K-In

The artist accompanies this collection with the following essay:

According to the sacred Maya books, the human species was conceived while venerating the "Great Grandfathers." Then, Ollin, the god of movement, ordered the creation of life with announced cycles. Thus, we became part of the "Fifth Sun," the Sun of Movement. But what are our origins and roots? The creation of man, made from corn dough, was carried out, and the Popol Vuh tells us how the man of wood disappeared from the face of the Earth during the "Sun of Earth." With no hope of redemption, that man was devoured by Cotzbalam, the Tiger, for not thinking of his mother or father—the Creators. At that time, the Earth was in disorder, and that was when the apotheosis of two cultural heroes took place: the twins Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué, sons of the god Hun Hunahpú and the maiden Blood Moon. The twins challenged the gods of the underworld, Xibalbá, in an epic sacred competition of the ballgame, Pok-ta-pok. The match took place in the Great Crevices of the Milky Way, at the gates of the underworld: the cenotes. There, they lost their heads… but emerged victorious. They became wandering sorcerers and returned to Xibalbá, where they beheaded all the evil beings. Thus, the human species was born. Then, the Progenitors, the Creators and Formers Tepeu and Gucumatz, set everything in motion: the time of dawn, the time of death, and the time when the great work would be completed. All of this was done so that those who would sustain and nourish the enlightened sons, the civilized vassals, could appear. Finally, man and humanity arose, dominating the face of the Earth. After the battle, the triumphant twins emerged from the infernal Xibalbá and now reign in glory and splendor as the Sun and the Moon from their thrones in the firmament.

These epics are depicted in paintings and sculptures, where figures of gods, humans, sacred animals, and Maya traditions have been inscribed with glyphs, brushstrokes, and carvings. Through this artistic formula, sensitivity toward past, present, and future changes in our civilization is expressed. There is no doubt that, through the synchronicity of art, events foretold by Chilam Balam, Tikal, and many magicians, sorcerers, and kings who prophesied to the Maya people are revealed. Today, our civilization turns to them for explanations of that which
still remains unexplained. The foundations of Maya ideology were: the control of time, the ordering of space, and the prediction of the movements of the universe’s "cosmic pulse," calculated with rhythm, science, and frequency. These cycles have marked history every 12,800 years, periods in which extraordinary stellar processes of great influence over our planet have been recorded. Various changes in history have been accompanied by drastic events that, upon concluding, announce times of transformation: dissatisfaction in coexistence with nature, the universe, and all beings on this planet. Self-destruction, fear, and selfishness—nourished today—reflect the great chaos that awaits us on December 21, 2012, the final katún in the "Time of No Time." This period entails communication between past, present, and future worlds, which began on August 11, 3114 B.C., and whose outcome we still do not know. Now, in the final stage of the "Fifth Sun"—the sun of unity and movement, with the face and heart of humanity—we must step back and make internal and external changes to welcome this event with harmony and peace. Considering that humans are part of the universe, both astral and earthly, the inspiration and creation of these works of art intertwine with Maya culture, reflecting the principle of painting forms of worlds upon worlds, crossing the boundaries between order and chaos.

As the artist Fred Friedrich says: "Nothing is predictable in this dynamic system of life." And so… darkness shall come!