{"product_id":"saif-azzuz-keet-hegehlpa-the-water-is-rising","title":"Saif Azzuz: Keet Hegehlpa’ (the water is rising) — PREORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER — SHIPS LATE MAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-953189-24-0\u003cbr\u003eMay 2026, English, 9 x 12 in., 160 pages, full color, softcover\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 400\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Sming Sming Books\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaif Azzuz \u003c\/strong\u003e(b. 1987; lives and works in Pacifica, California)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Libyan-Yurok artist who looks to the land in a moment marked by fleeting ecologies and environmental catastrophe. Azzuz’s artwork silhouettes native plants, waterways, and animals. Interested in material history and cultural and ecological inheritance, Azzuz uses metal, wood, paint, and gathered materials to make portraits of the land, positioning them as a relative to be nurtured and protected rather than something to be conquered. Through these gestures, Azzuz reveals the interconnectedness of all living systems and the care needed to sustain them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeet Hegehlpa’ (the water is rising)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Azzuz’s artwork and installation images made over the course of 2019–2026. The book spans the artist’s work in painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed-media installation, and collaborative artmaking practices and features original writing by Sháńdíín Brown (Diné), Erika Mei Chua Holum, Kristin Delzell, Julian Markussen (Yurok\/Diné), and Laura Phipps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeet Hegehlpa’ (the water is rising) \u003c\/em\u003eis co-edited by Erika Mei Chua Holum, Kathryn Cua, and Kristin Delzell, and is made possible through the support of Anthony Meier Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sming Sming Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120873640129,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2789\/2198\/files\/saif-azzuz_keet-hegehlpa_the-water-is-rising_1_5b07074b-8795-4801-b590-336b34dc374c.jpg?v=1775278276","url":"https:\/\/www.smingsming.com\/products\/saif-azzuz-keet-hegehlpa-the-water-is-rising","provider":"Sming Sming Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}