KAWOQ

Video / Performance

3:10'

Ed 3 + 2 P.A.

 

Niin tzijoon chipan jun kukuu

Chuchi ya’ ntz’ubulwii, chaqajalaal xumaj ru silooj rii ja ya’ qas nimaq ja b’oloj nub’an toq

xelto jun nim laj ixoq chapam qas jab’el ru samalruwii qas nk’akot chapaam ja ya’ e kai

nimaq taq ch’uu e chaj yoon ru xiin.

I dreamt that I was sitting on the shore of the lake. Suddenly the lake began to agitate and

with it big waves were formed, from there emerged a millennial grandmother with her long

white hair, she could be seen under the shining lake, accompanied by two huge fish.

Kukuu/ clay jar: From the memory of our grandfathers and grandmothers, knowledge has

been transmitted both, orally and through dreams from generation to generation.

In this case, the clay jar was used to carry water from the shores of Lake Atitlán into our

town, which is a 15-minute walk away distance. It was also used for burials, where the

bodies of the people who transcended were placed. Another use was for fear, the

grandfathers or grandmothers spoke inside the clay jar, to call the energy of the person who

was frightened or ill. In this action, we as Tz'aqaat refer to it , while Cheen tells her dream

inside the clay jar on the shores of Lake Atitlán, addressed to our grandmother Lago to tell

her how she appeared in dreams and at the same time how she takes part in the process of

healing our own dreams.

Aj Kunaneel: People who heal energy or sickness.

Tz’aqaat: We are two people who complement each other and not one of us is more than the

other.

Kukuu: Clay jar that is used by the woman.

Thank you note: To our millennial grandmothers and grandfathers for transmitting our

knowledge orally, and through our dreams.