The jade death mask of Maya king Kinich Janaab Pakal, c. 683 CE, Palenque. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)
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The jade death mask of Maya king Kinich Janaab Pakal, c. 683 CE, Palenque. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)
Palenque, Chiapas, 1990.
9.15.18.2.11 9 Chuen 14 Mol [July 7] Lakamha, Bacal Highland I thought, now that I leave Lakamha, I may never return. I may never see my family again. Well, perhaps I will see some of them. But I Will be like the water that comes down from a spring deep in the heart of a mountain cavern. It can flow and seep and pool and cascade all the way down to the water lily fields, all the way down to the big river, all the way to the marshes and the great salt sea.... But it can never flow back uphill to its home. I will never forget Lakamha, even if Lakamha forgets me."
The Royal Diaries: Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal
Alfred Maudslay in the tower of the palace, Palenque, Mexico, 1890.
MAYA - PALENQUE - CHIAPAS - MÉXICO
Imagen de la zona arqueológica de Palenque, Chiapas. México.
Ca. 1896.
Mayan Underworld Sequences
Creating a series of variants for the Mayan Underworld sequence for my River Styx video piece. Using various custom tools in Touch Designer. Footage from Palenque archeological museum originally shot on 8mm videocam and upscaled/de-interlaced.
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