Saúl Kak

Saúl Kak

BornNationalityBased In
1985MexicanN/A
Biography

Saúl Kak - filmmaker, experimenter in audio and digital art and inveterate and passionate painter, scours the narratives told to him by his tradition-imbued parents to give form and power to his people’s territorial claims and defense. In the series shown at Material Art Fair, Kak’s play of aquamarines (there is one word in Zoque covering blue-green on the spectrum) reflects the fact that part of Zoque territory was immersed in water when commandeered for making the Chicoasén dam in 1974. ...

Selected Artworks
All is not lost, there’s hope
Saúl KakAll is not lost, there’s hope, 202329.5 x 37.8cm3000 USD
Entering the Other World, known as 20 Houses
Saúl KakEntering the Other World, known as 20 Houses, 202358.5 x 41cm3000 USD
Healing the Earth
Saúl KakHealing the Earth, 202370 x 70cm3500 USD
Hurricane Eta
Saúl KakHurricane Eta, 202335.7 x 53.3cm2250 USD
Jalai (Father)
Saúl KakJalai (Father), 202358.5 x 41cm2250 USD
Land-taking
Saúl KakLand-taking, 202329.5 x 37.8cm2250 USD
Metza (Two)
Saúl KakMetza (Two), 2010146 x 96cm5500 USD
No to fracking
Saúl KakNo to fracking, 201880 x 60cm2750 USD