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Detail, Air portal gold

A more intimate counterpart to the monumental Air Portal (2024), this edition condenses the same sense of movement and lightness into a smaller, singular form. Its aluminum body, fully covered in gold leaf, transforms the gesture of air in motion into an object of radiant permanence.

Detail, Air portal gold

While the large portal rises in public space as an encounter with elemental force, the gold edition turns inward, operating as a contemplative object. The reflective surface absorbs and refracts light, shifting between brilliance and shadow, solidity and immateriality.

The piece underscores Huacuja’s ongoing interest in portals not only as architectural passages but as symbols. Instances where the invisible is given form. By scaling the gesture down, the work functions almost like a relic or artifact: a distillation of the monumental into something intimate, precious, and unique.

Detail, Air portal gold

Portal de aire Oro, 2025

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    AIR PORTAL GOLD EDITION, 2024

    Like a visible gust of wind, Portal de Aire captures the

    fleeting power of air in motion

  • Technical Sheet

    Sand cast aluminum, gold leaf

  • Dimensions

    35 x 50 x 82 cm

  • Weight

    25 cm

Esteban Huacuja

Detail, Nexarion
Detail, Nexarion

© 2026 Esteban Huacuja  Studio

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