<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Mirror Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflejos de Creatividad Queer]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:11:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Knowledge of the New Locals - Carlos Da Silva]]></title><description><![CDATA[A queer anthropology on migration and gender identity Written by Kasun Gunawardana CARLOS DA SILVA Image : Carlos Da silva, photographed by Antonella Fuentes 	Somewhere in Surubim, a small city, in the Northwest region of Brazil, a region known for its’ ‘Machismo’ culture, lived Little Carlos feeling the complete opposite to his traditions that felt masculine. Raised by his mother, his father was a truck driver and as you would imagine, was mostly away.  	Carlos’s story I am sharing with you...]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/the-knowledge-of-the-new-locals-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad27cffc1a47497821f3e09</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:05:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_5d50045722d84ef3a92542303b0dfc71~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Knowledge of The New Locals - Introduction  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A queer anthropology on migration and gender identity Written by Kasun Gunawardana CHAPTER 1 “In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity” - Albert Einstein Long before I became the biographer of this publication, before vocabulary was built into my system, and decades before I journeyed to Barcelona and became a ‘New Local’,  I was a queer child, making sense of this world, through observation and silent participation. Symbols, body language, patterns, and intuition were my best friends,...]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/the-knowledge-of-the-new-locals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad2042ae4ecf599b68d612f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_c5a7035f3d1843f1a6bcbc0dc2a65d55~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE TRIED TAKING HEADSHOTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An anthropological exploration:  Written by Kasun Gunawardana A study of human dynamics through body, gesture, costume, and image.  It documents how queerness reorganises labour, power, care, and beauty as lived truth. This photographic series emerges from our lived experience of queer domesticity, collaboration, and chosen kinship. Created in dialogue with my co-founder and collaborator, the work positions our shared home in Barcelona as an anthropological site. one in which gender, labour,...]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/we-tried-taking-headshots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad1fecc2365fbbab95b31e0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:53:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_ed94fb7e04994957b5500713d4318d00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE TRIED TAKING HEAD SHOTS – PART 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this part of the series, we explored the otherness of being a queer individual. Having a visual identity that is unconventional, we often find ourselves in the midst of stares, frowns, open jaws and of course compliments and love too. In Sri Lanka,  the demon is a cultural symbol. There are demonic characters that represents psychology and healing rituals and dance associated with it. The demons being the ally and the destructor of 'evil' positions them in the non binary or duality in a...]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/we-tried-taking-head-shots-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad1e3ede48711042788dd49</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:44:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_ce69f98dd9c44aa8b8d06eaf85ebb88c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE TRIED TAKING HEAD SHOTS – PART 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as any another queer home, we too have traditions, bonds, roles, valuables, and of course wardrobes. So we feel as though we have our own empire, secured by love. And we are all kings and queens. This segment explores the pride, the honour, the confidence in having autonomy over your body and mind. Written by Kasun Gunawardana]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/we-tried-taking-head-shots-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad1e3b44837cdef095bad4f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_f0812b62a874420f8dbb0ad126a0334e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ WE TRIED TAKING HEAD SHOTS – PART 1 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queer individuals often carry notions of gender diversity. And this makes our bond agile to affection and care and acts of service without prejudice. We function outside our immediate gender so to say. And in this segment we explore the harmony we often feel between us as queer individuals with seemingly opposite nature to our assumed gender roles. Written by Kasun Gunawardana]]></description><link>https://kasun329.wixsite.com/the-mirror-project/post/we-tried-taking-head-shots-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad1e38d5dc461311a2a64ed</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:42:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c83f_642a162625f040e488428b8a128cdaf0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MAHA GODAGE POORNA KASUN Gunawardana</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>