In Lak' Ech (Square, 2022)
$35.00
Institutional pricing (libraries, universities, for use on tv/movies etc) . Please contact us for invoicing or a custom listing: $105
Melanie Cervantes
12" x 12"
3 color screen print, Printed in my kitchen in San Leandro, 2019
According to acclaimed Xicanx playwright Luis Valdez "In Lak’Ech is a timeless Mayan precept I incorporated into a larger poem called “Pensamiento Serpentino.” More specifically, I inherited In Lak’Ech directly from the late Professor Domingo Martinez Paredes of the National University of Mexico in the 1970s. He was the renowned author of several books on Mayan thought and culture, and I had the privilege of being personally tutored by him. The meaning of the phrase is affiliated with the Mayan definition of the human being, which they called “huinik’lil” or “vibrant being.” In this regard, we are all part of the same universal vibration." In Lak'Ech translates to Tu eres mi otro yo or you are my other me.
-Magentas/metallic pink on Neenah Desert Storm 100 lb Cover Smooth Digital 30% Recycled paper, Edition 35
-Golds /Cream/Brown on Cougar Natural Digital Smooth Cover , 110lb/270 gsm paper, Edition of 35
-Greens/metallic yellow on Astrobrights 100lb/270gsm acid-free paper, Edition of 33
-Purples/metallic silver on Neenah Desert Storm 100 lb Cover Smooth Digital 30% Recycled paper, Edition 16
-Turquoises /Cream on Cougar Natural Digital Smooth Cover , 110lb/270 gsm paper, Edition of 32
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International Packages outside of the U.S.: Tracking Included, Insurance optional, contact us for details about cost.
