Angel Poyón

Poyón is an important voice of the experimental contemporary art movement in Central America. Departing radically in execution from the traditional artistic expression of his indigenous background, Poyon’s pieces nonetheless probe assimilation and identity.

Angel Poyón lives and works in Comalapa, Guatemala where he was born.  He believes that his work is not limited to creation but to truly connect with the “Rajawal” (spirit) of the object itself, it is in this way that the object intervened becomes a work of art.

Every day territories

This series reflects on the boundaries and frontiers in territory, although it reminds us that these limits have been instated through political, economic, ideological, social and cultural constructions that are often frail. Poyón traces mental maps on top of hats suggesting that boundaries only inhabit in the human mind.