XI, 2025
Mixed Media on Paper
102 x 76 cm
40 1/8 x 29 7/8 in

The Moment Before Withering IX, 2025
Mixed Media on Paper
102 x 76 cm
40 1/8 x 29 7/8 in

The image pauses within its own duration, as if time itself hesitates before moving forward.

The Moment Before Withering VIII, 2025
Mixed Media on Paper
102 x 76 cm
40 1/8 x 29 7/8 in