500 años de Tonatiuh, 2025
This monumental three-meter work establishes an unintended dialogue with the Aztec Calendar Stone, the Piedra del Sol. Conceived intuitively as a mandala, the artist later discovered a striking correspondence of lines, scale, and form with the ancestral carving a resonance that emerged unconsciously rather than through direct inspiration.
Brought to material form in 2025 with the support of a patron, the piece combines metals, semiprecious stones, stained glass, and Wixárika motifs in a circular geometry illuminated by electric blues and golden reflections. Its black stone frame functions as a threshold, amplifying the luminous energy of the central crystal and moonstone core.
500 años de Tonatiuh is a solar mirror where ancestral time reappears uninvited: a past that resurfaces in contemporary form, reminding us that history is also written through the unconscious.
Comparative view: The Aztec Sun Stone and 500 años de Tonatiuh, 2025
500 Años de Tonatiuh, 2025
This monumental three-meter work establishes an unintended dialogue with the Aztec Calendar Stone, the Piedra del Sol.
Technical Sheet
Aluminum, brass, stained glass, crystal sphere, black stone, obsidian, moonstone, Wixárika elements, LED light, space
Dimensions
300 cm diameter × 40 cm depth
Weight
600 kg
Esteban Huacuja
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