The Light Between Us

The Light between Us (2007–2019) explores post-migratory life, such as loss of identity and community and feelings of rootlessness. This series, informed by Karuna’s own migratory grief as a child and the ambiguity of her cultural and biracial identity, originates from travels she undertook as a young adult in search of a home and for people with whom to connect. The images were taken using a Holga camera in various locations such as northern Sri Lanka (birthplace of her grandfather), rural Nova Scotia and the Yukon. This series was awarded an honorable mention from the Magenta Foundation for the Flash Forward Emerging Photographers Competition and was exhibited at the Antigonight Art After Dark Festival in Nova Scotia.