FLUX: Air
"Tales of the Invisible"
(Ongoing)
FLUX is a collection of video art works, an ongoing research on constant change and balance, through the narrative of elements.
The successive chapter of this collection, FLUX: Air “Tales of the Invisible”, is a series of video art works and short films, narrating tales from diverse landscapes, documenting the element “Air”; a depiction of the mind and the search of a state of “Consciousness”;
an effortless disposition of being Weightless and Unbounded.
Air is the breath of life. It is so light yet so powerful. It is everywhere, though it is imperceptible to the sense of sight.
It has no shape and no colour. It is infinite, indefinite and boundless. It is everything and nothing, concurrently.
Over centuries, ancient cultures had developed philosophical concepts and thought patterns to grasp the mechanism of life and being. By all means the influence between Hinduism and Buddhism is inevitably lucid, however, the analogy in the realization of elements in completely different parts of the world, such as Aztec, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Indian and Central African communities,
in the absence of any cultural interaction, is truly substantial.
The collection’s main focus is to develop a channel to understand the concept of the mind’s liberation, interpreting the ancient Eastern teachings into a script that is free from the analytical abstraction of the Western approach.
Through this series of video art works, "Tales of the Invisible" aims to construct a holistic and immersive experience for the viewers, whilst carrying them through a continuous loop of moving inside and outside, encouraging to find a common ground
to be the observer and observee concurrently.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost | 2o23
Not All Who Wander Are Lost, the first piece of the “Tales of the Invisible” collection, is a narrative about being on the road and being home, through the eyes of the Wind. Wind is the messenger of change and of solace and chaos, simultaneously. It knows no boundaries; travels vast distances, echoing through canyons, stirring the stillness in everything it touches; working as a reminder of the interconnectedness of all life. The visuals have been collected in the Annapurna Region of the Himalaya Mountains, in the Ionion Sea coast and in the Bosphorus where Europe and Asia meet.
Written, Narrated & Directed by Deniz Sak
Video Art by Deniz Sak
Music & Sound Design by Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu & Deniz Sak
Sound Engineering by Metehan Köktürk
Filming Locations: Greece, Nepal and Turkey
Country of Production: Turkey
December, 2o23
No Beginning, No End | 2o24
No End, No Beginning, the second piece of the “Tales of the Invisible” collection, is dedicated to Fujin, the Japanese God of the Wind and his iconic presence transcending both the physical and spiritual realms. The video composition is a juxtaposition of visuals across Japan, in Osorezan in Aomori Prefecture, Mount Fuji from Lake Kawanaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture, Choishi-Michi Pigrimage Route in Koyasan, Nakahechi Route in Wakayama Prefecture and Mount Takao in Tokyo Prefecture. The music is composed by Gaishi Ishizaka, based on his latest performance at a small lake on top of Mount Akagi in Gunma Prefecture, where it is believed to be the house of a dragon god and where an enourmous energy dwells, aligned with the filming locations. The stone flute blown at the end of the video is an ancient Japanese sound.
Written, Narrated & Directed by Deniz Sak
Video Art by Deniz Sak
Music & Sound Design by Gaishi Ishizaka
Sound Engineering by Andrey Fedorov
Filming Locations: Japan, Sri Lanka and Turkey
Country of Production: Turkey
September, 2o24
Greeting Your Valley | 2o25
The Kali Gandaki River, older than the Himalayas themselves, carves the deepest gorge on Earth between the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massifs. Along its path, the valleys of Manang and Mustang are sculpted by fierce, unrelenting wind currents that awaken each day as the sun warms the peaks and valleys, shaping not only the landscape but also the spirit of those who pass through.
"Greeting Your Valley" is the story of two winds meeting amidst the towering peaks of the Manang Valley in the Himalayas, each drawn to the other by an invisible thread.
One wind, gentle and warm, carried whispers of pine trees and the laughter of wanderers, while the other, fierce and audacious, surged through the narrow passes, echoing the call of the mountains. As they intertwined, their dance painted the valley with a tapestry of shifting currents - a fleeting story told in gusts and breezes.
Long before they met, this valley was the floor of the Tethys Ocean. Its waves surrendered their boundless freedom to rise as the tallest peaks of the Earth, the Himalayas. In this great transformation, one wind dissolved into silence, while the other was reborn, unchained and untamed, carrying within her the memory of oceans, deserts, and endless skies.
Locals of the Manang Valley and the wanderers follow the Himalayan tradition of offering a khata - a ceremonial scarf rooted in Tibetan Buddhism. Typically white to symbolize purity, a khata expresses respect, goodwill, and prayerful intentions. When given at departure, it represents a wish for a safe journey; at arrival, it acts as a warm welcome - an honor to the divine, the mountains, and the land itself.
In Manang, the tradition extends to the oft-crossed bridge on the ancient path, where wanderers tie scarves as silent invocations for blessings from the valley and the spirits of the mountains. The bridge becomes a threshold - not just over water, but between earthly terrain and the transformative realm of the Himalayas.
Tying the scarf is a communal dialogue with nature. It’s not merely a prayer for safe passage, but a gesture of letting go - symbolically releasing fears or attachments. As the wind picks up the khata’s edges, the intention is carried forward, blending human hopes with the heartbeat of the land.
The two winds in the narrative are not opposites (that of duality) but two voices of the same breath of the Earth - expressions of one eternal current. The soft wind, carrying hope, enfolds the strong wind of fear, absorbing its weight and turning it into light.
The scarf becomes a final whisper from the wind to the valley - a silent request for blessing, a release of what came before, an acknowledgment of transformation. It’s an offering both of farewell and of gratitude: a gesture that the wind itself carries forward, untethered, forever moving as one.
Written, Narrated & Directed by Deniz Sak
Video Art by Deniz Sak
Music & Sound Design by DZSKN
Contributing Sound Artists & Collectives: Eduardo Agni, Gavin Mogensen, Rohan Artani, Free Sound Community
Sound Engineering by DZSKN
Filming Locations: Nepal, Bolivia, Chile, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Sri Lanka & Turkey
Country of Production: Turkey
July, 2o25