The Meeting In The Sky

From fishing cats to rare birds, I illustrated 69 animal species — each one reimagined as a kite, designed to be seen from the sky. These became the foundation of a visual system, which was then transformed by traditional Sri Lankan kite artisans into over 2,000 handcrafted kites.

We designed every form with clarity and charm in mind — sometimes, all it took was a single dot to bring a creature to life. Each kite was carefully colored to stay legible in flight, seen through translucent paper and sunlight.

I worked closely with my creative director, Kumkum Fernando, to develop the full illustration system for this project.

Project by Ki Saigon for Cinnamon Life.

Creative Agency: Ki Saigon
Creative Director/Designer: Kumkum Fernando
Head of Planning: Indraneel Guha
Illustrator: Luongdoo
3D Designer: Tue Nguyen
Consultant: Roshan Rajapaksha
Production Coordinator/Photographer: Nuwan Attanayake
Structural Engineers: Arzath Sajeer, Lahiru Galatharaarachchi
Artisan: Kavishka Gayashntha, Chaminda Perera, Chandra Kanthi, Gayani Madushanika, Sumith Kumara, Waruni Hansamali, Chanuka Hasindu, Damith Chalana
Installation Art Handlers: Madhuranga Roshan, Meril Munasinghe, Samantha Kaluarachchi, Prasath Dammika, Idusara Nimnath, Chaminda Gayan, Malith Lahiru, Thmidu Suranjith, Isuru Nissanka, Ishan Sewwandi Sampath, Dinesh Sampath, K. Samantha,Suranga Ranaweera, Damith Wijebandara, Thusitha Aththanayaka, Lalith Sanjeewa, Asri Udakara, Damith Wije Bandara
Music: Numa Gama
Research assistant: Ranni Tran