Kamil Kak
Emerging Artist in Residence
Kamil Kak is an interdisciplinary artist deeply engaged in blending traditional craft with video work. Their proposed project for the Pilchuck Glass School residency focuses on creating glass props that will be integral to video performances. These performances are not just artistic expressions but are part of a larger, multifaceted project currently developing in collaboration with others, spanning various venues such as Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, NK Temautstillingen, OCA, and Artica Svalbard.
The central theme of Kak’s project is an exploration of post-apocalyptic humor and hauntology, particularly focusing on the mine as a metaphorical and literal site of inquiry. With its layered history and symbolism, this site will be the nexus from which they develop their glass props and video performances. Kak intends to use the studio space at Pilchuck to experiment with glass as a medium, crafting pieces that resonate with the themes of nature reclaiming human spaces, the interplay of the living and non-living, and the dialogue between past injustices and current environmental challenges.
