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Lion City by Udeshi Navaratne is a large-scale charcoal drawing born from a deeply personal journey—an attempt to reconnect with and reinterpret the artist’s multicultural heritage through memory and ritual. Inspired by childhood experiences of watching the Singapore lion dance, she channels the awe and energy of those early moments into a monochromatic composition that is both intimate and expansive. The piece creates a sense of collective movement and intensity that echoes the coordinated energy of a live lion dance performance. As part of a broader series of 5 works, it captures a singular moment within a larger narrative, preserving the fleeting energy of tradition through the multiple lion figures rendered in a bold, contemporary visual language.