Manuel Chavajay

Manuel Chavajay (b. 1982, San Pedro La Laguna) is a Guatemalan artist of Maya Tz'utujil heritage. Working with burnt marine and engine oil, watercolour and embroidery on paper, he draws on Maya cosmovision, oral memory and the ecology of Lake Atitlán to address colonial history, displacement and environmental damage. His practice spans painting, performance and installation.