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
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